286 - 292 Wells Road Knowle Bristol BS4 2PU Data via plota.co.uk

Pending consideration 26/14120/X
Date received
around 30 Sept 2026
Date validated
30 Sept 2026
Postcode
BS4 2PU

Description

Application for variation or removal of Condition No. 3(Energy and Sustainability) and 12(List of Approved Plans) following grant of planning permission 26/11563/X - (Application for variation or removal of Condition No. 2 (Plans) following grant of planning permission () - Full planning application for the conversion of upper floors of existing buildings (bank and ancillary office space (Use Class E(c(i)) to provide 9 no. self-contained flats, including refuse, recycling and cycle storage at ground floor level, partial demolition to rear ground floor level, first floor rear extension, removal of hipped roof to rear extension, and erection of a mansard roof extension. Sub-division of existing commercial unit at ground floor level to create 2no. commercial units, and installation of replacement shopfronts.) Data via plota.co.uk

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Decision outlook

Plota predicts a decision around 25 Nov 2026, from Bristol's recent changes of use.

Day 9 of the 56-day target. Bristol usually decides changes of use by day 56.

Day 947 days to the 56-day target
59%decided within 8 weeks
68%approved
228decided in the last year

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

Site constraints 6

Article 4 direction
Article 4 South. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Air quality management area: Bristol AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Knowle Methodist Church, Grade II, about 36 m from the postcode pin · 2 Grade II
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.
Show all 2 with distances
Historic England ↗
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 8 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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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%).

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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