Somerset House 18 Canynge Road Bristol BS8 3JX Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Installation and alteration of three external terraces, including associated screening, cladding and works, and the variation of elevational treatments, including the replacement of selected windows with doors to provide access to the terraces. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 6 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 9 Sept 2026
Documents 16
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 4
Plans & drawings 7
Application forms 1
Other documents 1
Site constraints 7
Show all 29 with distances
- 11 mNumbers 2 to 12 (Even) and Attached Brick WallsGrade II
- 44 mHarley Lodge and Attached Front Garden WallsGrade II
- 45 mHarley Cottage and Attached Railings and Piers to Front Gardens Penrose Cottage and Attached Railings and Piers to Front GardensGrade II
- 46 mGas Lamp Post Approximately 20 Metres South of Number 2Grade II
- 60 mNumbers 1 to 6 and Attached Walls, Piers and Basement Area RailingsGrade II
- 64 mNumbers 1 to 9 and Attached Front Railings and Garden Wall to SideGrade II*
- 69 mAttached Front Walls to Hereford, Harley, Sutherland and Glendower Houses Glendower House Harley House Hereford House Sutherland HouseGrade II
- 70 mArc Lamp Post Approximately 3 Metres South of Harley HouseGrade II
- 80 mNumber 7 and Attached Front Basement Area RailingsGrade II
- 81 mGas Lamp Post Approximately 10 Metres North West of Number 1Grade II
- 90 mGas Lamp Post Approximately 4 Metres West of Number 8Grade II
- 93 mWellington HouseGrade II
- 96 m1 and 2 Clifton Park and Attached Railings and GatesGrade II
- 97 mSteps and Railings Approximately 3 Metres in Front of Christ ChurchGrade II
- 106 mNumbers 42 and 43 and Attached Front Area Railings, Rear Garden Walls and PiersGrade II
- 108 mArc Lamp Post Approximately 3 Metres South of Number 2Grade II
- 112 mHarley Villa and Attached Front Piers, Gates and RailingsGrade II
- 113 mFront Garden Walls and Gate Piers to Norland HouseGrade II
- 120 mGas Lamp Post Approximately 30 Metres East of Norland HouseGrade II
- 123 mNumbers 40 and 41 and Attached Front Area Railings, Rear Garden Walls and PiersGrade II
- 126 mChrist ChurchGrade II*
- 132 mClifton High School (3 and 4 Clifton Park and Attached Area Railings and Wall)Grade II
- 133 mGas Lamp Post Approximately 2 Metres North East of Number 40Grade II
- 135 mLitfield House and Attached Front Basement BalustradesGrade II*
- 141 mNumbers 38 and 39 and Attached Front Area Railings, Rear Garden Walls and PiersGrade II
- 144 mPiers, Railings and Gates to Litfield HouseGrade II
- 147 mGas Lamp Post Approximately 4 Metres West of Number 18Grade II
- 148 mSt Brenda's Court and Attached Railings and Entrance PiersGrade II
- 149 mNorland House and Attached Walls and PiersGrade II*
Checked on 11 September 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 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 2
Last sold for £4,816,800 in August 2024. Other property, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Important details
- Council
- Bristol
- Application type
- Full Planning
- Postcode
- BS8 3JX
- Received
- 10 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 11 May 2026
- Ward
- Clifton
- Parish
- Central, Clifton And Harbourside
- Target decision
- 6 Jul 2026
- Decision
- REFUSED
- Decision date
- 6 Jul 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Knight Frank
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 56 days from validation, 7 days slower than Bristol's median of 49 for extensions. Refused, as 14% of extensions here are.
Plota live figures for extensions decided by Bristol in the last twelve months, from validation. Bristol decision record →
Public comments
100% object · above the UK average of 75%
120 neighbours consulted · Last counted 9 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14843012
- Comments by
- 30 Jun 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 6 Jul 2026
Historical activity at this location
42 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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Nearby activity
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Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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