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Dismissed10 June 20263371502

The Courtrooms, Rupert Street, Bristol, Bristol, BS21 2AF

Planning appeal 3371502 at The Courtrooms, Rupert Street, Bristol, Bristol, BS21 2AF (Bristol City Council) was dismissed on 10 June 2026 by Inspector Redford R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect that varying condition 10 would have on the commercial diversity of the area.

Variation of conditions 42 (Commercial uses threshold) and 43 (Commercial uses hours of operation) of permission 13/00452/F - no commercial unit shall exceed 320m2 of interchangeable use under Class E at ground level; and no Sui Generis use shall exceed more than 190m2 of commercial ground floor space without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref 20/01409/X, dated 28 July 2020

Authority
Bristol City Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
retail-town centre vitality · Minor retail and services
Inspector
Redford R
Postcode
BS21 2AF

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect that varying condition 10 would have on the commercial diversity of the area
  • highway safety with regard to servicing and cycle parking

What decided it

The proposed variation would fail to maintain the commercial diversity and balanced community mix that the condition was designed to protect, and would create potential highway safety issues through increased servicing demands without adequate provision.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Bristol Development Framework Core Strategy Policy BCS2BCAP Policy BCAP38BCAP Policy BCAP14BCAP Policy BCAP15SPD8 (Supplementary Planning Document 8: Nelson Street Bristol Regeneration Framework)BCAP Policy BCS7SADMP Policy DM7BCAP Policy BCPA13SADMP Policy DM23SADMP Appendix 2

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