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25/15499/LB - Listed Building Application Approved
Listed buildings

Proposal

To conserve the cross including cleaning, lime mortar repairs/pointing/sheltercoat, replacement of ferrous fixings, replacement of unsalvageable stone, and rebuilding of the top part of the spire. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
19 Dec 2025
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Approved
6 Feb 2026

Approved on 6 Feb 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 9 Nov 2026

Documents 9

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF OFFICER REPORT Delegated Report · 6 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF GRANTED Decision · 6 Feb 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Design & Access Statement · 19 Dec 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 2

PDF LOCATION PLAN Plan · 19 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF CROSS SITE Plan · 19 Dec 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 19 Dec 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF HISTORIC ENGLAND Comment Received · 6 Jan 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF STRUCTURAL REPORT Supporting document · 19 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF PHOTOS Supporting document · 19 Dec 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

31 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Numbers 11 to 18 and Attached Railings, Grade II, the postcode pin is inside its outline · 6 Grade II*, 12 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.
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Historic England ↗
Park Street and Brandon Hill 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 ↗
Scheduled monument about 106 m away: Civil War defences on Brandon Hill
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
Also on the record
National infrastructure project about 1480 m away: Portishead Branch Line - MetroWest Phase 1; Inside the Bristol built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 8 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 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
Listed Building Application
Postcode
BS8 1HB
Received
19 Dec 2025
Validated
19 Dec 2025
Ward
Hotwells & Harbourside
Parish
Central, Clifton And Harbourside
Target decision
13 Feb 2026
Decision
GRANTED subject to condition(s)
Decision date
6 Feb 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 49 days from validation, about the council's usual 47 days. Approved, as 86% of listed building works here are.

79%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
244decided in the last year

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Public comments

No public comments yet.

1 neighbour consulted · Last counted 9 Nov 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14578375
Planning Portal ref
PP-14578375
Comments by
4 Feb 2026
Statutory expiry
13 Feb 2026

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Bristol
Planning Authority Score
5.8/10
Average
#109 of 296 councils
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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%).

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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
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