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26/13100/CE - Certificate of Lawfulness - existing Approved
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an existing use - establish the continuous, lawful use of the property as a House in Multiple Occupation for up to 5 people (Use Class C4). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Jul 2026
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Approved
6 Aug 2026

Approved on 6 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 11 Aug 2026

Documents 4

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF DECISION ISSUED Decision · 6 Aug 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF LOCATION PLAN Plan · 21 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 21 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF COVER LETTER Supporting document · 21 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
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 ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Coalfield, development low risk area; 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 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 Mining Remediation Authority, 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
Certificate of Lawfulness - existing
Postcode
BS7 8NR
Received
21 Jul 2026
Validated
21 Jul 2026
Ward
Bishopston & Ashley Down
Parish
Bishopston, Cotham And Redland
Target decision
15 Sept 2026
Decision
Certificate of Lawfulness BE ISSUED
Decision date
6 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 11 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15097955
Planning Portal ref
PP-15097955
Statutory expiry
15 Sept 2026

Historical activity at this location

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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings