Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Cheltenham Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
471 approved · 133 refused · 191 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 19 Jul 2021 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Northcroft House Charlton Kings Business Park Cirencester Road Charlton Kings Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 8DZ
Received 19 Jul 2021Bluebell Cottage Wellesley Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL50 4LD
Received 23 Jul 2021Stratford House 77 London Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire
Received 8 Sept 202124 Albemarle Gate Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL50 4PJ
Received 14 Jan 2022Rooftops 10 Clare Street Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 7NN
Received 1 Aug 2022Crossways Greenway Lane Charlton Kings Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL52 6LB
Received 11 Jan 202344 Hall Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 0HE
Received 17 Oct 20235 Tivoli Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL50 2TD
Received 20 Nov 2023Land At Springfield Close The Reddings Cheltenham Gloucestershire
Received 22 Dec 202397 Kingscote Road West Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL51 6JP
Received 25 Jan 2024St Peters Vicarage 375 Swindon Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL51 9LB
Received 29 Jan 202411 Bath Parade Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 7HL
Received 5 Feb 2024109 London Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL52 6HL
Received 8 Feb 2024109 London Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL52 6HL
Received 8 Feb 2024Site 2601 0094 Clarence Street Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL50 3JL
Received 19 Feb 202428 Branch Hill Rise Charlton Kings Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 9HW
Received 20 Feb 2024Randalls Cottage 1 Bouncers Lane Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL52 5JB
Received 20 Feb 202491 Pittville Lawn Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL52 2BP
Received 4 Mar 20246 Oxford Street Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL52 6DT
Received 5 Mar 202480 Leckhampton Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 0BN
Received 7 Mar 2024Old Lodge Court Wellington Square Cheltenham Gloucestershire
Received 8 Mar 202480 Rowanfield Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL51 8AG
Received 8 Mar 202478 Hewlett Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL52 6AR
Received 12 Mar 202478 Hewlett Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL52 6AR
Received 12 Mar 2024Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Cheltenham Borough Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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