11 - 13 High Street Westbury On Trym Bristol BS9 3BY Data via plota.co.uk

26/12375/CU - Prior Notification-Change of use (Other) Refused

Proposal

Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: Change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E), or betting office or pay day loan shop to mixed use including up to two flats (Use Class C3) Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) - Schedule 2, Part 3, Class G… Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
5 Jun 2026
Refused
29 Jul 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 29 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 29 Jul 2026

Site constraints 2

Westbury-on-Trym conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Also on the record
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 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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-Change of use (Other)
Postcode
BS9 3BY
Received
5 Jun 2026
Validated
5 Jun 2026
Ward
Westbury-on-Trym & Henleaze
Parish
Henleaze, Stoke Bishop, Westbury On Trym
Target decision
31 Jul 2026
Decision
Prior Approval REFUSED
Decision date
29 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
SW Design & Planning

How this decision compares

Decided in 54 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Refused, as 24% of changes of use here are.

64%decided within 8 weeks
76%approved
169decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Bristol in the last twelve months, from validation. Bristol decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14952494
Comments by
8 Jul 2026
Bristol
Planning Authority Score
5.8/10
Average
#109 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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