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Former Dolphin Square (Premier Inn Building) Beach Road/Carlton Street Weston-super-Mare

Granted Bristol, City of 21/P/1638/FUL Full Application

Works: Demolition

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Application to vary condition 34 (uses) attached to planning permission 11/P/1125/F (Variation of condition no34 and 40 of planning permission 10/P/2264/F (Part 1: Full application for the erection of a hotel (C1 hotel use) with restaurant (A3 restaurant and cafe use) and public house (A4 drinking establishment use) and erection of a multi-storey car park with 381 spaces; Part 2: Outline application with all matters except access reserved for subsequent approval for the demolition of existing buildings and replacement with a new multi-use retail and leisure complex comprising a multiplex cinema; a health and fitness suite and bowling centre (D2 assembly and leisure), restaurants (A3 Restaurant and cafe use) and retail units (A1 retail use)) for condition no34 to allow for class A3 restaurant and cafe use and or class D2 use for use as health and fitness suite and class A4 drinking establishment and condition no40 to allow for a change in the structural design to allow a shallower floor depth: a variation in height at the rear of the building to allow a mezzanine to unit H2, reposition of fire escape doors and the mullion positions, the construction of external bin storage and plant) to allow for expanded Health and Fitness Use to also include Leisure and Recreational use (within unit H2)

As published by the council, reference 21/P/1638/FUL

Application record

Reference
21/P/1638/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approve
Received
3 Jun 2021
Validated
3 Jun 2021
Decided
1 Sep 2021
Ward
Weston-super-Mare Central
Parish
Weston-super-Mare
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 3 Jun 2021

    Received by Bristol, City of

  2. 1 Sep 2021

    Decision issued: Approve

  3. 28 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • 25/P/2412/S73 Granted

    Premier Inn 1 Carlton Street Weston-super-Mare BS23 1UA

    Section 73 application to vary condition 34 (Use of commercial units) attached to permission 21/P/1638/FUL (Application to vary condition 34 (uses) attached to planning permission 11/P/1125/F (Variation of condition no 34 and 40 of planning permission 10/P/2264/F (Part 1: Full application for the erection of a hotel (C1 hotel use) with restaurant (A3 restaurant and cafe use) and public house (A4 drinking establishment use) and erection of a multi-storey car park with 381 spaces, Part 2: Outline application with all matters except access reserved for subsequent approval for the demolition of existing buildings and replacement with a new multi-use retail and leisure complex comprising a multiplex cinema; a health and fitness suite and bowling centre (D2 assembly and leisure), restaurants (A3 Restaurant and cafe use) and retail units (A1 retail use)) for condition no34 to allow for class A3 restaurant and cafe use and or class D2 use for use as health and fitness suite and class A4 drinking establishment and condition no40 to allow for a change in the structural design to allow a shallower floor depth: a variation in height at the rear of the building to allow a mezzanine to unit H2, reposition of fire escape doors and the mullion positions, the construction of external bin storage and plant to allow for expanded Health and Fitness Use to also include Leisure and Recreational use (within unit H2) to allow for a change of use to unit H2 from an indoor children's play space to use as a head office and training centre, Use Class E(g)(i).

    Decided 4 Feb 2026 Amendments

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

13 documents on file for this application

  • DECISION FUL APPROVE Decision Notice · 01 Sep 2021
  • NORTH SOMERSET OFFICER REPORT Delegated Report · 01 Sep 2021
  • DECISION (FUL) APPROVE Decision Notice · 01 Sep 2021
  • NORTH SOMERSET OFFICER REPORT Delegated Report · 01 Sep 2021
  • REVISED PLANNING STATEMENT Application Support Info · 31 Aug 2021
  • 01/07/2021 - WESTON & SOMERSET MERCURY Press Advert · 25 Jun 2021
  • DECISION NOTICE 11/P/1125/F Background Papers · 21 Jun 2021
  • SITE BOUNDARY PLAN Background Papers · 03 Jun 2021
  • LOCATION AND GROUND FLOOR PLAN Background Papers · 03 Jun 2021
  • FLOOR PLANS Background Papers · 03 Jun 2021
  • ELEVATIONS Background Papers · 03 Jun 2021
  • 210603 PLANNING STATEMENT DOLPHIN SQUARE(1) Planning Statement · 03 Jun 2021
  • APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 03 Jun 2021

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What this grant of permission means

Bristol, City of granted permission on 1 September 2021, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About full applications

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