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Planning appeals in Bristol City Council

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Appeals the Planning Inspectorate has decided in Bristol City Council since 2016, refreshed nightly. A decision the Inspectorate published without naming the authority in a form we can match is listed under its own address instead. Type a topic into the free search to read how Inspectors have reasoned here.

The Planning Inspectorate has decided 1,395 planning appeals in Bristol City Council since 2016, of which 32% were allowed. In the last twelve months there were 106 decisions, 32% allowed. The median time from receipt of an appeal to its decision is 21 weeks. Figures as at 29 October 2026, from the Inspectorate's published decisions.

1,433

appeals on record since 2016

32%

of decided appeals allowed

21 wks

median receipt to decision

106

decisions in the last 12 months, 32% allowed

By appeal type

Householder363 decided

39% allowed

Minor696 decided

28% allowed

Major48 decided

33% allowed

Commercial77 decided

35% allowed

Enforcement80 decided

14% allowed

Other160 decided

35% allowed

Not classified9 decided

11% allowed

By procedure

Written representations1,391 decided

31% allowed

Hearings29 decided

31% allowed

Inquiries13 decided

46% allowed

Every decision, by year

2026 · 76 · 30% allowed 2025 · 189 · 27% allowed 2024 · 131 · 43% allowed 2023 · 138 · 37% allowed 2022 · 118 · 37% allowed 2021 · 160 · 29% allowed 2020 · 128 · 27% allowed 2019 · 127 · 30% allowed 2018 · 183 · 38% allowed 2017 · 119 · 28% allowed 2016 · 64 · 20% allowed

Latest decisions in Bristol City Council

Dismissed27 October 20266010371
128 Church Road, Bristol, BS5 9HH
change of use from Class E shop to Sui Generis use for the operation of a hot food takeaway and a new external extraction flue
Allowed22 October 2026· minor6011341
172 Filton Avenue, Filton, Bristol, BS7 0AX
the demolition of existing garage and erection of new residential annexe to the rear of the property to facilitate change of use from small HMO (Use Class C4) to 8- bedroom for 8-person large HMO (sui generis)
Dismissed19 October 2026· minor6010470
46 Berkeley Road, Speedwell, Bristol, BS16 3NB
Change of Use from a single dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a 7 - bedroom House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (Sui Generis use)
Dismissed12 October 2026· advert6015419
Gloucester Road Service Station, 410 - 424 Gloucester Road, Horfield, Bristol, BS7 8TX
1 no. double-sided D6 display
Dismissed12 October 2026· minor6015349
1 Kennard Road, St George, BS15 8AA
described on the application form as “outline application covering access, appearance, scale, layout (landscape reserved) for the demolition of existing commercial buildings and redevelopment to provide one new building (2-3 storeys) comprising 8 residential dwellings (Use Class C3), bin storage, cycle parking and associated gardens
Dismissed28 September 2026· householder6013359
1 East Priory Close, Henleaze, Bristol, BS9 4DF
for the removal of existing garage, construction of 2-storey side extension and single-storey rear extension
Allowed23 September 2026· minor6012164
155 Malago Scholar Quarter, West Street, Bristol, BS3 3PN
Change of use of ground floor unit from office to HMO use with associated works
Dismissed9 September 20266009278
256A North Street,, Bedminster,, Bristol,, BS3 1JA
Installation of safety rail to flat roof
Dismissed12 August 2026· minor6005564
Chasefield House, 888 Fishponds Road, Bristol, BS16 3XB
the demolition of existing buildings and redevelopment of site to provide 5 dwellings with associated access improvements; parking; hard/soft landscape works and drainage
Allowed6 August 2026· minor6006653
Site to the Rear of 12 West Town Lane, Bristol, BS4 5BN
1 no. one‑bedroom dwelling and associated works
Dismissed31 July 2026· minor6005319
57 And 59 Downend Road, Fishponds, Bristol, BS16 5AR
for a proposed out-building to provide 1no additional HMO bedrooms for both properties, to increase No 57 to a 8 bed HMO (remains Use Class Sui Generis) and increase No 59 to a 7 bed HMO with change of use from Use Class C4 Houses in multiple occupation for up to 6 people to a Large House in Multiple Occupation for up to 7 people (Sui Generis)
Dismissed30 July 20266007591
163A Church Road, Redfield, Bristol, BS5 9LA
change of use of the rear yard to allow the use of a community sauna and ice baths with changing facilities
Dismissed22 July 20266007867
222 Gloucester Road, Bristol, BS7 8NZ
Rear Warehouse Redevelopment (two-storey extension) and internal reconfiguration
Allowed21 July 2026· householder6009650
32 Falmouth Road, Bishopston, Bristol, BS7 8PU
Ground floor rear extension/reorganisation to create open plan kitchen dining space opening up to the rear garden. Loft conversion to create new bedroom and ensuite bathroom. Reorganisation and renovation of first floor rooms and relocation of first floor bathroom. Replacement of existing mono-pitch bathroom roof with a flat roof. Replacement of rear facing windows of property and refinishing of render on rear facade to include external insulation backing
Dismissed15 July 2026· householder6010831
35 Nevil Road, Bristol, BS7 9EG
loft extension with recessed balcony

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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are computed from decisions the Planning Inspectorate has published for this authority area and refresh with the record; decisions without a published letter or a recorded authority may be missing. This page is research, not advice. Verify against the Inspectorate’s own record before relying on a decision. What is in the record.