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3 Berkeley Square Bristol BS8 1HL

23/01915/CPCertificate of Lawfulness - proposedRefused
Outline / PiP

Proposal

Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Use or Development - In connection with a planning application for continued use as a guest house across all floors apart from the basement.

Received
12 May 2023
Decided
9 October 2024 · Certificate of Lawfulness be NOT ISSUED
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Hotwells & Harbourside
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received12 May
  2. Validated12 May
  3. Consult.
  4. Target7 Jul
  5. Decided9 Oct

Decided in 516 days (council typically 42)

6 weeks typical decision time in Bristol83% of outline applications approved

This is an outline application at 3 Berkeley Square Bristol BS8 1HL. Bristol has handled 1,217 applications of this type and approves 86% of them, typically deciding them in 44 days. This one was decided in 516 days, 67 weeks longer than Bristol's median. The site is in the Park Street and Brandon Hill conservation area, with 9 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 87 applications across Hotwells & Harbourside. We hold 3,593 applications in total for the BS8 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
23/01915/CP
Address
3 Berkeley Square Bristol BS8 1HL
Postcode
BS8 1HL
Local Authority
Bristol
Application Type
Certificate of Lawfulness - proposed
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Rejected
Current Status
Decided
Ward
Hotwells & Harbourside
Parish
Central, Clifton And Harbourside

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
12 May 2023
Target Decision Date
7 July 2023
Date Decided
9 October 2024
Date Validated
12 May 2023
Date Submitted
12 May 2023

Planning Decision

Decision
Certificate of Lawfulness be NOT ISSUED
Decided By
Delegated Decision
Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-11882960
Documents
6
Constraints
7
Coordinates
51.454636, -2.606053
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Bristol

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Associated applications

  1. 2023
    12 May

    Continued use as a guest house (Use Class C1) with live-in manager's studio apartment (except Basement).

    PendingFull PlanningFiled alongside23/01911/F
  2. 2023
    12 May

    Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Use or Development - In connection with a…

    This applicationRefusedOutline23/01915/CP

Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Park Street and Brandon Hill
  • Listed building: Grade II*: Numbers 1 to 8 and Attached Railings and GatesOn or next to this site
  • Article 4 direction: Ashley Ward, Cabot Ward, Clifton East Ward, Cotham Ward and Lawrence Hill Ward (1999 ward…
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, 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, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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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