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26/13763/CP - Certificate of Lawfulness - proposed Refused

Proposal

Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Use or Development -Install 8 air to air heat pumps externally of building for heating building via 8 heat and cooling units within building. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
8 Sept 2026
✓
Validated
15 Sept 2026
✗
Refused
24 Sept 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 24 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 25 Sept 2026

Site constraints 2

Local nature reserve about 53 m away: Northern Slopes
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
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 25 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.

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Important details

Council
Bristol
Application type
Certificate of Lawfulness - proposed
Postcode
BS4 1DQ
Received
8 Sept 2026
Validated
15 Sept 2026
Ward
Knowle
Parish
Filwood, Knowle And Windmill Hill
Target decision
10 Nov 2026
Decision
Certificate of Lawfulness be NOT ISSUED
Decision date
24 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 9 days from validation, 42 days faster than Bristol's median of 51 for utility and infrastructure works. Refused, as 18% of utility and infrastructure works here are.

72%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
80decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 25 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15166051
Statutory expiry
10 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