Hotwells & Harbourside planning approval rate
Hotwells & Harbourside ward in Bristol has a 85.9% approval rate based on 553 planning decisions. Bristol overall: 85.4%.
Last updated: September 2026
85.9%
ward approval rate
553
Decisions
475
Approved
78
Refused
85.4%
Bristol average
Hotwells & Harbourside is broadly in line with the Bristol average, neither notably strict nor notably permissive.
How Hotwells & Harbourside compares
Hotwells & Harbourside ward
85.9%
Bristol overall
85.4%
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Recent decisions in Hotwells & Harbourside
Installation of new advertising installations to E-shed and attached wall (Grade · Thu 03 Sep 2026
Retrospective permission for repairs including replacement of render, replacemen · Tue 01 Sep 2026
Proposed works to roof including roof light replacement, gable wall repairs, re- · Thu 27 Aug 2026
Proposed works to roof including roof light replacement, gable wall repairs, re- · Thu 27 Aug 2026
Replacement of the existing flat, pitched and mansard rooves at 1-48 Jacob's Cou · Mon 24 Aug 2026
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