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153 - 157 Hotwell Road Bristol BS8 4RY

26/12017/FFull PlanningAwaiting decision
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Proposal

Demolition of the existing tool hire buildings and construction of a new-build development containing 9 residential dwellings alongside a single commercial unit, car/cycle parking, planting and refuse/recycling provision.

Received
12 May 2026
Decision due
7 July 2026
Ward
Hotwells & Harbourside
  1. Received12 May
  2. Validated12 May
  3. Consult.2 Jul
  4. Target7 Jul
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 153 - 157 Hotwell Road Bristol BS8 4RY. Bristol has handled 4,736 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 12 May 2026 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 4RY
Application type
Full Planning
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Central, Clifton And Harbourside

Planning application dates

Date validated
12 May 2026
Consultation expiry
2 July 2026
Consultation end
2 July 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
24 June 2026
Site notice end
24 June 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14675237
Documents
52
Constraints
13

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
  • Article 4 direction: Clifton Ward (1999 ward boundary)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

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, 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.

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