Land Adjacent To Elsbert Drive Bristol BS13 8AL Data via plota.co.uk

26/P/1787/SCON - NSC being consulted Registered

Proposal

Consultation request from Bristol City Council on planning application (Outline application for the development of up to 100, dwellings (Class C3) with associated landscaping, access, and infrastructure. All matters reserved other than the, details of the principal vehicle access from Elsbert Drive). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
1 Sept 2026
Decision
Target date was 22 Sept 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 22 Sept 2026.

Site constraints 7

Conservation area about 16 m away: Bishopsworth and Malago
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
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
Radon affected area, class 4; National infrastructure project about 1418 m away: Portishead Branch Line - MetroWest Phase 1; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Bristol built-up area; Green belt about 54 m away: Bath and Bristol; Open access land about 41 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land. MoD Byelaw, Section 28 Exclusions, Racecourses and Aerodromes and ECP Margin have been removed..
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · 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 Planning Inspectorate, 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

Application type
NSC being consulted
Postcode
BS13 8AL
Received
1 Sept 2026
Validated
1 Sept 2026
Parish
Unparished
Case officer
Show
Target decision
22 Sept 2026
Applicant
Show

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 28 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
22 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
North Somerset
Planning Authority Score
6.4/10
Average
#83 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

North Somerset is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #96 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (93%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
North Somerset decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
89%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #137 of 296
93%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #134 of 296
73%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #96 of 296
34%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #88 of 296
74%
Minor dwellings approved
135 decided (1-9 homes)
95%
Major dwellings approved
19 decided (10+ homes)
85%
Change of use approved
52 decided
1,139
Total decisions
128 refused in the year to March 2026