Planning appeal decision
The General, Lower Guinea St, Bristol, BS1 6SX
Planning appeal 3354472 at The General, Lower Guinea St, Bristol, BS1 6SX (Bristol City Council) was decided (invalid) on 30 October 2025 by Inspector Tucker A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not the listed building consent to which the disputed condition is attached has lapsed, and therefore whether the appeal is valid.
variation of condition 2 following grant of LBC 18/02334/LA for the modifications to the ogee dome
- Authority
- Bristol City Council
- Appeal type
- other · Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- community-institutional · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Tucker A
- Postcode
- BS1 6FU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether or not the listed building consent to which the disputed condition is attached has lapsed, and therefore whether the appeal is valid
What decided it
The listed building consent had expired without being commenced, as evidenced by photographs and site inspection confirming that the high-level ventilation and step detail adjacent to the upper windows remained in place, making the appeal invalid.
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