St Matthews Church Clare Road Cotham Bristol BS6 5TB Data via plota.co.uk

Decided 25/14747/VC
Council
Bristol 5.8/10
Date received
around 29 Oct 2025
Date validated
29 Oct 2025
Postcode
BS6 5TB
Freehold owner
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Description

T1 - Juniper - Canopy lift to 4.5m over footpath/road. T2 - Yew - Reduce crown by 2m height and 1m radial spread, crown thin by 15%, canopy lift to 3m. T3 - Hawthorn - Reduce crown by 2m height and 1m radial spread to previous pruned form. T4 - Sycamore - Reduce crown by 2.5m height and 1.5m radial spread. T5 - Yew - Reduce crown by 2m height and 1m radial spread, crown thin by 15%, canopy lift to 3m. T6 - Cherry - Reduce crown by 3.5m height and 2.5m radial spread, canopy lift to 4.5m over road. T7 - Yew - Canopy lift to 4.5m over road. TG8 - Holly x 4 - Canopy lift to 3m over lawn/pavement, 4.5m over road. T9 - Yew - Canopy lift to 3m over lawn/pavement, 4.5m over road. Data via plota.co.uk

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Site constraints 7

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
27 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 86 Cotham Brow Bristol BS6 6AP, about 61 m from the postcode pin · 13 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Bristol built-up area; Air quality management area about 11 m away: Bristol AQMA.
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.

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Bristol
Planning Authority Score
5.8/10
Average
#109 of 296 councils
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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%).

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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
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