Planning policy and guidance

Find out about the policies we use to decide planning applications and how you can have your say on them.

Local Plan review

We're working on an update to the Bristol Local Plan. Find more information on the Local Plan review page.

Local plan

The Local Plan includes policies that we use for deciding planning applications in Bristol.
Neighbourhood planning

Community groups can set up neighbourhood planning forums to write their own policies for an area, which are used with the Local Plan to decide planning applications.
Supplementary planning documents, practice notes and other planning guidance

Look at standards for some types of development and planning documents that we use to help making decisions on a planning applications.
Flood risk and drainage for developers

What you need to do to deal with flood risk and drainage.
Planning evidence

We use studies and assessments to make decisions about our planning policies.
Biodiversity Net Gain for major development and small site planning applications

The documents and data which you will need to submit as part of major development, and small site, planning applications.