15 Sterncourt Road Bristol BS16 1LB
Refused on 30 March 2026
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Proposal
Application for Planning permission for attached two storey house.
- Received
- 5 January 2026
- Council
- Bristol City Council
- Ward
- Frome Vale
- ReceivedReceived5 Jan
- ValidatedValidated16 Jan
- Consult.Consultation20 Feb
- TargetTarget Date13 Mar
- DecidedDecided30 Mar
Decided in 73 days
About this application
This is a planning application at 15 Sterncourt Road Bristol BS16 1LB. Bristol has handled 13,539 applications of this type. This one was decided in 84 days, 6 weeks longer than Bristol's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 63 applications across Frome Vale. We hold 1,714 applications in total for the BS16 postcode area.
Why it was refused
- The proposal would have an unacceptable effect on the character and appearance of the area, including the setting of the Stapleton and Frome Valley Conservation Area, by reason of its design, siting and external appearance. It would fail to integrate with its surroundings and would not represent high quality design. The proposal is therefore contrary to Policies DM21, DM26, DM27, DM29, DM30 and DM31 of the Bristol Local Plan - Site Allocations and Development Management Policies and Policies BCS21 and BCS22 of the Bristol Development Framework Core Strategy.
- The proposal fails to demonstrate that it would provide for the statutory biodiversity net gain set out in Schedule 7A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (inserted by the Environment Act 2021). Furthermore, insufficient information has been provided to demonstrate that the development would not have an adverse effect on protected species or habitats. The proposal is therefore contrary to Policy BCS9 of the Bristol Development Framework Core Strategy and Policies DM15 and DM17 of the Bristol Local Plan - Site Allocations and Development Management Policies.
- The proposal would result in an unacceptable impact on highway safety due to the substandard visibility and the proximity of the
From the council's decision notice.
Application details
- Postcode
- BS16 1LB
- Application type
- Application submitted to PINS under S62A
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Greater Fishponds
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 16 January 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 20 February 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 20 February 2026
- Target decision date
- 13 March 2026
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 13
- Constraints
- 4
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Stapleton and Frome ValleyNext to the site
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)
flood storage areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, 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.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
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