Bristol Sewage Treatment Plant Kings Weston Lane Avonmouth Bristol BS11 0YS Data via plota.co.uk

26/13890/F - Full Planning Pending consideration

Proposal

Application for full planning permission for the installation of the 37 lightning protection masts, which are important infrastructure installed to improve asset resilience at the Bristol Water Recycling Centre in Avonmouth, Bristol, BS11 0YS. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
17 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 12 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 7 Nov 2026, from Bristol's recent utility and infrastructure works.

Comments are open until 4 Nov 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 4

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
National infrastructure project about 330 m away: Hinkley Point C Connection
The site is about 330 m from the project boundary. Electricity line, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: Hinkley Point C Connection Project Material Change (at pre-application, about 103 m).
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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Avonmouth built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 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 Planning Inspectorate 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
Full Planning
Postcode
BS11 0YS
Received
17 Sept 2026
Validated
17 Sept 2026
Ward
Avonmouth & Lawrence Weston
Parish
Avonmouth And Lawrence Weston
Target decision
12 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Wessex Water

Decision outlook

Day 42 of the 56-day target. Bristol usually decides utility and infrastructure works by day 51.

Day 4214 days to the 56-day target
72%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
80decided in the last year

Plota live figures for utility and infrastructure works decided by Bristol in the last twelve months, from validation. Bristol decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

28 neighbours consulted · Last counted 28 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14913159
Planning Portal ref
PP-14913159
Comments by
4 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry
12 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