Somerset Square & Prewett Street Bristol

25/12038/CONDApproval/Discharge of conditionsApproved

Discharge / amendments

Approved on 30 May 2025

Council decision: Condition application decidedDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 3 (Trees & Hedgerows), 7 (Archaeology) and 11 (CEMP) of permission 22/05628/LDO (Local Development Order relating to District Heating. To provide additional permitted developments rights to allow district heating pipework and small above ground cabinets across the city).

Received: 7 May 2025
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Bristol City Council
Ward: Central

ReceivedReceived7 May
ValidatedValidated7 May
Consult.Consultation30 May
TargetTarget Date2 Jul
DecidedDecided30 May

Decided in 23 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is an application to discharge conditions at Somerset Square & Prewett Street Bristol. Bristol has handled 1,733 applications of this type. This one was decided in 23 days, 3 weeks quicker than Bristol's typical decision time. The site is in 5 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 138 applications across Central.

99% of conditions 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

Application type: Approval/Discharge of conditions
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Central, Clifton And Harbourside

Planning application dates

Date validated: 7 May 2025
Consultation expiry: 30 May 2025
Consultation end: 30 May 2025
Target decision date: 2 July 2025

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-13972320
Documents: 10
Constraints: 14

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
Listed building: Grade II: FountainOn this site
Article 4 direction: Ashley Ward, Cabot Ward, Clifton East Ward, Cotham Ward and Lawrence Hill Ward (1999 ward…
Brownfield land register: Raj Mahal City 69 Clarence Road Redcliff Bristol BS1 6RPRegister site at or near this address

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, conservation 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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