Begbrook House Care Home Sterncourt Road Bristol BS16 1LB Data via plota.co.uk

26/13188/COND - Approval/Discharge of conditions Pending consideration

Proposal

Application for approval of details reserved by condition no. 12 (Employment and Skills Plan) of permission - Demolition of the existing 32-bedroom care home and construction of a new care home with associated works including landscaping, drainage works and parking provision.(Major) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
28 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 22 Sept 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 73.

The consultation period closed on 26 Aug 2026.

Associated applications 3

Site constraints 7

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Conservation area about 11 m away: Stapleton and Frome Valley
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
Registered park or garden about 114 m away: Oldbury Court; Radon affected area, class 4; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Kingswood and Fishponds built-up area; Priority habitat about 27 m away: Deciduous woodland.
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
Approval/Discharge of conditions
Postcode
BS16 1LB
Received
28 Jul 2026
Validated
28 Jul 2026
Ward
Frome Vale
Parish
Greater Fishponds
Target decision
22 Sept 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 73, past the statutory target. 91% of community buildings in Bristol are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 27 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Oct 2026.

Day 7317 days past the 56-day target
59%decided within 8 weeks
79%approved
56decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 7 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15116320
Planning Portal ref
PP-15116320
Comments by
26 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
22 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