8 Unity Street City Centre Bristol BS1 5HH Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Proposed Change of Use from office (Use Class E) to a Use Class C3 Dwellinghouse (self build) with associated alterations. Provision of refuse and cycle storage. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 11 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 12 Sept 2026
Documents 36
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 4
Plans & drawings 22
Application forms 3
Consultation & comments 3
Site constraints 8
Show the other 68 with distances
- 3 mNumbers 8 and 9 and Attached Front Area RailingsGrade II
- 4 m5 Unity Street City Centre Bristol BS1 5HH
- 12 mNumbers 5, 6 and 7 and Attached Front Area RailingsGrade II
- 17 mNumber 10 and Attached Front Area RailingsGrade II*
- 22 mThe Hatchet Public HouseGrade II
- 25 mNumber 11 and Attached Front Area RailingsGrade II*
- 25 m29 Orchard Street Bristol BS1 5EH
- 27 m4 Unity Street City Centre Bristol BS1 5HH
- 31 mNumbers 27, 28 and 29 and Attached Front Area Railings and GatesGrade II*
- 33 mNumber 12 and Front Area RailingsGrade II*
- 36 m1,3 and 4, Unity StreetGrade II
- 40 m13-14 Orchard Street Bristol BS1 5EH
- 44 m26 Orchard Street Bristol BS1 5DX
- 48 mNumbers 13 and 14 and Attached Front Area RailingsGrade II*
- 50 m12-14 Park Street City Centre Bristol BS1 5HR
- 51 mNumbers 25 and 26 and Attached Front Area Railings and LampGrade II*
- 51 mHarveys WarehouseGrade II
- 58 mCentral ChambersGrade II
- 61 mPark Street ViaductGrade II
- 61 mChurch of St Mark, Lord Mayor's ChapelGrade I
- 62 m32 Frogmore Street Bristol BS1 5NA
- 67 mBristol Municipal CharitiesGrade II
- 70 mOrchard HouseGrade II
- 76 m20, Park StreetGrade II
- 77 mFlat 30 Park Street City Centre Bristol BS1 5JA
- 81 mNumbers 20 to 24 and Attached RailingsGrade II*
- 84 m30, College GreenGrade II
- 84 mThe HippodromeGrade II
- 86 mThe Mauretania Public HouseGrade II
- 91 mVibes Frog Lane Bristol BS1 5UX
- 91 m31 College Green Bristol BS1 5TB
- 93 mNumbers 15 to 19 and Attached Front Area RailingsGrade II*
- 94 mCouncil House and Attached Railings and PiersGrade II*
- 95 m31 and 31a, College GreenGrade II
- 95 m20-24 Orchard Street Bristol BS1 5DF
- 96 m22-32, Park StreetGrade II
- 101 mFreemasons' Hall and Attached Cast Iron RailingsGrade II*
- 104 mCollege House Orchard Street Bristol BS1 5DX
- 106 mAttached Wall and Railings in Front of Orchard ChambersGrade II
- 106 mOrchard ChambersGrade II
- 108 m7, Pipe LaneGrade II
- 111 m8, Pipe LaneGrade II
- 113 mBunch Of Grapes 8 Denmark Street Bristol BS1 5DQ
- 114 m5 and 6, Pipe LaneGrade II
- 116 m5 Pipe Lane City Centre Bristol BS1 5AJ
- 117 m17, St Augustines ParadeGrade II
- 122 m18, St Augustines ParadeGrade II
- 123 mThe Horn and Trumpet Public HouseGrade II
- 124 m8-11, Denmark StreetGrade II
- 124 mThe College TavernGrade II
- 126 mCorkers Public HouseGrade II
- 127 mRedbrick HouseGrade II
- 131 m38, College GreenGrade II
- 131 m21, St Augustines ParadeGrade II
- 135 m22, 23 AND 24, DENMARK STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 135 m7 Denmark Street Bristol BS1 5DQ
- 136 m19 and 20, St Augustines ParadeGrade II
- 137 m22 Denmark Street Bristol BS1 5DQ
- 139 mDominions HouseGrade II
- 144 m44, Park StreetGrade II
- 145 m10 St Augustines Parade Bristol BS1 4UZ
- 146 m29, St Augustines ParadeGrade II
- 147 mNos. 23,24 &25 Dominions House
- 148 mSt Augustines CourtGrade II
- 148 mSt Augustines Court St Augustines Place Bristol
- 148 m23-25 St Augustines Parade Bristol BS1 4UL
- 149 m30, St Augustines ParadeGrade II
- 149 mBristol Omnibus Company Travel and Chief Traffic OfficesGrade II
Checked on 2 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, 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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £526,000 in December 2017. Terraced house, leasehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2017, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Bristol
- Application type
- Full Planning
- Postcode
- BS1 5HH
- Received
- 20 May 2026
- Validated
- 20 May 2026
- Ward
- Central
- Parish
- Central, Clifton And Harbourside
- Target decision
- 11 Sept 2026
- Decision
- GRANTED subject to condition(s)
- Decision date
- 11 Sept 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Aspect360 Ltd
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 114 days from validation, 58 days slower than Bristol's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 69% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Bristol in the last twelve months, from validation. Bristol decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
28 neighbours consulted · Last counted 12 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14867611
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14867611
- Comments by
- 22 Jul 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 15 Jul 2026
Historical activity at this location
29 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
Freehold owner and leaseholders: 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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