Hereford House Clifton Down Bristol BS8 3BP Data via plota.co.uk
26/12672/VC - Works to Trees in Conservation Areas
Approved
Proposal
T5 - Eucalyptus - Reduce crown by approx 3.5m to pollard points. T6 - Magnolia - Reduce low stem from base on southwest side to a 1m stump. Data via plota.co.uk
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Received
25 Jun 2026
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Approved
22 Jul 2026
Approved on 22 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 23 Jul 2026
Documents 5
Decision & officer reports 1
Plans & drawings 1
Application forms 1
Site constraints 11
36 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Harley House Clifton Down Bristol BS8 3BP, the postcode pin is inside its outline · 4 Grade II*, 21 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.
Show all 36 with distances
- 0 mHarley House Clifton Down Bristol BS8 3BP
- 11 mAttached Front Walls to Hereford, Harley, Sutherland and Glendower Houses Glendower House Harley House Hereford House Sutherland HouseGrade II
- 16 mHarley Cottage Clifton Down Bristol BS8 3BP
- 23 mHarley Cottage and Attached Railings and Piers to Front Gardens Penrose Cottage and Attached Railings and Piers to Front GardensGrade II
- 23 mArc Lamp Post Approximately 3 Metres South of Harley HouseGrade II
- 28 m2 Canynge Road Bristol BS8 3JX
- 29 mHarley Lodge and Attached Front Garden WallsGrade II
- 32 mNumbers 2 to 12 (Even) and Attached Brick WallsGrade II
- 40 m1 Clifton Park Bristol BS8 3BS
- 41 mGas Lamp Post Approximately 20 Metres South of Number 2
- 44 mGas Lamp Post Approximately 20 Metres South of Number 2Grade II
- 48 mChrist ChurchGrade II*
- 51 m2 Harley Place Bristol BS8 3JT
- 52 m1 and 2 Clifton Park and Attached Railings and GatesGrade II
- 53 mSteps and Railings Approximately 3 Metres in Front of Christ ChurchGrade II
- 57 mChristchurch Clifton Park Bristol BS8 3BN
- 59 mArc Lamp Post Approximately 3 Metres South of Number 2Grade II
- 75 mClifton High School (3 and 4 Clifton Park and Attached Area Railings and Wall)Grade II
- 82 mSt Brenda's Court and Attached Railings and Entrance PiersGrade II
- 83 mNumbers 1 to 9 and Attached Front Railings and Garden Wall to SideGrade II*
- 93 m6 Canynge Square Bristol BS8 3LA
- 99 mNumbers 1 to 6 and Attached Walls, Piers and Basement Area RailingsGrade II
- 103 mNumber 7 and Attached Front Basement Area RailingsGrade II
- 111 mArc Lamp Post Approximately 2 Metres North of Northcote HouseGrade II
- 116 m11 Canynge Square Bristol BS8 3LA
- 120 m5 Northcote House Clifton Park Bristol BS8 3BN
- 123 mGas Lamp Post Approximately 4 Metres West of Number 8Grade II
- 123 mClifton High School (5 Clifton Park and Attached Area Railings)Grade II
- 125 mGas Lamp Post Approximately 10 Metres North West of Number 1Grade II
- 132 mWellington HouseGrade II
- 135 m42 Canynge Square Bristol BS8 3LB
- 136 mMonument to William Pitt, Earl of ChathamGrade II*
- 136 mMemorial to the 79th RegimentGrade II*
- 136 mClifton Park Lodge and Northcote House and Attached Walls, Piers and RailingsGrade II
- 140 mHarley Villa and Attached Front Piers, Gates and RailingsGrade II
- 146 mNumbers 42 and 43 and Attached Front Area Railings, Rear Garden Walls and PiersGrade II
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.
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.
National infrastructure project about 655 m away: Portishead Branch Line - MetroWest Phase 1
The site is about 655 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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
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.
Also on the record
SSSI about 278 m away: Avon Gorge SSSI; Special area of conservation about 381 m away: Avon Gorge Woodlands; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Bristol built-up area; Open access land about 25 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 2 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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Important details
- Council
- Bristol
- Application type
- Works to Trees in Conservation Areas
- Postcode
- BS8 3BP
- Received
- 25 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 25 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Clifton
- Parish
- Central, Clifton And Harbourside
- Target decision
- 6 Aug 2026
- Decision
- Preservation Order NOT REQUIRED
- Decision date
- 22 Jul 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Chris Groves Associates
How this decision compares
Decided in 27 days from validation, about the council's usual 25 days. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.
This one27d
Council25d
UK37d
100%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
890decided in the last year
Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Bristol in the last twelve months, from validation. Bristol decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15039381
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15039381
- Statutory expiry
- 6 Aug 2026
Historical activity at this location
31 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
This property
Previous applications at this address
2024
Approved
T4 - Eucalyptus - Fell. T5 - Eucalyptus - Fell.
2021
Approved
Lime (1) - Reduce crown by 1m to previous cut points. Eucalyptus (2) - Reduce height by 4…
2019
Approved
T1 T2 T3 - Eucalypus x3 - Reduce larger regrowth to pollard points(1.5m to 2m) Leave youn…
2017
Approved
H1 - Leyland Cypress Hedge. 3 trees - Fell
2017
Approved
T1, T2, T3 and T4 Eucalyptus - Reduce back to previous pollard points. approx 2m
2016
Approved
T1 Lime - Reduce crown to old cuts (1m crown reduction), this old epicormic regrowth in i…
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2025
Approved
Christchurch Clifton Park Bristol BS8 3BN
Installation of external ramp.
2025
Approved
Harley Cottage Clifton Down Bristol BS8 3BP
Magnolia - Reduce by 0.5m to shape.
2025
Approved
Basement & Ground Floor Front 1 Harley Place Bristol BS8 3JT
T1 - Sycamore - Crown lift by approx 5m and reduce height and spread by 4m all round. T2…
2025
Approved
Somerset House 18 Canynge Road Bristol BS8 3JX
Common Yew - Full pollard, removing the entire crown down to a height of approx 3-3.5m, r…
2025
Approved
Somerset House 18 Canynge Road Bristol BS8 3JX
T2 - Indian Bean - Reduce canopy as per pruning profile photo. T3 - Common Yew - Reduce s…
2024
Approved
Somerset House 18 Canynge Road Bristol BS8 3JX
Replacement of windows and porch extension.
2024
Approved
3 Harley Place Bristol BS8 3JT
Silver Birch (dead) - Fell. Japanese Maple - Reduce by 0.6-1.5m.
2024
Somerset House 18 Canynge Road Bristol BS8 3JX
Erection of an extension at second floor level to provide five residential units (Use Cla…
2023
Approved
Crypt Christchurch Clifton Park Bristol BS8 3BN
Temporary 3 year permission for a 0.6 metres high wooden trellis along the top of existin…
2024
Approved
Christchurch Clifton Park Bristol BS8 3BN
T1,T2 - Yew x 2 - Reduce north side of crown by up to 2.5m, crown lift to 4m (secondary l…
2023
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2 Harley Place Bristol BS8 3JT
Demolition of front and rear elevations and addition of first floor home office space to…
2023
Approved
2 Harley Place Bristol BS8 3JT
Demolition of front and rear elevations of detached rear garage, and addition of first fl…
2023
Approved
Clifton High School (3 Clifton Park) College Road Clifton Bristol BS8 3JD
Proposed play equipment and associated safety surfacing.
2023
Crypt Christchurch Clifton Park Bristol BS8 3BN
Erected a 0.6 metres high wooden trellis along the top of existing railings (1.3 metres h…
2021
Approved
Somerset House 18 Canynge Road Bristol BS8 3JX
Refurbishment of Somerset House to include rooftop and ground floor extensions and associ…
2023
Approved
Clifton High School College Road Clifton Bristol BS8 3JD
All tree work as per report attached.
2022
Approved
5 Harley Place Bristol BS8 3JT
Proposed first storey to rear garage, to provide home office.
2022
Approved
5 Harley Place Bristol BS8 3JT
Proposed first storey to rear garage, to provide home office.
2022
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Flat 8 St Brendas Court Clifton Park Bristol BS8 3BN
Proposed reinstatement of the bathroom to Flat 8 following a plumbing leak.
2022
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2017
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11 Canynge Road Bristol BS8 3JZ
A Rowan - Crown reduce by 33%. B Silver Birch - Crown reduce by 33%
2016
Approved
Clifton High School Gymnasium Clifton Park Road Bristol BS8 3JD
Proposed replacement of crittall metal windows fronting onto Clifton Park Road with sliml…
2016
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2016
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Bristol
Planning Authority Score
5.8/10
Average
#109 of 296 councils
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Other 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.
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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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