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26/13780/LA - Listed Building Consent (Alter/Extend) Pending consideration
Commercial premisesListed buildingsSigns & adverts

Proposal

Proposed replacement signs to include 1x pictorial panel to existing gibbet, 1x door plaque, 1x set of sign written letters, 1x fascia sign and 2x menu cases. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
9 Sept 2026
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Validated
15 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 10 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 3 Nov 2026 and 10 Nov 2026, from Bristol's recent commercial premises. Comments are open until 21 Oct 2026.

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Documents 4

Statements & assessments 1

PDF DESIGN ACCESS AND HERITAGE STATEMENT Design & Access Statement · 9 Sept 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 2

PDF SITE LOCATION PLAN Plan · 9 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF PLANNING DRAWING (8) Plan · 9 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 9 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

21 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 66, Prince Street, Grade II*, about 10 m from the postcode pin · 4 Grade II*, 17 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show all 21 with distances
Historic England ↗
Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
City and Queen Square conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Article 4 direction
Ashley Ward, Cabot Ward, Clifton East Ward, Cotham Ward and Lawrence Hill Ward (1999 ward boundary). 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
Local nature reserve about 365 m away: Avon New Cut; Inside the Bristol built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 24 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
Listed Building Consent (Alter/Extend)
Postcode
BS1 4QD
Received
9 Sept 2026
Validated
15 Sept 2026
Ward
Central
Parish
Central, Clifton And Harbourside
Target decision
10 Nov 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Ashleigh Signs
Freehold owner
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Decision outlook

Day 20 of the 56-day target. Bristol usually decides commercial premises by day 52.

Day 2036 days to the 56-day target
67%decided within 8 weeks
77%approved
374decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 1 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15201415
Comments by
21 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
10 Nov 2026

Historical activity at this location

29 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2017 Approved
Blue plaque sign on on front elevation.
17/01245/CPLB
2016 Approved
Internal and external refurbishments of the building as per submitted Design, Access & He…
16/03060/LA
2016 Approved
1.no replacement aluminium fascia sign, 1.no replacement aluminium hanging sign, 2.no pai…
16/02241/LA
2016 Approved
1.no replacement aluminium fascia sign, 1.no replacement aluminium hanging sign, 2.no pai…
16/02240/A
Within ~100m

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Bristol
Planning Authority Score
5.8/10
Average
#109 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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