Fairlawn Primary School Fairfield Road Montpelier Bristol BS6 5JL Data via plota.co.uk

Decided 25/14111/LB
Council
Bristol 5.8/10
Date received
around 13 Oct 2025
Date validated
13 Oct 2025
Postcode
BS6 5JL

Description

The proposed works comprise the replacement or repair of a decayed timber bearing block supporting a main roof truss spanning the school's 2nd-floor main hall. Data via plota.co.uk

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Site constraints 7

Coal mining development high risk area
Recorded coal mining features at or near the surface. Most planning applications here need a coal mining risk assessment.
From the Mining Remediation Authority, formerly the Coal Authority. The development high risk area marks recorded coal mining features at or near the surface: mine shafts and adits, shallow workings, mine gas and former opencast sites. Most planning applications there need a coal mining risk assessment; householder applications, changes of use and some minor works are exempt. Mine entry positions come from old plans and can be out by several metres, and unrecorded workings can exist anywhere in the coalfield.
Coal mining risk assessments ↗
Montpelier 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.
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Article 4 direction
Ashley Ward, Cabot Ward, Clifton East Ward, Cotham Ward and Lawrence Hill Ward (1999 ward boundary). Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Local nature reserve about 227 m away: Narroways Millennium Green
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.
Also on the record
10 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Radon affected area, class 4; 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 8 November 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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Historical activity at this location

30 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2016 Approved
Retention of building or wall mounted external lighting.
16/01578/LA
2016 Approved
Retention of building or wall mounted external lighting.
16/01577/FB
2016
Application to approved details in relation to condition 2 (Coach Parking) of permission…
16/01694/COND
2016 Approved
Proposed timber play equipment for the outdoor playground.
16/00022/FB
2016 Approved
Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Works to a listed building - Reno…
16/00268/CPLB
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025
17 Fairlawn Road Bristol BS6 5JS
Proposed rear dormer extension, 2no. new conservation style rooflights, PV panels.
25/12519/H
2025 Approved
7 Old Ashley Hill Bristol BS6 5JB
Replacement and addition of roof windows and alterations to rear glazing.
25/11193/H
2025
37 Ashley Hill Bristol BS6 5JA
Construction of dwelling with integrated parking and garden.
25/11530/F
2025 Approved
56 Fairfield Road Montpelier Bristol BS6 5JP
T1 - Arbutus / Strawberry tree - Reduce whole crown by 2-2.5m to approx previously pruned…
25/10073/VC
2024 Approved
9 Old Ashley Hill Bristol BS6 5JB
Conservatory extension.
24/01053/H
2023 Withdrawn
37 Ashley Hill Bristol BS6 5JA
Erection of 2 dwellings. 1.no 2 bedroom and 1no. 3 bedroom property as infill development…
23/01202/F
2024 Approved
45 Ashley Hill Bristol BS6 5JA
Lime - Remove dead / dying branches and prune back to previous points, remove 2m in heigh…
24/01842/VC
2024 Approved
42 Fairfield Road Montpelier Bristol BS6 5JP
Silver Birch - Reduction prune by 30%.
24/00643/VC
2022 Approved
Morley Villa 39 Ashley Hill Bristol BS6 5JA
Cherry - Fell
22/03936/VC
2022 Approved
70 Fairfield Road Montpelier Bristol BS6 5JP
Proposed single storey rear extension, with a roof terrace above and the infill of the ar…
22/01367/F
2022 Approved
2 Old Ashley Hill Bristol BS6 5JB
Black Locust T1 . all round reduction between 1 -2 meters depending on growth points ,Cro…
22/03439/VC
2022 Approved
26 Fairlawn Road Bristol BS6 5JS
T1 - Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) - Reduce height by 2-3m. Remove competitive leader to…
22/03310/VC
2022
70 Fairfield Road Montpelier Bristol BS6 5JP
Proposed single storey rear extension, with a roof terrace above and the infill of the ar…
22/00479/H
2021 Approved
Morley Villa 39 Ashley Hill Bristol BS6 5JA
T1 Copper Beech tree, Prune to clear utility wires by approximately 1m and building by 2…
21/03695/VP
2021 Approved
44 Fairfield Road Montpelier Bristol BS6 5JP
The addition of a roof infill extension between the two existing pitched roofs (front and…
21/02638/H
2021 Approved
22 Fairlawn Road Bristol BS6 5JS
Loft conversion with rear roof dormer.
21/01377/H
2021 Approved
56 Fairfield Road Montpelier Bristol BS6 5JP
Arbutus / Strawberry tree (T1) - re-reduce whole crown by 2 metres, approximately, previo…
21/01077/VC
2020 Approved
17 Fairfield Road Montpelier Bristol BS6 5JL
Mature ornamental cherry tree - reducing its overall canopy by about 30%. Front garden.
20/03703/VC
2020 Approved
9 Old Ashley Hill Bristol BS6 5JB
Eucalyptus - Reduce whole crown of tree by 3 metres.
20/03458/VC
2020 Approved
29 Ashley Hill Bristol BS6 5JA
Alterations to existing garage roof to provide dual pitch, tiled roof, new glazed doors t…
20/01952/H
2016 Approved
39 Ashley Hill Bristol BS6 5JA
Retention of use of main house as HMO and 2no. self-contained flats at garden level. Rete…
16/04105/F
2016 Approved
21 Fairfield Road Montpelier Bristol BS6 5JL
Single storey extension to the rear of the property.
16/03405/H
2016 Approved
2 Old Ashley Hill Bristol BS6 5JB
Application for new off-street parking with new garage door access, and rebuilding of she…
16/02832/H
2016 Approved
37 Ashley Hill Bristol BS6 5JA
A) Cypress in rear garden - remove; B) Cypress (Cupressus sp.) in rear garden - remove; C…
16/02357/VC
2016 Approved
27 Fairfield Road Montpelier Bristol BS6 5JL
T1 Sycamore - Fell
16/02533/VC
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