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Cheltenham Borough Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Cheltenham Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates4,621Searchable applications
0Recorded as pending
78%Approval rate · 606 approved or refused records
133Refused applications
473 approved · 133 refused · 191 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Planning applicationsContact planning Street naming and numberingLocal plan Planning and buildingPre-application advice Get advice on your application Apply for pre-application advice, includes charges, timescales and what kind of advice we provideConservation areas Historic buildings and conservation
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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Conservation areas7 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areas1 mapped area records1 identified HMO area records; remaining records unclassified
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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.
More application records
- Not published24/00441/CACN
T.1-Sycamore. Fell.
Colimace St Annes Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL52 2SS
Received 12 Mar 2024 - Not published24/00442/CACN
Magnolia grandiflora- Fell
47 Exmouth Street Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 7NR
Received 12 Mar 2024 - Not published24/00444/LBC
Installation of gas metre and 22mm gas pipe on the exterior of the building.
Treaford House 54 Lansdown Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire
Received 13 Mar 2024 - Not published24/00453/FUL
Installation car park management system using ANPR camera.
DoubleTree By Hilton Cirencester Road Charlton Kings Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 8EA
Received 14 Mar 2024 - Not published24/00454/ADV
13 x pole mounted signs, 2 x column mounted signs and 3 x wall mounted signs.
DoubleTree By Hilton Cirencester Road Charlton Kings Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 8EA
Received 14 Mar 2024 - Not published24/00453/LBC
Installation of 3 x non-illuminated wall signs.
DoubleTree By Hilton Cirencester Road Charlton Kings Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 8EA
Received 14 Mar 2024 - Not published24/00461/CACN
T1-Buddleia - Remove to ground level (outgrown position). T2-Buddleia - Remove to ground level (outgrown position).
8 Clarke Way Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL50 4AX
Received 14 Mar 2024 - Not published24/00469/CACN
T1: Walnut. Fell
32 St Lukes Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 7JJ
Received 15 Mar 2024 - Not published24/00471/FUL
Change of use of garage building as a standalone residential property. Retention of external cladding, easterly facing window, roof lights and boundary fencing (part retrospective), (Resubmission of planning application 23/01739/FUL).
Little Duncroft Evesham Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL52 3JN
Received 15 Mar 2024 - Not published24/00472/CLPUD
Installation of a drop kerb onto front of property for vehicle access and altered hardstanding.
22 Whaddon Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL52 5NA
Received 15 Mar 2024 - Not published24/00473/CACN
Birch - remove
11 Tom Price Close Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL52 2LE
Received 15 Mar 2024 - Not published24/00478/CACN
T1: Ginko-Reduce lateral overhang back from property (balcony area) by 1m - 1.5m.
Belgrave House Imperial Square Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL50 1QB
Received 15 Mar 2024 - Not published24/00479/CACN
T1: Beech: 2.5m height reduction and up to 1m reduction from laterals
Ground Floor Ashburn Villa St James Square Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL50 3QG
Received 15 Mar 2024 - Not published24/00480/CACN
Remove basal and epicormic growth up to 15ft.
Granleigh 6 Montpellier Drive Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL50 1TX
Received 15 Mar 2024 - Not published24/00484/TPO
T1-Horse Chestnut-Reduce drooping lateral overhang over drive/house side, by 2-3m to ease weight (effectively a crown lift of this lateral). Cobra brace the two main stems plus 3 other limbs (permission not necessary for these bracing works). Remove epicormic growth.
35 Park Place Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL50 2RE
Received 18 Mar 2024 - Not published24/00493/FUL
Change of use from class B1 office to class C3 residential - Two residential dwellings.
121 Promenade Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL50 1NW
Received 19 Mar 2024 - Not published24/00500/DISCON
Discharge of conditions 3 (written specification and/or physical samples of the materials) and 4 (schedule of repair) of Listed Building Consent 23/01549/LBC.
36 London Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire
Received 19 Mar 2024 - Not published24/00504/LBC
Removal of existing brick infill to front of building. Reinstatement of ashlar blocks, replacement of concrete copings with Limestone copings. Reinstatement of parapet wall to end of building.
49 Grosvenor Street Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL52 2SQ
Received 20 Mar 2024 - Not published24/00505/DISCON
Discharge of condition 7 (ceiling roses and cornice) of listed building consent ref. 22/01737/LBC.
Lansdown Lodge 68 Lansdown Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL51 6QL
Received 20 Mar 2024 - Not published24/00507/FUL
Erection of 1no. eco-friendly dwelling with associated works and landscaping.
151 Prestbury Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL52 2DU
Received 21 Mar 2024 - Not published24/00509/DISCON
Discharge of condition 3, acoustic assessment, of planning permission 23/00452/COU
Shoezone 218 High Street Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL50 3HF
Received 21 Mar 2024 - Not published24/00510/FUL
Singe storey rear extension
16 Whitecross Square Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 7AX
Received 21 Mar 2024 - Not published24/00513/LBC
Proposed Installation of full fibre broadband at the property. Installation of a 15cm by 15cm plastic box on an external wall in the property and the attachment of wires to the property from the nearest telegraph pole.(Part Retrospective).
7 Old School Court Great Norwood Street Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL50 2BG
Received 21 Mar 2024 - Not published24/00517/TPO
T7-Walnut- Remove.
Waterside Church Walk Charlton Kings Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 8BJ
Received 21 Mar 2024
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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What these statistics cover
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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