{"id":19368,"date":"2025-04-14T14:09:18","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T14:09:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/19368\/"},"modified":"2025-04-14T14:09:18","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T14:09:18","slug":"new-lounge-cafe-and-steak-restaurant-in-latest-bristol-planning-applications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/19368\/","title":{"rendered":"New Lounge cafe and steak restaurant in latest Bristol planning applications"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The latest branch of the popular chain could open on Church Road<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0_Redfield-Lounge.jpg\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Where the Lounge on Church Road is planned(Image: Google)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A new Lounge cafe and steak restaurant could soon open according to new plans recently submitted. Each week <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bristolpost.co.uk\/all-about\/bristol-city-council\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Bristol City Council<\/a> receives dozens of planning applications seeking permission for a whole range of developments.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Over the past seven days, those applications also included a giant totem pole and swapping old phone boxes for advertising screens. Here\u2019s this week\u2019s round-up of notable planning applications submitted to the council.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Every week dozens are validated by the local authority and we have selected some of the more interesting proposals. All planning applications submitted to the council have to be validated and are available for inspection by the public. Anyone is also allowed to submit comments about the applications \u2014 whether in support or objection.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The majority of applications are decided by planning officers at the council under delegated powers. However, some will go before elected councillors who sit on planning committees. No dates have been set for when the planning applications below will be determined. They can be viewed by going to the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/pa.bristol.gov.uk\/online-applications\/search.do?action=simple\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">planning portal<\/a> on Bristol City Council\u2019s website.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">New Lounge cafe on Church Road<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A new Lounge cafe could open up on Church Road in Redfield. Loungers Ltd has <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/pa.bristol.gov.uk\/online-applications\/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=documents&amp;keyVal=SSWS4VDNHK100\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">applied for planning permission<\/a> to install signs on a property on the corner of Roseberry Park, formerly home to a bargain shop. The cafe would be called Rubino Lounge.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The first Lounge opened in Bristol, on North Street in <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bristolpost.co.uk\/all-about\/bedminster\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Bedminster<\/a>. Since then, the chain has expanded across the country, serving breakfast, lunch and dinner, and alcohol drinks too. Ritorno Lounge recently opened up in a prime spot on the Harbourside.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Steak restaurant in city centre<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A steak restaurant could open up in the city centre. Flat Iron Steak Ltd has applied for planning permission to put up signs on a building on Clare Street, which is currently occupied by Four Wise Monkeys, an Asian restaurant. Flat Iron Steak also has restaurants in London, Manchester, Leeds and Cambridge.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">In <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/pa.bristol.gov.uk\/online-applications\/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=summary&amp;keyVal=STTKQGDNI9E00\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">planning documents<\/a>, the applicants said: \u201cWe principally serve beef grown in extensive or regenerative systems, typically raised on small family run farms in the UK and Ireland. We favour traditional breeds and longer, slower rearing that yields marbling in the meat and juiciness and flavour in the steak.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">\u201cLike everyone we are conscious of the effect we are having on the planet and the need to tread as lightly as possible. We are learning how cattle can be used as part of a mixed system to regenerate soils and increase carbon content, but we certainly don\u2019t have all the answers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">\u201cWhat we do know is that eating less, better quality beef, that is fully traceable and has assured welfare standards, feels like the right thing to us. Remarkable steak, accessible to all, passionate people and love. It\u2019s where we started, where we are and where we firmly hope to stay.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Giant chicken totem pole<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A giant <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/pa.bristol.gov.uk\/online-applications\/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=documents&amp;keyVal=STZT7HDNIB400\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">six-metre totem pole<\/a> could be installed at Avonmeads Retail Park with a sign for the new Popeyes chicken restaurant. Popeyes opens on Friday, April 11, in the former Krispy Kreme branch, and will be the first one in Bristol. The American chicken chain was founded in 1971 and has been recently expanding into the UK.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Swapping phone boxes for advertising<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Two BT payphones in Fishponds could be <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/pa.bristol.gov.uk\/online-applications\/applicationDetails.do?keyVal=SSK1VMDNHC600&amp;activeTab=summary\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">removed and replaced<\/a> with a \u2018street hub\u2019 and digital advertising screens. The payphones on Straits Parade have become redundant. BT is replacing many public payphones with new \u201cstreet hubs\u201d, that as well as carry advertising also provide free wifi to passersby, free phonecalls and device charging.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The latest branch of the popular chain could open on Church RoadWhere the Lounge on Church Road is&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":19369,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8818],"tags":[10139,381,3893,748,393,12716,4884,12717,10297,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-19368","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-bristol","8":"tag-bedminster","9":"tag-bristol","10":"tag-bristol-city-council","11":"tag-britain","12":"tag-england","13":"tag-fishponds","14":"tag-great-britain","15":"tag-planning","16":"tag-redfield","17":"tag-uk","18":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114336718039967784","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19368","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19368"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19368\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19369"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19368"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19368"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19368"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}