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26/12002/CP - Certificate of Lawfulness - proposed Approved

Proposal

Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Loft Conversion to the existing dwelling, including the construction of a flat-roof dormer to the rear roof slope and the installation of rooflights to the front roof slope to provide additional habitable accommodation within the roof space. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
29 May 2026
Approved
9 Jul 2026

Approved on 9 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 11 Jul 2026

Site constraints 3

Article 4 direction
Article 4 South. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Air quality management area: Bristol AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
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 11 September 2026. 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 2JH
Received
29 May 2026
Validated
29 May 2026
Ward
Knowle
Parish
Filwood, Knowle And Windmill Hill
Target decision
24 Jul 2026
Decision
Certificate of Lawfulness BE ISSUED
Decision date
9 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Keenan Project Designs Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 41 days from validation, 8 days faster than Bristol's median of 49 for extensions. Approved, as 89% of extensions here are.

78%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
895decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14903526
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