20 Church Road Lawrence Hill Bristol BS5 9JA
Refused on 7 December 2023
Delegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Conversion of a mixed-use commercial building to 3 no. smaller-scale offices and 3 no. small Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs), with associated cycle parking and refuse storage.
- Received
- 12 July 2023
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Bristol City Council
- Ward
- Lawrence Hill
- ReceivedReceived12 Jul
- ValidatedValidated1 Aug
- Consult.Consultation6 Dec
- TargetTarget Date26 Sep
- DecidedDecided7 Dec
Decided in 128 days (council typically 42)
About this application
This is a full planning application at 20 Church Road Lawrence Hill Bristol BS5 9JA. Bristol has handled 4,736 applications of this type. This one was decided in 148 days, 15 weeks longer than Bristol's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 122 applications across Lawrence Hill. 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 9JA
- Application type
- Full Planning
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Ashley, Easton And Lawrence Hill
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 1 August 2023
- Consultation expiry
- 6 December 2023
- Consultation end
- 6 December 2023
- Neighbour consultation end
- 30 August 2023
- Target decision date
- 26 September 2023
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-12301636
- Documents
- 19
- Constraints
- 6
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- 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 (23)
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, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
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Planning history at this site
4 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202520 Feb
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Use or Development - Change of use to 4no…
ApprovedCertificate of Lawfulness - proposed25/10786/CP - 202411 Dec
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 2 of permission 24/01716/F
Condition application decidedDischarge of conditions24/04909/COND - 202411 Dec
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 2 and 3 of permission 23/04825/F
ApprovedDischarge of conditions24/04908/COND - 202313 Dec
Conversion of a mixed-use commercial building to ground floor offices and 2no. small Houses in Multiple…
ApprovedFull Planning23/04825/F
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