Block Management in Clevedon
In Clevedon, five Article 4 directions overlap, so window works start with the council.
For residents' management companies, RTM companies and freeholders in Clevedon, we take on block and leasehold management from budgets to major works. Five Article 4 directions made between 1976 and 1985 make window and roof works in both conservation areas very likely to need express consent. The council places the whole southern area in Flood Zone 3 from the Severn Estuary, and Clevedon Walton holds 368 households in converted or shared houses.
What We Would Put First for a Block in Clevedon
Confirm Which Direction Applies First
Clevedon carries five Article 4 directions from 1976, 1980, 1982 and 1985 covering roofing, access and fenestration. Which applies depends on the address, so before specifying window or roof works we would confirm the position with North Somerset Council and obtain consent.
ConsentsAssess Compartmentation in Converted Villas
Clevedon Walton holds 368 households in converted or shared houses and Clevedon West a further 266. In buildings never designed for separate occupation, we would commission a fire risk assessment that examines compartmentation rather than assuming it.
Fire risk assessmentsSettle Demises and Shared Services at Handover
Villa conversions bring unclear demises and shared services in buildings never built for separate flats. On taking over from a previous agent we would review the leases against the building and set service charge apportionments for the shared supplies.
Changing agentPlace Insurance with Flood Zone 3 in View
The southern area of Clevedon falls entirely within Flood Zone 3, and three Environment Agency warning areas name places from the Marine Lake to Kenn Road. For a block there we would review flood cover at each insurance placement and handle claims.
InsuranceManaging a Block in Clevedon at a Glance
- Local authority
- North Somerset Council
- Authority type
- Unitary
- Building control
- North Somerset Council Building Control
- County
- Somerset
- Fire and rescue service
- Avon Fire and Rescue Service
- Water and sewerage
- Bristol Water for supply and Wessex Water for sewerage
- From our Plymouth office
- About 93 miles in a straight line
- Setting
- Inland
What It Costs to Move a Block in Clevedon to Us
Management is a fixed annual fee, quoted for the building and agreed before we start. We take no commission and no third-party incentives, so the fee is the whole of what we earn from the building. Taking a block on carries a one-off start-up fee, set by size:
| Block size | Fee |
|---|---|
| Start-up fee, up to 10 units | £420.00 |
| Start-up fee, up to 25 units | £540.00 |
| Start-up fee, 50 units and above | £660.00 |
Taken from our published Additional Services price list, PBM Form #01-27 rev.6, effective 23 June 2025. All fees quoted are inclusive of VAT. See the full price list and how a handover works.
Five Article 4 Directions Overlap Across Both Conservation Areas
Five Article 4 directions apply in Clevedon. They were made piecemeal across two decades, so they overlap rather than sit neatly side by side. The first, of 13 October 1976, covers the Clevedon conservation area and removes rights relating to roofing. A second, of 8 October 1980, covers access. A third, of 24 March 1982, covers the Triangle conservation area and removes rights over fenestration. Two further directions of 15 November 1985 remove fenestration rights across the Clevedon and Triangle areas respectively. In practice, window and roof works on a block in either conservation area are very likely to need express consent. Which of the five directions applies depends on the address and on when the relevant boundary was drawn, so the council has to be asked rather than the answer assumed.
A Victorian Villa Conversion Cluster in Walton and West
Across the town's five wards there were 9,676 households at the 2021 Census with 2,162 in flats, 22.3 per cent. That is close to the England average and well above the Somerset one. Clevedon Walton holds 368 households in converted or shared houses, and Clevedon West adds a further 266. That is a genuine Victorian villa conversion cluster rather than purpose-built stock. It drives a particular set of management problems: unclear demises, shared services in buildings never designed for separate occupation, and fire compartmentation that has to be assessed rather than assumed. Clevedon Yeo by contrast holds just 11 such households. The five wards are consistently sized between 1,768 and 2,103 households, so none of them distorts the picture.
Severn Tides, Not Rivers, Drive Clevedon's Flood Risk
Tidal, from the Severn Estuary, and it is the dominant risk to the town rather than one factor among several. The council's own strategic flood risk assessment states that the southern area of Clevedon falls entirely within Flood Zone 3, with tidal flooding from the Severn Estuary being the dominant flood risk to the town. The Environment Agency flood zones around the Blind Yeo are based on tidal models rather than fluvial ones. The alert area for the Somerset coast at Clevedon runs from Gullhouse Point to Marine Parade and contains three warning areas. One covers seafront properties, naming the Marine Lake, Elton Road and The Beach. One names Marshalls Field, Fosseway, Churchill Avenue, Old Church Road, Strode Road and the Tweed Road industrial estate. One names Yeolands Drive, the Blind Yeo, Southern Way, Kenn Road, Tickenham Road and the Hither Green industrial estate. River risk in the town was deliberately reduced in the 1970s when the Land Yeo was diverted along the Blind Yeo. An Environment Agency programme of Blind Yeo asset improvements records 2,825 homes better protected, though no cost or completion date is published for it. The council separately budgeted 400,000 pounds in 2022 and 2023 for coastal wall repairs at Weston-super-Mare and Clevedon together. There is no critical drainage area: the council states that the Environment Agency has yet to identify any in North Somerset at all. Clevedon faces the Severn Estuary rather than the open sea, and the distinction changes what the exposure actually is. The shoreline management plan covering the town runs from Anchor Head to Lavernock Point under the Severn Estuary coastal group, and it splits the town's own frontage. The unit from Ladye Point to Old Church Road is hold the line across all three epochs, while the unit from Old Church Road to St Thomas' Head is managed realignment across all three. The published qualifier on the hold the line unit is that it is not intended to enable new defences to be built. Coastal change management areas 6 and 7 cover the frontage. On tidal range the official figures differ. The shoreline plan describes the second largest tidal range in the world at 10 to 12 metres, with a mean spring range of 12.2 metres at Avonmouth. The council describes a very high tidal range of approximately 15 metres. For a block in the southern area or on the frontage, flood cover should be reviewed at every insurance placement and the shoreline policy for its stretch should inform reserve planning.
Two Conservation Areas and No Appraisal for Either
Two conservation areas, Clevedon designated 17 December 1974 and Clevedon Triangle designated 12 March 1981, out of 39 across North Somerset. Neither has a published appraisal or management plan. For both, the boundary and the statutory duty are the whole of the guidance, and there is no character assessment to argue a scheme against. That absence sits oddly alongside the five Article 4 directions the town carries, which are specific about what they remove. For a block in either area, consent discussions with the council need to start before external works are specified.
134 entries on the National Heritage List fall inside the parish, two of them Grade I and five Grade II*. The two Grade I are the parish church of St Andrew and Clevedon Court, which is also a Grade II* registered park and garden. The Grade II* buildings are Christ Church, the crenellated wall and tower at Clevedon Court, St Brandon's School for Girls, the Church of St John and the former Woodspring District Council offices. There is one scheduled monument, a univallate hillfort on Wain's Hill. A block's listing status should be confirmed before works are specified.
Radon Potential Differs from One Side of Town to Another
Class 5 at the town centre, a maximum radon potential of 10 to 30 per cent of homes at or above the action level, with the published advice that radon measurement is advised. Across a four kilometre area around the town the reading is mixed but weighted high: eleven squares at class 5, three at class 4 and six in the lowest band. So a block on one side of Clevedon and a block on the other are in materially different positions. The town figure should not be applied uniformly, and the individual address should decide whether measurement goes on the compliance plan.
Local Plan to 2041 Submitted but Not Yet Adopted
The North Somerset development plan is in three parts. The Core Strategy was adopted 10 April 2012, though nine policies were remitted after a High Court challenge and re-adopted in September 2015 and January 2017. The Development Management Policies were adopted 19 July 2016, and the Site Allocations Plan 10 April 2018. An emerging Local Plan to 2041 was submitted for examination in April 2026 and is not adopted. A neighbourhood area was designated on 16 May 2016 but no plan has been made. Applications for works to a block are decided against the three adopted parts.
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Clevedon Questions
Which Article 4 Direction Covers Our Clevedon Block?
That depends on the address. Five directions apply: 13 October 1976 for roofing in the Clevedon conservation area, 8 October 1980 for access, 24 March 1982 for fenestration in the Triangle area, and two of 15 November 1985 for fenestration across the Clevedon and Triangle areas. Because they overlap and boundaries were drawn at different times, the council has to be asked rather than the answer assumed.
Is Our Street Inside a Clevedon Flood Warning Area?
Three warning areas sit within the Gullhouse Point to Marine Parade alert area. One covers seafront properties including the Marine Lake, Elton Road and The Beach. One names Marshalls Field, Fosseway, Churchill Avenue, Old Church Road, Strode Road and the Tweed Road industrial estate. The third names Yeolands Drive, the Blind Yeo, Southern Way, Kenn Road, Tickenham Road and the Hither Green industrial estate.
Should Our Clevedon Block Be Measured for Radon?
The town centre is class 5, a maximum radon potential of 10 to 30 per cent of homes at or above the action level, and measurement is advised. Across a four kilometre box, eleven squares are class 5, three class 4 and six in the lowest band, so a block on one side of town is in a different position from one on the other. We would check the individual address.
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