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85 Merlin Park Portishead BS20 8RL

Granted Bristol, City of 26/P/0252/LDP s192 Lawful use/development-proposed

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

Proposal

Certificate of lawful development for the proposed removal of the centre pillar on the existing garage and the installation of a new lintel and a new larger electric garage door to replace the two existing doors together with a new single side door.

As published by the council, reference 26/P/0252/LDP

Application record

Reference
26/P/0252/LDP
Type
s192 Lawful use/development-proposed
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approve (Lawful)
Received
4 Feb 2026
Validated
16 Feb 2026
Decided
13 Apr 2026
Ward
Portishead West
Parish
Portishead
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
BS20 8RL

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 4 Feb 2026

    Received by Bristol, City of

  2. 16 Feb 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 13 Apr 2026

    Decision issued: Approve (Lawful)

  4. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

8 documents on file for this application

  • NORTH SOMERSET OFFICER REPORT Delegated Report · 14 Apr 2026
  • DECISION (LDP) CERTIFIED Decision Notice · 14 Apr 2026
  • LDC PLAN (GENERAL) LDC Plan · 07 Apr 2026
  • EXISTING FRONT ELEVATION Plan · 16 Feb 2026
  • PROPOSED FRONT ELEVATION Plan · 16 Feb 2026
  • PROPOSED REAR ELEVATION Plan · 16 Feb 2026
  • APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 04 Feb 2026
  • SITE LOCATION PLAN OS Extract · 04 Feb 2026

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What this grant of permission means

Bristol, City of granted permission on 13 April 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.

About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

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  • 85 Merlin Park Portishead BS20 8RL

    26/P/0252/LDP Submitted 4 Feb 2026 50 yards away

    Certificate of lawful development for the proposed removal of the centre pillar on the existing garage and the installation of a new lintel and a new larger electric garage door to replace the two existing doors together with a new single side door.

    Granted Lawful development 8 docs
  • 142 Merlin Park Portishead BS20 8RW

    26/P/1356/LDP Submitted 26 Jun 2026 100 yards away

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  • 142 Merlin Park Portishead BS20 8RW

    26/P/1356/LDP Submitted 26 Jun 2026 100 yards away

    Certificate of lawful development for the proposed erection of a single storey rear extension to provide additional habitable space.

    Granted Lawful development Extension 10 docs
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  • 130 Merlin Park Portishead BS20 8RW

    25/P/1849/FUH Submitted 8 Sep 2025 100 yards away

    Proposed partial conversion and front extension to the existing garage and erection of a first floor side extension above.

    Granted Householder Extension 14 docs
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  • 168 Merlin Park Portishead BS20 8RW

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    Proposed erection of a first floor extension over the existing garage with a small infill extension to the rear.

    Granted Householder Extension 10 docs
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  • 130 Merlin Park Portishead BS20 8RW

    25/P/1849/FUH Submitted 8 Sep 2025 100 yards away

    Proposed partial conversion and front extension to the existing garage and erection of a first floor side extension above.

    Granted Householder Extension 14 docs
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