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Bridge House High Street Congresbury BS49 5JA

19/P/1947/FULFull ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 21 October 2019

Council decision: ApproveDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Change of use of part of premises and the use of the outside courtyard from use class A2 (Financial and Professional) to a mixed use of class A3 (Restaurants and Cafes) as a community coffee shop and A2(Financial and Professional).

Received
8 August 2019
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
3
Council
North Somerset
Ward
Congresbury And Puxton
  1. Received8 Aug
  2. Validated10 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target5 Nov
  5. Decided21 Oct

Decided in 41 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Bridge House High Street Congresbury BS49 5JA. North Somerset has handled 5,093 applications of this type. This one was decided in 74 days, 3 weeks longer than North Somerset's typical decision time. The site is in the Congresbury conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 5 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 94 applications across Congresbury And Puxton. We hold 1,314 applications in total for the BS49 postcode area.

90% of full applications at North Somerset were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
BS49 5JA
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Congresbury

Planning application dates

Date validated
10 September 2019
Target decision date
5 November 2019

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
9

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: Congresbury
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.

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.

Planning history at this site

5 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2023
    2 Mar

    Enclose overhang to north-west elevation overlooking courtyard incorporating extended roof to form open…

    ApprovedFull Application23/P/0462/FUL
  2. 2019
    5 Apr

    Prior Approval for change of use of existing office (Use Class A2) to use as a community coffee shop (Use…

    WithdrawnPrior App Part 3c retail to rest/cafe19/P/0881/CCA
  3. 2018
    2 Jul

    Retrospective application for advertising consent for 2 No. illuminated fascia signs on the west and east…

    Split decisionAdvertisement consent18/P/3632/ADV
  4. 2016
    13 Oct

    Replacement windows and alterations to windows.

    ApprovedFull application16/P/2518/F
  5. 2015
    1 Jun

    Change of use of first floor from office use to 1no. residential unit (flat). Change of use of ground floor…

    ApprovedFull application15/P/1411/F

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