Bristol planning applications: Office block converted into flats, dog grooming pod & Chinese convenience store

Each week Bristol City Council receives dozens of planning applications seeking permission for a whole range of developments. Over the past seven days, those applications also included a footpath for the new southern entrance to Temple Meads and a new Chinese convenience store. Here’s this week’s round-up of notable planning applications submitted to the council.

Every week dozens are validated by the local authority and we have selected some of the more interesting proposals. All planning applications submitted to the council have to be validated and are available for inspection by the public. Anyone is also allowed to submit comments about the applications — whether in support or objection.

The majority of applications are decided by planning officers at the council under delegated powers. However, some will go before elected councillors who sit on planning committees. No dates have been set for when the planning applications below will be determined. They can be viewed by going to the planning portal on Bristol City Council’s website.

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City centre office block converted into flats

A swanky office block in the city centre could soon be converted into 193 flats. The five-storey Spectrum building is located on Bond Street. Developers have asked the council whether they need approval to convert the offices into residential apartments.

The plans include creating 184 one-bedroom flats, six two-bedroom flats, and three studio apartments. The building was constructed in 1984 and has been used as offices since then. There would only be 16 car parking spaces, reserved for building staff and disabled residents.

https://pa.bristol.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=documents&keyVal=T3ROMPDNGUQ00

Footpath over river for new Temple Meads entrance

A new footpath could be built connecting the new southern entrance to Temple Meads train station with the front of the station. The Southern Gateway will be built off the Bath Road, where a KwikFit garage used to be, with a new multi-storey car park.

Passengers would walk from there, along the new footpath, to the main station near the existing police station. The footpath would be created on former motor rail sidings, which are the disused part of the railway next to Platform Four.

https://pa.bristol.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=documents&keyVal=T3QWPADNGSX00

New Chinese convenience store

A new Chinese convenience store could open up in Redcliffe. Developers have applied for permission to put up an illuminated sign outside Braid House on Redcliff Street. The sign would say “Langyu, Asian Convenience Store”, with Chinese characters included on the sign too.

Langyu already has a shop on Queens Road on the Clifton Triangle and on Baldwin Street in the city centre. Both shops sell a range of east Asian products, such as kimchi, bubble tea, dumplings, octopus takoyaki balls, mochi rice cakes and furikake seasoning.

https://pa.bristol.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?keyVal=T2S6J7DNG5H00&activeTab=summary

Dog grooming pod in garden

A dog grooming pod could be installed in a back garden of a house on Dundridge Lane in the Troopers Hill area. The homeowner has applied for a lawful development certificate to set up the pod for a grooming business. The business would run from 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday, on an appointment-only basis, with only one dog and client present at a time.

https://pa.bristol.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=documents&keyVal=T2GLX4DNFYI00