Planning application
Grand Central Hotel 1 Beach Road Weston-super-Mare BS23 1AS
Works: New dwelling Windows or glazing
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Full planning application for the conversion of the first and second floors of the vacant hotel into 20 no. residential apartments (Use Class C3). External alterations, including alterations to windows, to Regent Street elevation and rear elevation. A number of minor buildings within the central courtyard to the rear are proposed to be removed.
As published by the council, reference 25/P/1633/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 25/P/1633/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve
- Received
- 11 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 21 Aug 2025
- Decided
- 20 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Weston-super-Mare Central
- Parish
- Weston-super-Mare
- Decision by
- Committee Decision
- Postcode
- BS23 1AS
Site history
Applications at this address on the Bristol, City of register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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25/P/1634/FUL Granted
Grand Central Hotel 1 Beach Road Weston-super-Mare BS23 1AS
Full planning application for an additional floor of the vacant hotel to provide 8no. residential apartments (Use Class C3). External alterations, including alterations to windows, to Regent Street elevation and rear elevation.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Aug 2025
Received by Bristol, City of
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21 Aug 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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20 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Approve
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
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Stokes Morgan Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Bristol
Active · incorporated 2016 · Bristol
216 applications on PlanIndex · across 12 councils · 84% granted
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Active · incorporated 2024 · Weston-Super-Mare
4 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
45 documents on file for this application
- DECISION (FUL) APPROVE
- NORTH SOMERSET OFFICER REPORT
- PLANNING & REGULATORY COMMITTEE 18/3/26
- P&R COMMITTEE REPORT FOR 18 MARCH 2026
- NOTICE OF APPLICATION GOING TO PLANNING AND REGULATORY COMMITTEE 18 MARCH 2026
- SITE PHOTOS 1 OF 2
- SITE PHOTOS 2 OF 2
- HTDM COMMENTS
- FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT ADDENDUM
- HTDM COMMENTS
- LLFA COMMENTS
- SITE NOTICE
- CRIME PREVENTION TEAM COMMENTS
- RESPONSE FROM ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCY
- HISTORIC ENGLAND COMMENTS
- PRESS ADVERT LIST FOR 04/09/25
- CIL FORM 1 - ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FORM
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- 2605-2111-01_PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN
- 2605-2112-01_PROPOSED SECOND FLOOR PLAN
- 2605-2113-01_PROPOSED ROOF PLAN
- 2605-2210-01_PROPOSED NORTH AND WEST ELEVATIONS
- 2605-2211-01_PROPOSED EAST AND NORTH ELEVATIONS
- 2605-2212-01_PROPOSED SOUTH EAST AND WEST ELEVATIONS
- 2605-2213-01_PROPOSD 3D IMAGES
- LOCATION PLAN
- 2605-0021-01_BLOCK PLAN
- 2605-0100-03_EXISTING BASEMENT FLOOR PLAN
- 2605-0101-04_EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- 2605-0102-04_EXISTING FIRST FLOOR PLAN
- 2605-0103-04_EXISTING SECOND FLOOR PLAN
- 2605-0104-04_EXISTING ROOF PLAN
- 2605-0200-05_EXISTING NORTH AND WEST ELEVATIONS
- 2605-0201-03_EXISTING EAST NORTH AND SOUTH ELEVATIONS
- 2605-0202-03_EXISTING SOUTH EAST AND WEST ELEVATIONS
- 2605-0210-03_EXISTING 3D IMAGES
- 2605-2010-01_PROPOSED SITE PLAN
- 2605-2110-01_PROPOSED BASEMENT AND GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- TRANSPORT STATEMENT
- PHASE 2 BAT AND BIRD SURVEYS
- ENERGY STATEMENT
- PEA FLATS 1-28
- PRELIMINARY BAT AND BIRD ASSESSMENT
- SAP FLATS 1-28
- PLANNING AND HERITAGE STATEMENT PHASE 2
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Bristol, City of granted permission on 20 March 2026, 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.
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