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KingsdownConservation Area

What being inside the Kingsdown Conservation Area means for extensions, lofts, windows and trees — and how to check whether your house is inside the boundary.

Designated

1973

Size

12 ha

Listed buildings inside

87

Article 4

2 found

100 m
Conservation area Listed building

About the Kingsdown Conservation Area

The Kingsdown Conservation Area covers about 12 hectares and was designated by Bristol City Council in 1973. Inside the boundary are 87 listed buildings, all Grade II. 2 Article 4 directions over the area remove further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below. 15 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.

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.

  • Ashley Ward, Cabot Ward, Clifton East Ward, Cotham Ward and Lawrence Hill Ward (1999 ward boundary)Householder works
  • Cotham and RedlandHouseholder 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.

Show all 87 listed buildings ↓

Streets in the conservation area

Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.

Kingsdown ParadeSomerset StreetSt Matthew's RoadFremantle SquareMarlborough HillMontague HillNinetree HillRear Wall and Gate

The council’s appraisal

WEBKingsdown 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

Stokes Croft →St. James' Parade →St. Michael's Hill and Christmas Steps →Portland and Brunswick Square →Tyndall's Park →Cotham and Redland →

Boundary and listed buildings from Bristol City Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.