Downs View Court Downside Road Bristol BS8 2XE Data via plota.co.uk

Decided 25/13138/VC
Council
Bristol 5.8/10
Date received
around 17 Jul 2025
Date validated
17 Jul 2025
Postcode
BS8 2XE
Freehold owner
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Description

G1 - Sycamores - Repollard back to previous points. T1 -Sycamore - Cut back lateral branches only by approx 1m where encroaching on building. Data via plota.co.uk

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Site constraints 9

Clifton 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
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
3 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Deerhurst Priory, Grade II, about 53 m from the postcode pin · 3 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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Historic England ↗
National infrastructure project about 969 m away: Portishead Branch Line - MetroWest Phase 1
The site is about 969 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 ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; SSSI about 396 m away: Quarry Steps, Durdham Down SSSI; Inside the Bristol built-up area; Open access land about 22 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land.
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 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.

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15 Sept 2026Approved

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Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
T1 - Common Lime - Crown reduce by 2-2.5m to upper canopy and 1-1.5m to lateral branches…
25/13708/VP
2025 Decided
T1 - Lime - Crown reduce by approx 5m. T2 - Norway Maple - Crown lift to a clearance of 2…
25/13137/VP
2025 Approved
5 Day Notice: T1 - Lime - Crown lift overhanging branches only up to 2.5m to clear paveme…
25/12884/VD
2023 Approved
T14 and T15 - Sycamore to be reduced back to previous points. Area G2 - Yew and Lawson Cy…
23/00389/VC
2016 Approved
T1 Horse Chestnut fell. T2 Sycamore crown reduce to previous points. T3 Sycamore crown re…
16/01033/VC
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Refused
24 Beaconsfield Road Clifton Bristol BS8 2TS
Remove section of low wall on front boundary to create a paved driveway accessible via a…
25/15504/H
2025 Approved
24 Beaconsfield Road Clifton Bristol BS8 2TS
Alteration and extension to main roof including replacement of existing dormers, formatio…
25/14750/H
2025 Approved
6 Downside Road Bristol BS8 2XE
T1 - Copper Beech - Reduce crown by 3m height and 2m radial spread, thin by 12%. T2 - Che…
25/14644/VC
2025 Approved
Bristol Old Vic Theatre School 1 - 3 Downside Road Bristol BS8 2XE
T1 - Sycamore - 1.5m crown reduction. T2 - Holly - Cut back to clear building by approx 1…
25/13409/VC
2025 Approved
4 Upper Belgrave Road Bristol BS8 2XQ
5 Day Notice: Walnut - Fell.
25/12934/VD
2025 Approved
2 Upper Belgrave Road Bristol BS8 2XQ
Dogwood - Fell.
25/10302/VC
2025 Approved
Ground Floor Flat 2 Upper Belgrave Road Bristol BS8 2XQ
Viburnum - Reduce height by 2m. Sycamore - Reduce low branches by 2m. Bay - Fell.
25/10233/VC
2024 Approved
21 Beaconsfield Road Clifton Bristol BS8 2TS
Conversion of the front part of the basement into an annexe with hallway, bedroom, bathro…
24/03895/H
2024 Approved
7 Downside Road Bristol BS8 2XE
T3 - Yew - Reduce by 2m.
24/04458/VC
2024 Refused
24 Beaconsfield Road Clifton Bristol BS8 2TS
Remove section of low wall on the front boundary to create a paved driveway accessible vi…
24/02540/H
2024 Approved
17 Beaconsfield Road Clifton Bristol BS8 2TS
Yew - Reduce height and width by 2m. Laurel - Reduce by 1.5m.
24/03913/VC
2024 Approved
1A Downfield Road Bristol BS8 2TG
Conversion of the garage into a habitable space, with the replacement of the roller shutt…
24/02277/H
2024 Approved
7 Downside Road Bristol BS8 2XE
G1 - Lime group - Crown reduction by up to 3m.
24/02889/VC
2024 Approved
7 Downside Road Bristol BS8 2XE
G1 - Mixed species Conifer - Crown reduction by up to 5m.
24/02129/VC
2024 Approved
7 Downside Road Bristol BS8 2XE
T1 - Holm Oak - Crown reduction by up to 8m. T2 - Holm Oak - Crown reduction by up to 5m…
24/01508/VP
2024 Approved
Flat 1 1 Upper Belgrave Road Bristol BS8 2XQ
T1 - Norway Maple - Pollard leaving a final height of 6m. T2 - Bay - Reduce by 6m all rou…
24/01480/VC
2024 Approved
7 Downside Road Bristol BS8 2XE
Magnolia - Reduce height by 4m, reduce sides by 1.5m, cut back from building by 0.5m. Yew…
24/00178/VC
2023 Approved
Flat 3 4 Downside Road Bristol BS8 2XE
Holly - Fell.
23/01248/VC
2023 Approved
2 Upper Belgrave Road Clifton Bristol BS8 2XQ
Bay - Reduce height by 50% (3m) and reduce sides by 1-2m to shape.
23/04184/VC
2022 Refused
24 Beaconsfield Road Clifton Bristol BS8 2TS
Remove a central section of the current low wall to front boundary to create a paved driv…
22/04541/H
2016 Approved
4 Downside Road Bristol BS8 2XE
Addition of soil stack from the top of 1st floor to the bottom of ground floor where it w…
16/00827/F
2016 Approved
3 Downfield Road Bristol BS8 2TG
T1= Lime to remove epicormic on lower main stem. G2 = Group of Yew trees to crown Lift by…
16/00953/VC
2016 Approved
17 Beaconsfield Road Clifton Bristol BS8 2TS
Proposed re-building porch, two storey rear extension, repositioning gates and replacemen…
16/00107/LA
2016 Approved
17 Beaconsfield Road Clifton Bristol BS8 2TS
Proposed re-building porch, two storey rear extension, repositioning gates and replacemen…
16/00106/H
2016 Approved
7 Downside Road Bristol BS8 2XE
Holm Oak - Clear crown up to 4m from building.
16/00081/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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