38 Quarrington Road Horfield Bristol BS7 9PL Data via plota.co.uk

26/12241/CE - Certificate of Lawfulness - existing Approved

Proposal

Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an Existing Use or Operation or Activity - C4 Small HMO. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
27 May 2026
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Approved
15 Jul 2026

Approved on 15 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 7 Sept 2026

Site constraints 4

Article 4 direction
Article 4 North. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Inside the Bristol built-up area; Air quality management area 80 m away: Bristol AQMA.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £400,000 in August 2026. Terraced house, freehold.

20 August 2026£400,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
27 August 2003£191,500

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area115 m² (1,238 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (47 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyMid-terrace house, 6 habitable rooms
Built1900 to 1929
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSandstone or limestone, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2022, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Bristol
Application type
Certificate of Lawfulness - existing
Postcode
BS7 9PL
Received
27 May 2026
Validated
27 May 2026
Ward
Bishopston & Ashley Down
Parish
Ashley, Easton And Lawrence Hill
Target decision
22 Jul 2026
Decision
Certificate of Lawfulness BE ISSUED
Decision date
15 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Stokes Morgan Planning Ltd

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 7 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14965776
Planning Portal ref
PP-14965776
Statutory expiry
22 Jul 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.