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St Stephens Church St Stephens Street Bristol BS1 1EQ

26/10259/LAListed Building Consent (Alter/Extend)Awaiting decision
Listed building consent

Proposal

The installation of 71 No. solar panels on south facing roof slopes.

Received
22 January 2026
Decision due
8 April 2026
Ward
Central
  1. Received22 Jan
  2. Validated11 Feb
  3. Consult.26 Mar
  4. Target8 Apr
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 26 March.

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About this application

This is a heritage application for a solar installation at St Stephens Church St Stephens Street Bristol BS1 1EQ. Bristol has handled 944 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 22 January 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the City and Queen Square conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application 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.

92% of heritage 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
BS1 1EQ
Application type
Listed Building Consent (Alter/Extend)
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Central, Clifton And Harbourside

Planning application dates

Date validated
11 February 2026
Consultation expiry
26 March 2026
Consultation end
26 March 2026
Neighbour consultation end
12 March 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
25 March 2026
Site notice end
25 March 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14294328
Documents
8
Constraints
15

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)
  • Conservation area: City and Queen Square
  • Listed building: Grade I: Church of St StephenOn or next to this site
  • Article 4 direction: Ashley Ward, Cabot Ward, Clifton East Ward, Cotham Ward and Lawrence Hill Ward (1999 ward…
Also checked, none recorded (21)

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, 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

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© 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.

Associated applications

  1. 2026
    22 Jan

    The installation of 71 No. solar panels on south facing roof slopes.

    PendingFull PlanningFiled alongside26/10258/F
  2. 2026
    22 Jan

    The installation of 71 No. solar panels on south facing roof slopes.

    This applicationPendingHeritage26/10259/LA

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