9 Southfield Road Cotham Bristol BS6 6AX Data via plota.co.uk

Decided 25/13981/VC
Council
Bristol 5.8/10
Date received
around 12 Sept 2025
Date validated
12 Sept 2025
Postcode
BS6 6AX

Description

TG - Hornbeam x 4 - Reduce by 1m height and radial spread. Data via plota.co.uk

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Site constraints 5

Cotham and Redland conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
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2 Article 4 directions
Cotham and Redland · Ashley Ward, Cabot Ward, Clifton East Ward, Cotham Ward and Lawrence Hill Ward (1999 ward boundary). Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Bristol built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 8 November 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £690,000 in November 2005. Detached house, freehold.

30 November 2005£690,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Historical activity at this location

28 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2023 Approved
G1 - Hornbeam x 4 - Reduce back to previous points, 2m of regrowth.
23/02990/VC
2021 Approved
T1: Hornbeam - Reduce height by 1m, reduce spread by 1m. T2: Hornbeam - Reduce height by…
21/05736/VC
2016 Approved
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Nearby activity

2025 Approved
3 Elmgrove Road Cotham Bristol BS6 6AH
T1 - Blue Atlas Cedar - Remove lowest limb extending over neighbour boundary back to the…
25/15374/VC
2025 Approved
87 Cotham Brow Bristol BS6 6AW
T1 - Salix caprea - Coppice to ground level. T2 - Taxus bagatta - Reduce height by 2m and…
25/15122/VC
2025 Approved
27B Elmgrove Road Cotham Bristol BS6 6AJ
T001 - Norway maple - Reduce height and width of canopy by up to 2m.
25/14854/VC
2025 Approved
Basement Flat 2 Elmgrove Road Cotham Bristol BS6 6AH
T1 - Plum - Reduce 2m in height and 1.5m on sides.
25/12275/VC
2025 Approved
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T1 - Cedar - Crown reduce by approx 1.5m-2m to previous reduction points.
25/10874/VC
2024 Approved
8A Elmgrove Road Cotham Bristol BS6 6AH
Corkscrew Willow (rear garden) - Fell. Goat Williow (front garden) - Repollard.
24/04381/VC
2024 Withdrawn
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24/04079/CP
2024 Approved
First Floor Flat 28 Southfield Road Cotham Bristol BS6 6AY
5 Day Notice - T1 - Sycamore - Fell (TPO 1450)
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2024 Approved
Land To Rear 28 Southfield Road Cotham Bristol BS6 6AY
T2 - Bay laurel - Fell. T3 - Ash - Fell. T5 - Ash - Fell. T7 - Sycamore - Fell.
24/03127/VC
2024 Approved
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24/02461/F
2024 Approved
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24/01071/H
2024 Approved
First Floor Flat 28 Southfield Road Cotham Bristol BS6 6AY
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24/02119/VP
2024 Approved
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24/00773/F
2024 Approved
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24/00628/H
2024 Withdrawn
First Floor Flat 28 Southfield Road Cotham Bristol BS6 6AY
T3 & T5 - Ash x 2 - Fell. T4 - Bay laurel - Fell. T6 & T7 - Sycamore x 2 - Fell.
24/01599/VC
2024 Withdrawn
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T1 - Sycamore - Remove lowest branch on west side and lowest branch on east side to balan…
24/01526/VP
2023 Approved
4 Elmgrove Road Cotham Bristol BS6 6AH
T1 - Cedar - Reduce 4 lowest limbs by 4m back from boundary.
23/00982/VC
2023 Approved
29 Elmgrove Road Cotham Bristol BS6 6AJ
T1 - Prunus cerasifera - Fell.
23/03003/VC
2023
28 Second Floor Flat D Southfield Road Cotham Bristol BS6 6AY
T1 - Sycamore - Fell to ground level. T2 - Sycamore - Fell to ground level.(TPO1450).
23/03052/VP
2023 Approved
21 Elmgrove Road Cotham Bristol BS6 6AJ
T1 - Cherry - Fell.
23/02688/VC
2017 Approved
93 Cotham Brow Bristol BS6 6AS
Change of use from 4 no. self-contained flats to 8 no. bedsits with shared facilities.
17/01241/F
2017 Approved
14 Elmgrove Road Cotham Bristol BS6 6AH
1 - Ash tree - significantly reduce height to circa 8m. Reshape and thin to reduce overha…
17/01336/VC
2016 Approved
20 Elmgrove Road Cotham Bristol BS6 6AJ
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16/05257/VC
2016 Refused
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2016 Approved
4 Southfield Road Cotham Bristol BS6 6AY
T1 Sycamore - Fell
16/02266/VC
Bristol
Planning Authority Score
5.8/10
Average
#109 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Bristol ranks #112 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (92%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Bristol decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
86%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #190 of 296
92%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #149 of 296
71%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #112 of 296
37%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #118 of 296
74%
Minor dwellings approved
374 decided (1-9 homes)
93%
Major dwellings approved
30 decided (10+ homes)
82%
Change of use approved
150 decided
2,098
Total decisions
293 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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