Workshop (behind 99 Bishopsworth Road) Bristol BS13 7JR Data via plota.co.uk

26/13571/COU - Prior Notification - Change of use (C3) Approved

Proposal

Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: Change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3) Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) - Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA - Change of use to 1no. 2 bedroom flat and 1no. 1 bedroom flat. External works permitted under 25/15492/F. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Aug 2026
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Approved
20 Oct 2026

Approved on 20 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 21 Oct 2026

Documents 23

Consultation & comments 4

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Local nature reserve about 201 m away: Manor Woods Valley
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
National infrastructure project about 601 m away: Portishead Branch Line - MetroWest Phase 1
The site is about 601 m from the project boundary. Railway, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.
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 ↗
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 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

Council
Bristol
Application type
Prior Notification - Change of use (C3)
Postcode
BS13 7JR
Received
24 Aug 2026
Validated
24 Aug 2026
Ward
Bishopsworth
Parish
Dundry View
Target decision
19 Oct 2026
Decision
Prior Approval GIVEN
Decision date
20 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 57 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 68% of changes of use here are.

58%decided within 8 weeks
68%approved
230decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 21 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15178182
Planning Portal ref
PP-15178182
Comments by
30 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
19 Oct 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