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.
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23 Suffolk Square Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL50 2EA
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23 Suffolk Square Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL50 2EA
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View council mapAlterations to the basement to create 2no. annexed apartments, including the formation of a frameless glass extension to the rear elevation, reinstatement of the former basement staircase, the removal and adaptation of modern partitions and openings and associated works.
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Decision NoticeDecision Notice · PDF | 8 Sept 2025 | View |
| Officer reportReport · PDF | 8 Sept 2025 | View |
| Heritage and conservation revised responseConsultee Comment · PDF | 4 Sept 2025 | View |
| Revised proposed basement floor planApproved Drawing · PDF | 26 Aug 2025 | View |
| Revised proposed ground floor planApproved Drawing · PDF | 26 Aug 2025 | View |
| Revised proposed elevationApproved Drawing · PDF | 26 Aug 2025 | View |
| Revised proposed elevationApproved Drawing · PDF | 26 Aug 2025 | View |
| Revised proposed elevationApproved Drawing · PDF | 26 Aug 2025 | View |
| Site noticeSite Notice | 10 Jun 2025 | View |
| Proposed block planDrawing · PDF | 22 May 2025 | View |
| Application formApplication Form · PDF | 21 May 2025 | View |
| Site location planApproved Drawing · PDF | 21 May 2025 | View |
| Existing basement floor planDrawing · PDF | 21 May 2025 | View |
| Existing ground floor planDrawing · PDF | 21 May 2025 | View |
| Existing -south east and north west elevationsDrawing · PDF | 21 May 2025 | View |
| Existing -north-east elevationDrawing · PDF | 21 May 2025 | View |
| Existing sectionsDrawing · PDF | 21 May 2025 | View |
| Historic mapping basement floorDrawing · PDF | 21 May 2025 | View |
| Proposed basement floor plan opt 1Superseded Documents · PDF | 21 May 2025 | View |
| Proposed ground floor plan opt 1Superseded Documents · PDF | 21 May 2025 | View |
| Proposed elevation opt 1-north - west elevationSuperseded Documents · PDF | 21 May 2025 | View |
| Proposed elevation opt 1-north - east elevationSuperseded Documents · PDF | 21 May 2025 | View |
| Proposed elevation opt 1-south - west elevationSuperseded Documents · PDF | 21 May 2025 | View |
| Proposed staircase detailApproved Drawing · PDF | 21 May 2025 | View |
| Proposed internal door detailsDrawing · PDF | 21 May 2025 | View |
| Proposed external door detailDrawing · PDF | 21 May 2025 | View |
| Proposed window detailDrawing · PDF | 21 May 2025 | View |
| Heritage impact statement incorporating design and access statementBackGround Papers · PDF | 21 May 2025 | View |
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Understanding planning · 13 min read
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications. Compare status labels and find the documents explaining each outcome.
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.