Planning application
Portishead Branch Line Between Portishead In North Somerset And Ashton Junction In Bristol
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Request to discharge Requirements 5 (Construction Environmental Management Plan), 8 (Temporary Fencing), 21 (Restoration of Land) & 29 (Works affecting the M5 J19) for stage 1B of the Portishead Branch Line (MetroWest Phase 1) Order 2022
As published by the council, reference 26/P/0444/DCW
Application record
- Reference
- 26/P/0444/DCW
- Type
- Development Consent Order - metro west
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approve (discharge condition)(RDC)
- Received
- 27 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 27 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 11 May 2026
- Parish
- Portishead
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Site history
Applications at this address on the Bristol, City of register
This site has had 9 applications since 2026: 7 approved, 0 refused.
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26/P/1697/DCW Awaiting decision
Portishead Branch Line Between Portishead In North Somerset And Ashton Junction In Bristol
Request to discharge Requirements 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d, 5e, 5f, 5g, 5h, 5i, 5j, 5k, 5l, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 17, 21, 22, 23 and 29 (Royal Portbury Dock Bridleway) for stage 1 of Works Numbers: 14, 14A and 14B of the Portishead Branch Line (MetroWest Phase 1) Order 2022.
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26/P/1112/DCW Granted
Portishead Branch Line Between Portishead In North Somerset And Ashton Junction In Bristol
Application to discharge requirements 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 17, 21 & 29 for Stage 5 of Works No. 22A/22B (Pill Memorial Club Highway Works) of the Portishead Branch Line (MetroWest Phase 1) Order 2022
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26/P/0626/DCW Granted
Portishead Branch Line Between Portishead In North Somerset And Ashton Junction In Bristol
Request to discharge Requirements 5, 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d, 5e, 5f, 5g, 5h, 5I, 5j, 5k, 5l, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 21, & 23 (Disused Line, Bridleways And Portishead Station Compound) for stage 1, 1A and 4A of Works Numbers: 1, 1A, 1B, 5, 6, 10, 10B, 15, 16, 16A, 16C, 18, and 19 of the Portishead Branch Line (MetroWest Phase 1) Order 2022
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26/P/0562/DCW Granted
Portishead Branch Line Between Portishead In North Somerset And Ashton Junction In Bristol
Request to discharge Requirements 5, 5b, 5c, 5d, 5e, 5f, 5g, 5h, 5I, 5j, 5k, 5l, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 21, & 23 for stage 1A, Works Nos. 17 and 17A of the Portishead Branch Line (MetroWest Phase 1) Order 2022
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26/P/0458/DCW Granted
Portishead Branch Line Between Portishead In North Somerset And Ashton Junction In Bristol
Request to discharge Requirements 5, 5b, 5c, 5d, 5e, 5f, 5g, 5h, 5I, 5j, 5k, 5l, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 21, & 23 for stages 4 and 4A, comprising of Works Numbers: 20A, 20B, 21, 21A, 22, and 23 of the Portishead Branch Line (MetroWest Phase 1) Order 2022
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26/P/0436/DCW Granted
Portishead Branch Line Between Portishead In North Somerset And Ashton Junction In Bristol
Request to discharge Requirements 5, 5b, 5c, 5d, 5e, 5f, 5g, 5h, 5I, 5j, 5k, 5l, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 21, & 23 (Portishead 100 Compound) for stage 1a of Works Numbers: 12, 12a, 13 and 13a of the Portishead Branch Line (MetroWest Phase 1) Order 2022
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26/P/0310/DCW Awaiting decision
Portishead Branch Line Between Portishead In North Somerset And Ashton Junction In Bristol
Request to discharge Requirements 5(3)d and 5(4) (Construction Traffic Management Plan) & 29 (Works affecting the M5 J19) for stages 1, 1A, 1B 1C 2, 3, 4, 4A, 4B, 6, 7, & 10 of the Portishead Branch Line (MetroWest Phase 1) Order 2022
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26/P/0303/DCW Granted
Portishead Branch Line Between Portishead In North Somerset And Ashton Junction In Bristol
Request to discharge Requirements 5, 5b, 5c, 5d, 5e, 5f, 5g, 5h, 5I, 5j, 5k, 5l, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 21, & 23 (Portishead Highways and Car Parks) for stage 2 of Works Numbers: 2, 2A, 4, 6, 7A and 7B of the Portishead Branch Line (MetroWest Phase 1) Order 2022
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Feb 2026
Received by Bristol, City of
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11 May 2026
Decision issued: Approve (discharge condition)(RDC)
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
20 documents on file for this application
- HTDM COMMENTS
- HTDM COMMENTS
- DECISION NOTICE
- AMENDED CEMP
- POLICE COMMENTS
- ECOLOGY COMMENT 17/04/26
- RESPONSE TO ECOLOGY COMMENTS
- APPLICANTS RESPONSE
- HTDM COMMENTS
- NATURAL ENGLAND COMMENTS
- LLFA COMMENTS
- ECOLOGY COMMENT 07/04/26
- CRIME PREVENTION TEAM COMMENTS
- ENVIRONMENT AGENCY COMMENTS
- NATIONAL HIGHWAYS COMMENTS
- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION TEAM COMMENTS
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- CONSTRUCTION ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN
- COVER LETTER
- EXTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGY
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Bristol, City of granted permission on 11 May 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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