The Old Porthouse Hostel 57 Prince Street Bristol BS1 4QH
Withdrawn on 8 July 2024
Council decision: Application Withdrawn
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Proposal
A change of use to the 3rd & 4th floor from a hostel to a hotel. The 3rd and 4th floor will be upgraded to comply with building regulations. The alterations to the listed building include the upgrade of walls, floors, windows and doors. Installation of a lift and air con units. As well as layout changes to reduce travel distances.
- Received
- 27 March 2024
- Council
- Bristol City Council
- Ward
- Central
- ReceivedReceived27 Mar
- ValidatedValidated29 May
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date24 Jul
- DecidedDecided8 Jul
Decided in 40 days
About this application
This is a planning application for a change of use at The Old Porthouse Hostel 57 Prince Street Bristol BS1 4QH. Bristol has handled 13,539 applications of this type. It was withdrawn 103 days after it was submitted, before a decision was made. The site is in the City and Queen Square conservation area, with 15 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 138 applications across Central. We hold 881 applications in total for the BS1 postcode area.
Application details
- Postcode
- BS1 4QH
- Application type
- Application submitted to PINS under S62A
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Central, Clifton And Harbourside
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 29 May 2024
- Target decision date
- 24 July 2024
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 0
- Constraints
- 10
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Conservation area: City and Queen Square
- Article 4 direction: Ashley Ward, Cabot Ward, Clifton East Ward, Cotham Ward and Lawrence Hill Ward (1999 ward…
- Brownfield land register: Old Seaman's Chapel, Royal Oak AvenueRegister site at or near this address · +2 more
Also checked, none recorded (20)
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 and heritage coasts.
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