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Soapworks Broad Plain Bristol BS2 0JP

26/10480/XVariation/Deletion of a ConditionAwaiting decision
Discharge / amendments
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Proposal

Application for Removal or Variation of Condition No.2(Cons Mgt) 7(Sustainability) 9(Phasing) 11(Local employment) 12(SuDS) 13(Green roofs) 14(Eco mitigation) 18(Highways) 19(highways works) 20(Public Art) 21(Counter Terror strategy) 43(Landscape works) and 46(Approved Plans) of permission 23/00326/X (Application for variation of condition 52 (List of approved documents) of permission of 20/01150/F (as amended by 22/06023/NMA) and additional conditions 1 & 2 of 22/06023/NMA, for the proposed redevelopment of the site, including demolition works and refurbishment of listed Soap Pan building to provide mixed use development comprising: 243 residential dwellings (Class C3); flexible commercial, business and service space (Class E) and leisure space and drinking establishments (sui generis) together with associated plant space, amenity space, parking and vehicular servicing arrangements, public realm, landscaping and associated works (Major). Alterations to include: Block A - minor changes to the façade and increase to floorspace on lower ground to level 5, removal of restrictions relating to the use of E class floorspace to allow greater flexibility; Block B - Design Changes to meet enhanced fire safety standards including increase in floor area, additional storey to the tower, and changes to the ground floor commercial units; Block C - Modifications to facades, and introduction to rooflights.)

Received
5 February 2026
Decision due
7 May 2026
Public comments
0 · last counted 6 October 2026
Ward
Lawrence Hill
  1. Received5 Feb
  2. Validated5 Feb
  3. Consult.16 Mar
  4. Target7 May
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 16 March.

About this application

This is an application to vary a condition at Soapworks Broad Plain Bristol BS2 0JP. Bristol has handled 1,733 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 5 February 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in 3 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 122 applications across Lawrence Hill. We hold 349 applications in total for the BS2 postcode area.

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

Postcode
BS2 0JP
Application type
Variation/Deletion of a Condition
Scale / size
Large
Number of dwellings
243
Parish
Ashley, Easton And Lawrence Hill

Planning application dates

Date validated
5 February 2026
Consultation expiry
18 March 2026
Consultation end
16 March 2026
Neighbour consultation end
10 March 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
91 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
18 March 2026
Site notice end
18 March 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14615789
Documents
86
Constraints
4

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: Old MarketPart of the site
  • Listed building: Gardiner's Warehouse, former soap worksOn or next to this site
  • Article 4 direction: Ashley Ward, Cabot Ward, Clifton East Ward, Cotham Ward and Lawrence Hill Ward (1999 ward…
  • Brownfield land register: Soapworks Broad Plain Bristol BS2 0JPRegister site at or near this address · +2 more
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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.

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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