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The Memorial Stadium Filton Avenue Bristol BS7 0BF

23/03826/FFull PlanningApproved
Full

Approved on 8 December 2023

Council decision: GRANTED subject to condition(s)Planning committee

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Replacement of the current South and South West Stands with a new improved facility to increase the number of seats within the Memorial Stadium, and new toilet facilities and concession stalls. (Major)

Received
3 October 2023
Decision level
Planning committee
Ward
Bishopston & Ashley Down
  1. Received3 Oct
  2. Validated6 Oct
  3. Consult.27 Oct
  4. Target5 Jan
  5. Decided8 Dec

Decided in 63 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a full planning application at The Memorial Stadium Filton Avenue Bristol BS7 0BF. Bristol has handled 4,736 applications of this type. This one was decided in 66 days, 3 weeks longer than Bristol's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 33 applications across Bishopston & Ashley Down. We hold 346 applications in total for the BS7 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
BS7 0BF
Application type
Full Planning
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Bishopston, Cotham And Redland

Planning application dates

Date validated
6 October 2023
Consultation expiry
8 November 2023
Consultation end
27 October 2023
Neighbour consultation end
30 October 2023
Target decision date
5 January 2024
Committee meeting
15 November 2023

Planning decision

Statutory period
91 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
8 November 2023
Site notice end
8 November 2023

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12488765
Documents
75
Constraints
8

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Listed building: Grade II: Gate Piers and Gates to Memorial StadiumOn or next to this site
  • Article 4 direction: Article 4 North
  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref TP937Protected tree on or next to this site · +1 more
  • Brownfield land register: 487A Gloucester Road Horfield Bristol BS7 8UARegister site at or near this address
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, 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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