In Response to a Planning ApplicationClick on list of contents or scroll down
How can I find out about Planning Applications?
Each week Bristol City Council publishes a list of all the Planning Applications that they receive.
You may find it easier to use the Bristol City Council PublicAccess pages which allow you to find applications for the previous 8 weeks and to search by Property Address or application number.
If you wish to be alerted by email to any planning application that is submitted in a specified area,
When is a Planning Application made?
Planning Applications will usually be needed for
- demolition and erection of buildings
- extensions
- alteration of buildings
- erection of advertisements
- external lighting
- impermeable areas of car hardstanding in front or back gardens.
A planning application is required for any development or changes to a building unless it is
Permitted Development
Some building works to single dwellings may be allowed under permitted development rights.
This includes e.g. most smaller extensions to houses or conversion of front gardens to parking spaces using impermeable materials over an area of 5 square metres or more.
Flats, maisonettes and 'houses' above basement flats do not have permitted development rights.
- trees
- boundary walls, front and other
How do I comment on a Planning Application?
You can respond on line or by letter to a Planning Application.
It is important that you give the relevant Planning Application Reference Number in your response.
If you are a neighbour, you should receive a letter telling you about the Application and giving you the details of what the Application is for and the name of the Planning Officer and the Application Reference Number you should quote in your response.
You can find details of what the Application is and a link to an online form for you to submit your response online through either the Bristol City Council planning pages on their website or through the PublicAccess website accessed from this page.
What should I say when I comment on a Planning Application?
Who makes the decision about whether an Application is permitted or refused?
Applications may be decided by the Planning Officers under what are called 'delegated decisions'
or by the full planning committee.
Planning Officer's Role The Planning Officer is the Officer of the Council who deals with a Planning Application. They write a report on the Application (and a recommendation about whether or not it should be granted planning permission). In most cases the Officer (under supervision of their Senior Manager) has delegated powers to make the decision. The Officer’s report can usually be seen by members of the public upon request – most often after the decision has been made in delegated cases, but a few days before the Application is considered where the decision is made by a Planning Committee.
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