Information on the Lawrence Weston Neighbourhood Development Plan and how to get involved.

Neighbourhood plan

The Lawrence Weston neighbourhood plan came into force on 14 March 2017.

View the plan and supporting documents:

Neighbourhood area

Lawrence Weston became a designated neighbourhood planning area on 31 January 2013.

View the  pdf map of the boundary of the area (383 KB) .

Neighbourhood forum

No forum is currently designated to carry out neighbourhood planning in this area.

The previous designation of the Lawrence Weston Neighbourhood Planning Group expired on 21 May 2023.

An  pdf application has been received (551 KB) to re-designate Lawrence Weston Neighbourhood Planning Group as the neighbourhood forum for the Lawrence Weston neighbourhood area.

We are inviting comments on this application for a 6 week period from Friday 17 January 2025. If you would like to comment on the application the deadline for responses is Friday 28 February 2025. Responses should be sent:

  • by e-mail to blp@bristol.gov.uk
  • by post to Strategic City Planning Team City Hall, Bristol City Council, PO Box 3399, Bristol BS1 9NE

The application will be determined in accordance with the  pdf relevant requirements (123 KB) of the Localism Act 2011, the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) and the Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012 (as amended).

The application is also available to view at City Hall, College Green, Bristol BS1 5TR between 7am to 7pm, Monday to Friday.

If the Lawrence Weston Neighbourhood Planning Group is re-designated as the neighbourhood forum, no other group can be designated for the Lawrence Weston area. This restriction stays in place until the designation ends after five years or is cancelled