18 College Road Clifton Bristol BS8 3HZ Data via plota.co.uk

Decided 25/13386/VP
Trees & landscaping
Council
Bristol 5.8/10
Date received
around 14 Aug 2025
Date validated
14 Aug 2025
Postcode
BS8 3HZ

Description

T1 - Oak - Reduce by 2m, crown lift by 1m, reduce overhang by 2m. (TPO 607) 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
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
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 ↗
National infrastructure project about 741 m away: Portishead Branch Line - MetroWest Phase 1
The site is about 741 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
17 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Special area of conservation about 442 m away: Avon Gorge Woodlands; Coalfield, development low risk area; SSSI about 427 m away: Avon Gorge SSSI; 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 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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Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2018 Approved
Birch Crown Raise by 3m to clear road and path. Thin crown 15% Reduce height and spread b…
18/05217/VC
2018 Approved
T1 Sycamore - Prune back to 20 College Road by 2m
18/05144/VC
2016 Approved
Application to approved details in relation to condition 2 (Drawings with details) of per…
16/02263/COND
2016 Approved
Birch located at the front of the property - remove all dead, diseased and broken branche…
16/00641/VC
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
5 Worcester Crescent Bristol BS8 3JA
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25/14090/VC
2025 Approved
Flat 10 The Cloisters 20 - 22 College Road Clifton Bristol BS8 3HZ
Replacement doors and windows plus insertion of a pedestrian gate to the rear garden.
25/12105/F
2025 Approved
9D Percival House Percival Road Bristol BS8 3LE
T1 - Bay - Reduce height to previously cut levels by up to 4m and lateral spread by up to…
25/12795/VC
2025 Approved
9D Percival House Percival Road Bristol BS8 3LE
Birch - Crown lift branches over footpath by 1m to leave clearance from ground of 2.5m. (…
25/12256/VP
2025 Approved
Cricket Pavillion Clifton College Guthrie Road Bristol BS8 3EZ
T1-T7 - Lime x 7 - Repollard back to previous points. removal of 2-3m height.
25/10512/VC
2024 Approved
The Cloisters 20 - 22 College Road Clifton Bristol BS8 3HZ
T1 - Purple Plum - Prune back to old pruning points. T2 - Leylandii - Fell. T3 - Lilac…
24/05062/VC
2024 Approved
Garden Flat And 10 College Road Clifton Bristol BS8 3HZ
Demolition of existing balcony, external store and external stair; construction of single…
24/01276/F
2024 Approved
24 College Road Clifton Bristol BS8 3HZ
T1 - Ash - Reduce crown height by 2-2.5m. T2 - Birch - Reduce crown height by 1.5-2m. T3…
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2024 Approved
The Cloisters 20 - 22 College Road Clifton Bristol BS8 3HZ
G1 - Leylandii x 2 - Fell. T2 - Lilac - Cut back overhang by 0.5m. T3 - Holly - Fell.
24/02491/VC
2024 Approved
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2023 Approved
Flat 13 The Cloisters 20 - 22 College Road Clifton Bristol BS8 3HZ
Replacement of 4 windows to rear and side of third floor flat.
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2024 Refused
1 Stable Court Clifton Park Road Bristol BS8 3HN
Strawberry tree - Fell. (TPO 1472)
24/01576/VP
2023 Approved
24 College Road Clifton Bristol BS8 3HZ
Demolition of existing garages and part of boundary walls, altered access, and constructi…
23/03938/F
2023 Approved
Clifton College Guthrie Road Bristol BS8 3EZ
T1-T12 - Lime x 12 - Re-pollard back to most recent pollard points, removal of approx 2.5…
23/04840/VC
2023 Approved
14 College Road Clifton Bristol BS8 3HZ
Apple - Fell.
23/04310/VC
2023 Approved
10 College Road Clifton Bristol BS8 3HZ
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23/04200/VC
2023 Approved
16 Garden Flat College Road Clifton Bristol BS8 3HZ
Plum - Fell.
23/02858/VC
2023 Approved
Garden Flat 6 Worcester Crescent Bristol BS8 3JA
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23/02750/VC
2023 Approved
8 Worcester Crescent Clifton Bristol BS8 3JA
T1 - Holly - Crown reduce height by 2m and sides by 1.5m, crown lift to 3m.
23/02142/VC
2023 Approved
6 Worcester Crescent Bristol BS8 3JA
T1 - Sycamore - Remove tree, grind out stump, and replant with more suitable species.
23/00436/VC
2016 Approved
The Cloisters 20 - 22 College Road Clifton Bristol BS8 3HZ
1 Purple Plum - Crown reduce by 2m. 2 Bay - Crown reduce by 2m. 3 Holly - reduce height b…
16/04682/VC
2016 Approved
60 Clifton Park Road Bristol BS8 3HN
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2016 Approved
6 Worcester Crescent Bristol BS8 3JA
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16/02259/VC
2016 Approved
Basement Flat 16 College Road Clifton Bristol BS8 3HZ
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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%).

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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings