About the Arnos Vale Conservation Area
The Arnos Vale Conservation Area covers about 31 hectares and was designated by Bristol City Council in 1996. Inside the boundary are 36 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 7 Grade II*, 28 Grade II). The most significant is Black Castle Public House, Grade I. 1 Article 4 direction over the area removes further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below. 19 Tree Preservation Order records overlap the area; every other tree here still needs six weeks’ notice before work.
What changes inside the conservation area
Conservation areas are “Article 2(3) land”. You keep most permitted development rights, but these are removed or tightened.
- Rear extensionElsewhere: 3 m · 6 m with PANo 6 m / 8 m prior approval
- Two-storey extensionElsewhere: 3 mNeeds planning permission
- Side extensionElsewhere: Half the widthNeeds planning permission
- Loft conversionElsewhere: 50 m³Needs planning permission
- Garden roomElsewhere: 2.5 m high by boundariesNot beside the house
- PorchElsewhere: 3 m²Same limits
- Solar panelsElsewhere: 0.2 m projectionSame limits
- Air source heat pumpElsewhere: 1 unitNot facing the road
- Fences, walls and gatesElsewhere: 2 m · 1 m by a roadSame limits
- External claddingElsewhere: Matching materialsNeeds planning permission
- Tree workElsewhere: No notice6 weeks’ notice to the council
- Demolition (over 115 m³)Elsewhere: AllowedNeeds planning permission
Limits for a semi-detached house under the GPDO 2015. An Article 4 direction can remove more.
Article 4 directions here
These overlap the conservation area. Householder directions remove more of the rights above; change-of-use ones don’t affect extending a house.
- Article 4 SouthHouseholder works
Listed buildings in the conservation area
Any work affecting these needs listed building consent, inside or out. Each links to its entry on the National Heritage List.
- Black Castle Public HouseGrade I
- Arno's Court Triumphal ArchGrade II*
- Arnos Manor HotelGrade II*
- Chhatri containing the tomb of Rammohun RoyGrade II*
- Church of England Mortuary Chapel, Arnos Vale CemeteryGrade II*
- Entrance Lodges and Gates to Arnos Vale CemeteryGrade II*
- Nonconformist Mortuary Chapel, Arnos Vale CemeteryGrade II*
- Tomb of Matthews in Arnos Vale CemeteryGrade II*
- 1914 to 1918 War Memorial, Arnos Vale CemeteryGrade II
- Challenger Monument in Arnos Vale CemeteryGrade II
- Elizabeth Paddon Monument in Arnos Vale CemeteryGrade II
- Former Convent at Rear of Parkside HotelGrade II
- Gardner Monument in Arnos Vale CemeteryGrade II
- Grave of Mary CarpenterGrade II
- Monument to Francis Barber Ogden Approximately 20 Metres North of Church of England Mortuary ChapelGrade II
- Monument to Heber Denty, Arnos Vale CemeteryGrade II
- Monument to James Bartlett, Arnos Vale CemeteryGrade II
- Monument to John Tilly, Arnos Vale CemeteryGrade II
- Monument to Joseph Goodale LansdowneGrade II
- Monument to Thomas Lucas, Arnos Vale CemeteryGrade II
- Monument With Railing Surround to Thomas Gadd MatthewsGrade II
- Obelisk Memorial, Arnos Vale CemeteryGrade II
- Pratt Monument in Arnos Vale CemeteryGrade II
- Smart Monument in Arnos Vale CemeteryGrade II
Show all 36 listed buildings ↓All 36 listed buildings
- Tomb of Benn in Arnos Vale CemeteryGrade II
- Tomb of Breillat in Arnos Vale CemeteryGrade II
- Tomb of Clark in Arnos Vale CemeteryGrade II
- Tomb of Doddrell in Arnos Vale CemeteryGrade II
- Tomb of Gwyer in Arnos Vale CemeteryGrade II
- Tomb of Harwood in Arnos Vale CemeteryGrade II
- Tomb of Hill in Arnos Vale CemeteryGrade II
- Tomb of Reynolds in Arnos Vale CemeteryGrade II
- Tomb of Weston in Arnos Vale CemeteryGrade II
- Tomb of Whiting in Arnos Vale CemeteryGrade II
- Western Entrance Gates to Arnos Vale CemeteryGrade II
- Williams Monument in Arnos Vale CemeteryGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBArnos Vale Conservation Area AppraisalBristol City Council’s description of the area’s character — what planners look at when you apply.Open on council site ↗Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from Bristol City Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.