129 - 131 Hotwell Road Bristol BS8 4RU Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use of first floor commercial floorspace (Use Class E) and part of the ground floor commercial floorspace (Use Class E) to residential (Use Class C3) to create 2 flats. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 28 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 29 Oct 2026
Documents 22
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 9
Plans & drawings 8
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 2
Site constraints 12
Checked on 2 November 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 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
- Prior Notification - Change of use (C3)
- Postcode
- BS8 4RU
- Received
- 17 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 17 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Hotwells & Harbourside
- Parish
- Central, Clifton And Harbourside
- Target decision
- 28 Oct 2026
- Decision
- Prior Approval GIVEN
- Decision date
- 28 Oct 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Three Magnets Planning
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 72 days from validation, 16 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.
Last counted 29 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15153125
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15153125
- Comments by
- 28 Oct 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 12 Oct 2026
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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%).
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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