Garage Court Alma Vale Road Bristol BS8 2HT Data via plota.co.uk

26/12890/F - Full Planning Refused

Proposal

Demolition of lock-up garages. Erection of 2no. dwellinghouses (Use Class C3) with associated works. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 18 Oct 2026, 09:30

Application progress

✓

Received

9 Jul 2026

✓

Validated

17 Jul 2026

✗

Refused

16 Oct 2026

Appeal

Not lodged

Refused on 16 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 18 Oct 2026

Documents 32

Site constraints 6

Clifton 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.

Council document ↗

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.

19 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin

Nearest: Church of All Saints, Grade II, about 21 m from the postcode pin · 13 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 19 with distances

21 mChurch of All SaintsGrade II
28 mEdwards GarageGrade II
41 m64 Pembroke Road Clifton Bristol BS8 3DX
51 mWar Memorial Calvary Adjacent to Church of All SaintsGrade II
57 m64 and 66, Pembroke RoadGrade II
69 m60 Pembroke Road Clifton Bristol BS8 3DX
73 mArc Lamp Post Approximately 20 Metres East of Number 91 (Not Included)Grade II
79 m60 and 62, Pembroke RoadGrade II
99 m1, 2 and 3, Buckingham ValeGrade II
105 m3 Buckingham Vale Bristol BS8 2BU
111 m56 and 58, Pembroke RoadGrade II
117 m4 and 5, Buckingham ValeGrade II
125 m56 And 58 Pembroke Road
126 m4 Buckingham Vale Bristol BS8 2BU
134 m7 Buckingham Vale Bristol BS8 2BU
141 m52 and 54, Pembroke RoadGrade II
142 m9, All Saints RoadGrade II
143 m6, 7 and 8, Buckingham ValeGrade II
145 mGas Lamp Post Approximately 15 Metres West of Number 6Grade II

Historic England ↗

Radon affected area, class 5

An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.

From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.

UKHSA radon ↗

Also on the record

National infrastructure project about 1117 m away: Portishead Branch Line - MetroWest Phase 1; 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 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 Planning Inspectorate, 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: Full Planning
Postcode: BS8 2HT
Received: 9 Jul 2026
Validated: 17 Jul 2026
Ward: Clifton Down
Parish: Central, Clifton And Harbourside
Target decision: 16 Oct 2026
Decision: REFUSED
Decision date: 16 Oct 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Stokes Morgan Planning Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 91 days from validation, 37 days slower than Bristol's median of 54 for demolitions. Refused, as 24% of demolitions here are.

This one91d

Council54d

UK56d

63%decided within 8 weeks

76%approved

218decided in the last year

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

Public comments

4comments received

2 objecting2 supporting

50% support · above the UK average of 16%

47 neighbours consulted · Last counted 18 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-15071009
Planning Portal ref: PP-15071009
Comments by: 8 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry: 11 Sept 2026

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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%).

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

Garage Court Alma Vale Road Bristol BS8 2HT Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 32

Decision & officer reports 3

Statements & assessments 4

Plans & drawings 9

Application forms 2

Consultation & comments 10

Other documents 4

Site constraints 6

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