About the Portland and Brunswick Square Conservation Area
The Portland and Brunswick Square Conservation Area covers about 10 hectares and was designated by Bristol City Council in 1974. Inside the boundary are 39 listed buildings (7 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 31 Grade II). The most significant is 31-34, Portland Square, Grade I. 1 Article 4 direction over the area removes further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below. Part of the area lies in flood zone 2, so an extension may need a flood risk assessment.
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.
- Ashley Ward, Cabot Ward, Clifton East Ward, Cotham Ward and Lawrence Hill Ward (1999 ward boundary)Householder 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.
- 31-34, Portland SquareGrade I
- Church of St PaulGrade I
- Numbers 1 to 6 and Attached Area RailingsGrade I
- Numbers 14-17 and Attached Area RailingsGrade I
- Numbers 18-21 and Attached Area RailingsGrade I
- Numbers 22 to 28 and Attached Area RailingsGrade I
- Numbers 7 to 13 and Attached Area RailingsGrade I
- Railings and Gates of the Church of St PaulGrade II*
- 1 and 2, Wilson StreetGrade II
- 1-13, St Paul StreetGrade II
- 1-8, Pritchard StreetGrade II
- 18-26, Gloucester StreetGrade II
- 2-8, Cave StreetGrade II
- 22 and 23, Pritchard StreetGrade II
- 24-42, Wilson StreetGrade II
- 25, Wilder StreetGrade II
- 26, Cumberland StreetGrade II
- 28, Cumberland StreetGrade II
- Brunswick ChapelGrade II
- Brunswick Chapel AnnexGrade II
- Chest Tomb Approximately 6 Metres South of North Entrance to Brunswick Square Burial GroundGrade II
- Gates and Railings Round Portland Square GardensGrade II
- Group of Chest Tombs, Brunswick Square Burial GroundGrade II
- K6 Telephone KioskGrade II
Show all 39 listed buildings ↓All 39 listed buildings
- Nos 1, 1a and 2-6, Brunswick Square and Area WallsGrade II
- Number 13 and Attached Basement Area RailingsGrade II
- Number 15 and Area RailingsGrade II
- Number 21 and Attached Area RailingsGrade II
- Number 23 and Attached Front Area RailingsGrade II
- Number 29 and Attached Front Area RailingsGrade II
- Number 30 and Attached Railings to DoorwayGrade II
- Number 32 and Attached Front Area RailingsGrade II
- Numbers 10 to 16 and Attached Front Area RailingsGrade II
- Numbers 13 to 19 and Attached Front Area RailingsGrade II
- Numbers 14, 15 and 16 and Attached Area RailingsGrade II
- Numbers 25 and 27 and Attached Front Area RailingsGrade II
- Numbers 7 to 12 and Area RailingsGrade II
- Portland House Public HouseGrade II
- Surrey LodgeGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
The council’s appraisal
WEBPortland and Brunswick Square 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.