Bristol War Room Department For Work And Pensions Flowers Hill Bristol BS4 5HE Data via plota.co.uk

26/14262/CPLB - Cert of Lawfulness - proposed - LBC Pending consideration

Proposal

Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness of proposed works to a Listed Building- The purpose of the works is to secure the building and remove standing water, protecting its special interest from further harm. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
8 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 19 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 22 Nov 2026, from Bristol's recent listed building works.

Site constraints 6

1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Bristol War Room, Grade II*, about 25 m from the postcode pin
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Local nature reserve about 456 m away: Stockwood Open Space; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Bristol built-up area; Green belt about 62 m away: Bath and Bristol.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 16 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
Cert of Lawfulness - proposed - LBC
Postcode
BS4 5LA
Received
8 Oct 2026
Validated
8 Oct 2026
Ward
Brislington West
Parish
Greater Brislington
Target decision
19 Nov 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 20 of the 56-day target. Bristol usually decides listed building works by day 45.

Day 2036 days to the 56-day target
81%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
207decided in the last year

Plota live figures for listed building works decided by Bristol in the last twelve months, from validation. Bristol decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 24 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15281881
Planning Portal ref
PP-15281881
Statutory expiry
19 Nov 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