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Bristol, City of

In the last 12 months, 90.5% of householder applications were approved in Bristol, City of (537 decided). A typical householder decision takes about eight weeks (median 59 days).

Full planning applications: 83.8% approved (402 decided).

Across all application types on record (2023-01-12–2026-04-08): 91.9% of 9,871 decisions approved.

13,548Total applications
9,071Approved
800Refused
432Withdrawn
1,381Pending
91.9%Approval rate (all types)
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Decision Level
10,942Delegated Decision
41Committee Decision
By Development Category
CategoryTotalApprovedRefusedApproval rate
Tree Works (Conservation Area) 2,427 2,427 0
100.0%
Householder 2,164 1,948 216
90.0%
Discharge of Conditions 1,526 1,525 1
99.9%
Full Planning Application 1,379 1,072 307
77.7%
Tree Works (TPO) 612 584 28
95.4%
Listed Building Consent 570 519 51
91.1%
Prior Approval (Other) 490 418 72
85.3%
Advertisement Consent 276 227 49
82.2%
Variation/Removal of Conditions (S73) 253 233 20
92.1%
Application submitted to PINS under S62A 75 45 30
60.0%
Environmental Impact Assessment (Screening/Scoping) 24 24 0
100.0%
Outline Planning 16 10 6
62.5%
Telecommunications 15 3 12
20.0%
Reserved Matters 13 13 0
100.0%
Requirement for Development Order 10 10 0
100.0%
Permission in principle 9 6 3
66.7%
Other Consultations 5 5 0
100.0%
Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing) 3 0 3
0.0%
Prior Approval (Class AA — Upward Extension) 3 2 1
66.7%
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) 1 0 1
0.0%
Quarterly Trend
QuarterDecidedApprovedApproval rate
2023-Q3 428 415
97.0%
2023-Q4 586 566
96.6%
2024-Q1 986 889
90.2%
2024-Q2 967 848
87.7%
2024-Q3 1,021 925
90.6%
2024-Q4 978 890
91.0%
2025-Q1 919 849
92.4%
2025-Q2 986 889
90.2%
2025-Q3 997 933
93.6%
2025-Q4 990 930
93.9%
2026-Q1 844 773
91.6%
2026-Q2 24 24
100.0%
By Ward
WardTotalApprovedRefusedApproval rate
Clifton 842 789 53
93.7%
Stoke Bishop 826 796 30
96.4%
Central 815 751 64
92.1%
Westbury-on-Trym & Henleaze 654 610 44
93.3%
Clifton Down 607 580 27
95.6%
Cotham 553 532 21
96.2%
Avonmouth & Lawrence Weston 471 450 21
95.5%
Lawrence Hill 466 433 33
92.9%
Ashley 390 346 44
88.7%
Redland 375 345 30
92.0%
Southville 327 296 31
90.5%
Hotwells & Harbourside 276 255 21
92.4%
Planning guides

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