81 Rownham Mead Bristol BS8 4YD Data via plota.co.uk

Decided 25/13795/VC
Trees & landscaping
Council
Bristol 5.8/10
Date received
around 1 Sept 2025
Date validated
1 Sept 2025
Postcode
BS8 4YD

Description

T1 - Crabapple - Reduce crown by 2.5m height and 1.5m radial spread. Data via plota.co.uk

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Site constraints 11

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Coal mining development high risk area
Recorded coal mining features at or near the surface. Most planning applications here need a coal mining risk assessment.
From the Mining Remediation Authority, formerly the Coal Authority. The development high risk area marks recorded coal mining features at or near the surface: mine shafts and adits, shallow workings, mine gas and former opencast sites. Most planning applications there need a coal mining risk assessment; householder applications, changes of use and some minor works are exempt. Mine entry positions come from old plans and can be out by several metres, and unrecorded workings can exist anywhere in the coalfield.
Coal mining risk assessments ↗
City Docks 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.
Council document ↗
Article 4 direction
Clifton 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Air quality management area: Bristol AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
National infrastructure project 569 m away: Portishead Branch Line - MetroWest Phase 1
The site is 569 m from the project boundary. Railway, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
Also on the record
Local nature reserve 342 m away: Avon New Cut; 6 listed buildings within 150 m; Scheduled monument 236 m away: Underfall Yard, Bristol Docks; Inside the Bristol built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt

Checked on 8 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the Planning Inspectorate, 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 £467,500 in April 2022. Terraced house, leasehold.

29 April 2022£467,500

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

Building

Floor area80 m² (861 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (67 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyEnd-terrace house, 5 habitable rooms
Built1976 to 1982
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, partial insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2021, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Other new applications on this street

2 Nov 2026Pending

Rownham Mead Bristol

T1 - Catalpa - Reduce lower limbs by approx 2m. T2 - Whitebeam - Fell.

26/14622/VC
21 Sept 2026Approved

13 Rownham Mead Bristol BS8 4YA

T1 - Silver Birch - Crown reduce by 0.3m. T2 - Cherry - Crown reduce by 0.3m.

26/13944/VC

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Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2020 Approved
T1 Cherry - Prune the tree by around 25% (1.5m) back to previous pruning points.
20/02080/VC
2018 Approved
T1- Ornamental Apple- reduce by 0.5m
18/03040/VC
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Refused
11 - 15 Trinity Place Merchants Road Bristol BS8 4PZ
The proposal is to enhance the thermal efficiency of the building by replacing the curren…
25/12686/LA
2025 Refused
11 -15 Trinity Place Merchants Road Bristol BS8 4PZ
The proposal is to enhance the thermal efficiency of the building by replacing the curren…
25/12685/F
2025 Approved
8 Christina Terrace Bristol BS8 4QB
T1 - Bay - Fell.
25/13629/VC
2025 Approved
Roundabout Rownham Mead Bristol
5 Day Notice: Catalpa (dangerous) - Remove dropped branches, trim back damaged branches a…
25/13441/VD
2025 Approved
3 Sandford Road Bristol BS8 4QG
T1 - Pyrocantha - Fell. T2 - Rowan - Fell. T3 - Cherry - Reduce height by 1-1.5m, reduce…
25/12680/VC
2025 Approved
43 Rownham Mead Bristol BS8 4YB
Silver Birch - Fell.
25/12192/VC
2025 Approved
9 Trinity Place Merchants Road Hotwells Bristol BS8 4PZ
Installation of three roof lights.
25/10099/F
2025 Approved
Rownham Court Rownham Mead Bristol BS8 4YE
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed use or development - Repl…
25/11310/CP
2025 Approved
Merchants Court Rownham Mead Bristol BS8 4YF
T1 & T2 - Silver Birch - Reduce crown by approx 2m height and 1m width. T3 - Maple - Redu…
25/10312/VC
2024 Approved
12 Christina Terrace Bristol BS8 4QB
Renovation of an existing property including a ground floor rear extension and a second s…
24/04088/H
2024 Approved
Communal Trees Outside Merchants Court & Rownham Court Rownham Mead Bristol BS8 4YF
B1-B6: Silver Birch - 2m crown reduction and crown lift to 2.5m over footpath. W1-W3: Whi…
24/02344/VC
2024 Approved
Area In Front Of 49 & 50 Rownham Mead Bristol BS8 4YB
Silver Birch x 2 - Reduction in size by 2 - 2.5m.
24/01600/VC
2023 Approved
3 Rownham Mead Bristol BS8 4YA
Installation of Solar Panels on South facing roof.
23/03960/H
2024 Refused
34 Oldfield Road Bristol BS8 4QQ
Change of use from C3 to C4 (Retrospective).
24/00193/F
2024 Refused
3 Christina Terrace Bristol BS8 4QB
Certificate of proposed use for - Replace the existing red double roman clay tiles, batte…
24/00129/CP
2023 Approved
43 Rownham Mead Bristol BS8 4YB
Silver Birch - Crown reduction of 1.5-2m.
23/03801/VC
2023 Approved
Courtyard Gardens & Street Tree Rownham Mead Bristol BS8 4YD
Courtyard Gardens - 4 x Ash - Reduce to previous points (approx 20%). Street Tree - 1 x P…
23/02438/VC
2022 Approved
10 Rownham Mead Bristol BS8 4YA
Installation of an air source heat pump.
22/03613/H
2023 Approved
Rownham Court Rownham Mead Bristol BS8 4YE
13 x Hornbeams - Reduce 9 x Hornbeams (to side) to previous points (approx 20%), reduce 4…
23/00130/VC
2022 Approved
1 Sandford Road Bristol BS8 4QG
T1 - Maple - Reduce by approx 2m and reshape.
22/02572/VC
2017 Refused
13 Christina Terrace Bristol BS8 4QB
Installation of a new side elevation window, at ground floor level.
17/00727/F
2016 Approved
Rownham Mead Bristol
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16/06090/VC
2016 Approved
13 Christina Terrace Bristol BS8 4QB
Erection of a ground floor extension to facilitate the use of the property as a house in…
16/02584/F
2016 Approved
4 Rownham Mead Bristol BS8 4YA
Loft conversion with Velux roof lights
16/01781/CP
2016 Approved
4 Christina Terrace Bristol BS8 4QB
Demolish existing lean-to structure and erect a single storey side extension
16/01078/H
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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.