Southville planning approval rate
Southville ward in Bristol has a 85.0% approval rate based on 939 planning decisions. Bristol overall: 86.9%.
Last updated: August 2026
85.0%
ward approval rate
939
Decisions
798
Approved
141
Refused
86.9%
Bristol average
Southville is broadly in line with the Bristol average, neither notably strict nor notably permissive.
How Southville compares
Southville ward
85.0%
Bristol overall
86.9%
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Recent decisions in Southville
Remove existing garage and single storey extension, and replace with a wraparoun · Mon 17 Aug 2026
Works include the replacement of the existing defective mastic asphalt roof cove · Thu 30 Jul 2026
Roof dormer extension to rear, with 2 new roof lights to front. · Tue 28 Jul 2026
Loft conversion including a rear dormer with rooflights to the front elevation. · Thu 16 Jul 2026
Demolition of the rear extensions and construction of a large HMO (Sui Generis). · Thu 09 Jul 2026
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