276 Whitchurch Lane Hartcliffe Bristol BS13 7TD Data via plota.co.uk

26/11138/CP - Certificate of Lawfulness - proposed Approved

Proposal

Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for Proposed construction of a single-storey detached garden outbuilding within the rear garden of the dwellinghouse to be used as a garden studio / home office incidental to the main dwelling. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
27 Mar 2026
Approved
28 May 2026

Approved on 28 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 12 Sept 2026

Site constraints 1

Also on the record
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 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
Certificate of Lawfulness - proposed
Postcode
BS13 7TD
Received
27 Mar 2026
Validated
27 Mar 2026
Ward
Hartcliffe & Withywood
Parish
Dundry View
Target decision
22 May 2026
Decision
Certificate of Lawfulness be NOT ISSUED
Decision date
28 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 62 days from validation, 33 days slower than Bristol's median of 29 for lawful development certificates. Approved, as 100% of lawful development certificates here are.

96%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
363decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 12 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14782643
Statutory expiry
22 May 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