65 Downend Road Fishponds Bristol BS16 5AR Data via plota.co.uk

26/12945/CP - Certificate of Lawfulness - proposed Refused

Proposal

Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Use or Development - Proposed loft conversion with rear dormer to form additional living accommodation. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
13 Jul 2026
✗
Refused
10 Aug 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 10 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 13 Aug 2026

Site constraints 5

Stapleton and Frome Valley 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 ↗
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 Kingswood and Fishponds 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £367,500 in July 2025. Terraced house, freehold.

31 July 2025£367,500Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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

Building

Floor area145 m² (1,561 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (58 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyEnd-terrace house, 6 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSandstone or limestone, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2024, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Bristol
Application type
Certificate of Lawfulness - proposed
Postcode
BS16 5AR
Received
13 Jul 2026
Validated
13 Jul 2026
Ward
Frome Vale
Parish
Greater Fishponds
Target decision
7 Sept 2026
Decision
Certificate of Lawfulness be NOT ISSUED
Decision date
10 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
M.L. Planning & Design
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 28 days from validation, 21 days faster than Bristol's median of 49 for extensions. Refused, as 14% of extensions here are.

78%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
1,213decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 13 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15063135
Planning Portal ref
PP-15063135
Statutory expiry
7 Sept 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.

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.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.