Merchants Arms Bell Hill Bristol BS16 1BQ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Application for approval of details reserved by Condition Nos. 2 (Construction Management Plan), 3 (Energy and Sustainability), 4 (Highway works), 5 (Highway Network Management Construction Management Plan), 6 (Method Statement), 7 (Detailed Drawings) & 8 (Materials Samples) of permission - Change of use of the former public house into offices on the ground floor, with a single storey extension on its northern elevation in order to provide a community café, and provision of a large Sui Generis 9 bedroom HMO at first floor level, the creation of a new vehicular access off Averay Road together with car and cycle parking provision, bin storage facilities, landscaping and associated refurbishment works. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 8 Jul 2026. The consultation period closed on 12 Jun 2026.
Documents 21
Statements & assessments 5
Plans & drawings 9
Application forms 1
Other documents 5
Associated applications 2
Part of
Conditions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 awaiting decision
- ConditionsApplication for approval of details reserved by Condition Nos. 2 (Construction Management…This application26/12038/COND
Site constraints 7
Checked on 11 September 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 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.
Sales history 2
Last sold for £818,035 in August 2025. Other property, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Last counted 4 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14932112
- Comments by
- 12 Jun 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 8 Jul 2026
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20 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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Merchants Arms Bell Hill Bristol BS16 1BQ
Change of use of the former public house into offices on the ground floor, with a single storey extension on its northern elevation in order to provide a community café, and provision of a large Sui Generis 9 bedroom HMO at first floor level, the creation of a new vehicular access off Averay Road together with car and cycle parking provision, bin storage facilities, landscaping and associated refurbishment works.
- Received
- 27 May 2025
- Decided
- 2 Apr 2026
- Outcome
- Approved