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The Nova Scotia Hotel 1 Nova Scotia Place Bristol BS1 6XJ

26/10604/LAListed Building Consent (Alter/Extend)Approved
Listed building consent

Approved on 8 April 2026

Council decision: GRANTED subject to condition(s)Delegated (officer decision)2 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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This information is subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 and is reproduced with the permission of HM Land Registry. The polygons (including the associated geometry, namely x, y co-ordinates) are subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey AC0000851063. Conditions of use.

Proposal

Erection of Illuminated and Non-illuminated signage to exterior of the building and redecoration of the exterior walls.

Received
12 February 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Hotwells & Harbourside
  1. Received12 Feb
  2. Validated12 Feb
  3. Consult.17 Mar
  4. Target9 Apr
  5. Decided8 Apr

Decided in 55 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a heritage application for signage at The Nova Scotia Hotel 1 Nova Scotia Place Bristol BS1 6XJ. Bristol has handled 944 applications of this type. This one was decided in 55 days, 13 days longer than Bristol's typical decision time. The site is in the City Docks conservation area, with 13 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 82 applications across Hotwells & Harbourside. 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 6XJ
Application type
Listed Building Consent (Alter/Extend)
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Central, Clifton And Harbourside

Planning application dates

Date validated
12 February 2026
Consultation expiry
25 March 2026
Consultation end
17 March 2026
Target decision date
9 April 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-14700272
Documents
11
Constraints
3

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: Nova Scotia Hotel Public HouseOn this site · +3 more
  • 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

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© 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
    12 Feb

    Erection of Illuminated and Non-illuminated signage to the exterior of the building and redecoration of the…

    ApprovedAdvertisement consentFiled alongside26/10599/A
  2. 2026
    12 Feb

    Erection of Illuminated and Non-illuminated signage to exterior of the building and redecoration of the…

    This applicationApprovedHeritage26/10604/LA

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