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Pooles Wharf Centre Hotwell Road Bristol BS8 4RU

25/15373/FFull PlanningAwaiting decision
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Proposal

Construction of new floating boathouse and refurbishment of existing outdoor activity centre, demolition of existing flat roof garage, refurbishment & extension of existing former workshop for use a coffee stall and construction of new flexible community room. Enclosure of existing subway tunnel to provide storage for activity centre.

Received
10 December 2025
Decision due
27 April 2026
Public comments
0 · last counted 5 October 2026
Ward
Hotwells & Harbourside
  1. Received10 Dec
  2. Validated2 Mar
  3. Consult.29 Jun
  4. Target27 Apr
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Pooles Wharf Centre Hotwell Road Bristol BS8 4RU. Bristol has handled 4,736 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 10 December 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the City Docks conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 81 applications across Hotwells & Harbourside. We hold 3,847 applications in total for the BS8 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
BS8 4RU
Application type
Full Planning
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Central, Clifton And Harbourside

Planning application dates

Date validated
2 March 2026
Consultation expiry
29 June 2026
Consultation end
29 June 2026
Neighbour consultation end
1 April 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
8 April 2026
Site notice end
8 April 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14535064
Documents
87
Constraints
9

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
  • Conservation area: City Docks
  • Listed building: Grade II: Old Dock CottagesOn or next to this site · +1 more
  • Article 4 direction: Ashley Ward, Cabot Ward, Clifton East Ward, Cotham Ward and Lawrence Hill Ward (1999 ward…Part of the site · +1 more
  • Scheduled monument: Underfall Yard, Bristol DocksPart of the site
Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, tree preservation orders, green belt, 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.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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