About the Tyndall's Park Conservation Area
The Tyndall's Park Conservation Area covers about 18 hectares and was designated by Bristol City Council in 1981. Inside the boundary are 15 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 14 Grade II). The most significant is Royal Fort and Attached Front Step Railings, Grade I. 1 Article 4 direction over the area removes further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below. 30 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.
- 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.
- Royal Fort and Attached Front Step RailingsGrade I
- Bristol Grammar SchoolGrade II
- Department of Botany, Entrance Gates and Piers With Attached WallsGrade II
- Entrance Gates to East of Bristol Grammar SchoolGrade II
- Former Bristol Baptist CollegeGrade II
- Public ConveniencesGrade II
- Royal Fort Gate Piers and GatesGrade II
- Royal Fort Perimeter WallGrade II
- Stuart House and Attached Railings and GatesGrade II
- The Fry Building (School of Mathematics), University of BristolGrade II
- The Gatehouse and Attached Rubble WallGrade II
- Tower ViewGrade II
- University of Bristol, Department of Botany and Attached Walls and LampsGrade II
- University of Bristol, Geography DepartmentGrade II
- University of Bristol, Physics BuildingGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBTyndall's Park 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.