Outside Electricty Sub Station North Street Bedminster Bristol BS3 1ZZ Data via plota.co.uk

26/14142/Y - Prior Notification - Telecommunications Pending consideration

Proposal

Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: Development by or on behalf of an electronic communications code operator for the purpose of the operator's Electronic Communications Network in, on, over or under land controlled by that operator or in accordance with the electronic communications code The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) - Schedule 2, Part 16, Class A. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
2 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 26 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 13 Nov 2026, from Bristol's recent prior approvals.

Comments are open until 11 Nov 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 8

Article 4 direction
Article 4 South. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Air quality management area: Bristol AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
National infrastructure project about 910 m away: Portishead Branch Line - MetroWest Phase 1
The site is about 910 m from the project boundary. Railway, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; 1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Coalfield, development low risk area; Local nature reserve about 486 m away: Avon New Cut; Inside the Bristol built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 17 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the Planning Inspectorate, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Bristol
Application type
Prior Notification - Telecommunications
Postcode
BS3 1ZZ
Received
2 Oct 2026
Validated
2 Oct 2026
Ward
Bedminster
Parish
Greater Bedminster Community Partnership
Target decision
26 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
WHP

Decision outlook

Day 18 of the 56-day target. Bristol usually decides prior approvals by day 42.

Day 1838 days to the 56-day target
96%decided within 8 weeks
80%approved
99decided in the last year

Plota live figures for prior approvals decided by Bristol in the last twelve months, from validation. Bristol decision record →

Public comments

3comments received
3 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 74%

Last counted 18 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15263730
Planning Portal ref
PP-15263730
Comments by
11 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry
26 Nov 2026
Bristol
Planning Authority Score
5.8/10
Average
#109 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Bristol ranks #112 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (92%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Bristol decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
86%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #190 of 296
92%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #149 of 296
71%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #112 of 296
37%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #118 of 296
74%
Minor dwellings approved
374 decided (1-9 homes)
93%
Major dwellings approved
30 decided (10+ homes)
82%
Change of use approved
150 decided
2,098
Total decisions
293 refused in the year to March 2026