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The Mechanics Arms 123 Clouds Hill Road Bristol BS5 7LH

22/02099/FFull PlanningRefused
Full

Refused on 15 December 2022

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Extension and change of use from public house to six apartments.

Received
27 April 2022
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
St George Central
  1. Received27 Apr
  2. Validated27 Apr
  3. Consult.9 Dec
  4. Target22 Jun
  5. Decided15 Dec

Decided in 232 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at The Mechanics Arms 123 Clouds Hill Road Bristol BS5 7LH. Bristol has handled 4,736 applications of this type. This one was decided in 232 days, 27 weeks longer than Bristol's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 29 applications across St George Central. We hold 1,443 applications in total for the BS5 postcode area.

88% of full applications at Bristol City Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 6 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
BS5 7LH
Application type
Full Planning
Scale / size
Small
Parish
St George

Planning application dates

Date validated
27 April 2022
Consultation expiry
9 December 2022
Consultation end
9 December 2022
Neighbour consultation end
3 October 2022
Target decision date
22 June 2022

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice end
7 December 2022

Appeal

Appeal reference
23/20045/REF
Appeal status
Appeal decided
Appeal result
Appeal Dismissed

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-11221898
Documents
62
Constraints
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Article 4 direction: Article 4 East
  • Brownfield land register: 98-100 Clouds Hill Road Bristol BS5 7LFRegister site at or near this address
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves and heritage coasts.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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