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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 dates4,626Searchable 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473 approved · 133 refused · 191 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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.
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 published24/00519/FUL
Change of use of existing reservoir to single dwelling with associated works, access and landscaping.
Leckhampton Reservoir Leckhampton Hill Cheltenham Gloucestershire
Received 21 Mar 2024 - Not published24/00520/DISCON
Discharge of condition 5 (facing/roofing materials samples) of granted permission 23/01405/FUL.
23 High Street Prestbury Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL52 3AR
Received 21 Mar 2024 - Not published24/00521/FUL
Replace the existing porch and garage frontage at the front of the property.
Wendover Fairmount Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL51 7AQ
Received 21 Mar 2024 - Not published24/00524/DISCON
Discharge of condition 3g and 3c (Design details - steps and railings) of granted permission 20/02240/LBC
78 Hewlett Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL52 6AR
Received 22 Mar 2024 - Not published24/00525/TPO
T1 - Pine -Cut roots no greater than 60mm in diameter (which are 6m away from the tree) in order to repair the block paving.
Holcombe House 4 Moorend Grove Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 0EZ
Received 22 Mar 2024 - Not published24/00526/AMEND
Non-material amendment to planning permission ref. 23/01435/FUL to allow a change of finish of the entrance doors and side screens from powder coated aluminium to painted hardwood timber
YMCA 6 Vittoria Walk Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL50 1TP
Received 22 Mar 2024 - Not published24/00527/DISCON
Discharge of conditions 5 (doors and windows), 7 (minor ancillary works), 8 (enclosure details), 12 (refuse and recycling), 17 (solar PV panels), 18 (SUDS) and 23 (archaeological works) of planning permission 22/02177/COU.
Manor Farm Church Road Swindon Village Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL51 9RB
Received 22 Mar 2024 - Not published24/00528/ADV
Installation of 1no. sign
Everyman Cinemas Unit B1 Regent Arcade Regent Street Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL50 1JZ
Received 22 Mar 2024 - Not published24/00529/FUL
Proposed rear extension and rendering of existing property
16 Bafford Grove Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 9JE
Received 22 Mar 2024 - Not published24/00530/FUL
Conversion of existing rural building to a self-contained dwelling.
Evergreen Bowbridge Lane Prestbury Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL52 3BJ
Received 25 Mar 2024 - Not published24/00531/CACN
T1: large conifer with split: remove to ground level. It is likely to fall at any time. urgent work.
3 Langton Place Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 8HW
Received 25 Mar 2024 - Not published24/00532/DISCON
Discharge of conditions 3 (design details) of granted permission 23/02066/LBC.
Upper Courland Brookway Road Charlton Kings Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 8HF
Received 25 Mar 2024 - Not published24/00533/FUL
Single storey rear extension, garage conversion to habitable accommodation and new front porch.
25 Springbank Way Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL51 0LH
Received 25 Mar 2024 - Not published24/00534/DISCON
Discharge of condtions 3. (materials) and part discharge of condition 5. (iron railings and plinth) of Listed Building Consent 23/01339/LBC.
24 Albert Place Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL52 2HW
Received 25 Mar 2024 - Not published24/00493/LBC
Change of use from class B1 office to class C3 residential - Two residential dwellings with associated internal alterations.
121 Promenade Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL50 1NW
Received 19 Mar 2024 - Not published24/00536/FUL
Two storey side extension following demolition of garage, and single storey extensions to front and rear.
14 Ashcot Mews Up Hatherley Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL51 3RN
Received 25 Mar 2024 - Not published24/00537/FUL
Installation of sports lighting to the southern most all-weather playing pitch.
Dean Close School Shelburne Road Hatherley Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL51 6HE
Received 25 Mar 2024 - Not published24/00538/CONDIT
Variation of Condition 2 (Hours of use) of granted permission 10/00144/FUL to allow floodlighting to be used until 21.00 each evening on Mondays to Fridays, until 19.00 on Saturdays and not at all on Sundays.
Dean Close School Shelburne Road Hatherley Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL51 6HE
Received 25 Mar 2024 - Not published24/00539/FUL
Proposed replacement of existing white windows and doors with timber pale green windows and doors
43 Cudnall Street Charlton Kings Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 8HL
Received 25 Mar 2024 - Not published24/00540/FUL
Part two storey / part single storey rear extension, and garage conversion
3 Burford Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL52 5GL
Received 26 Mar 2024 - Not published24/00541/DISCON
Discharge of condition 3. (gate and railing details) of Listed Building Consent 22/02238/LBC.
Clarendon 9 The Park Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL50 2SL
Received 26 Mar 2024 - Not published24/00542/DISCON
Discharge of condition 18 (tree replacement details) of planning permission 23/01628/CONDIT.
Sandford Park House 39 - 41 London Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire
Received 26 Mar 2024 - Not published24/00545/FUL
Proposed extension to side/rear of property.
27 Hulbert Close Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL51 9RJ
Received 27 Mar 2024 - Not published24/00546/DISCON
Discharge of condtion 4.(external steps, balustrade, raised patio, planters to rear and railings) of Listed Building Consent 23/00676/LBC.
Clarendon 9 The Park Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL50 2SL
Received 27 Mar 2024
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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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