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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 dates4,713Searchable applications
0Recorded as pending
78%Approval rate · 617 approved or refused records
137Refused applications
480 approved · 137 refused · 196 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 published24/00736/DISCON
Discharge of conditions, 3 (external facing materials) , 4 (roofing materials) of granted permssion 23/00560/LBC.
Fourways 55 The Burgage Prestbury Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL52 3DL
Received 1 May 2024 - Not published24/00737/FUL
Single storey rear extension
3 Windsor Street Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL52 2DG
Received 1 May 2024 - Not published24/00738/DISCON
Discharge of conditions, 3 (external facing materials), 4 (roofing materials) of planning permssion 23/00560/FUL.
Fourways 55 The Burgage Prestbury Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL52 3DL
Received 1 May 2024 - Not published24/00741/DISCON
Discharge of condition 3 (facing material sample) of planning permission 23/00501/FUL.
26 Ewlyn Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 7PB
Received 1 May 2024 - Not published24/00742/FUL
Internal and external alterations to existing building and change of use of first and second floor into residential flat.
8 Rotunda Terrace Montpellier Street Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL50 1SW
Received 1 May 2024 - Not published24/00742/LBC
Internal and external alterations to existing building and change of use of first and second floor into residential flat.
8 Rotunda Terrace Montpellier Street Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL50 1SW
Received 1 May 2024 - Not published24/00744/FUL
Change of use of vacant shop (Class E) to betting office (sui generis).
10 - 12 Pittville Street Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL52 2LJ
Received 1 May 2024 - Not published24/00745/CACN
T1: Beech: Remove to ground level.
Car Park Idsall Drive Prestbury Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL52 3AX
Received 1 May 2024 - Not published24/00746/FUL
Application to extend rear balcony to bay window, remove railings, reduce side wall in height and extend stone balcony. Introduce new split stair cases with glass balustrades. Introduce further steps cut into ground accessing basement. Create new door opening to existing basement (art room) in location of existing window.
Berkhampstead School Pittville Circus Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL52 2QA
Received 2 May 2024 - Not published24/00746/LBC
Application to extend rear balcony to bay window, remove railings, reduce side wall in height and extend stone balcony. Introduce new split stair cases with glass balustrades. Introduce further steps cut into ground accessing basement. Create new door opening to existing basement (art room) in location of existing window.
Berkhampstead School Pittville Circus Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL52 2QA
Received 2 May 2024 - Not published24/00748/FUL
Erection of two maisonettes.
52 River Leys Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL51 9RY
Received 2 May 2024 - Not published24/00749/FUL
Single storey side extension.
1 Kimberley Walk Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL52 5JY
Received 2 May 2024 - Not published24/00750/CLPUD
Proposed single storey extension.
19 Detmore Close Charlton Kings Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 8QP
Received 2 May 2024 - Not published24/00751/CACN
T1 - Hazel, T2 - Amelanchier, T3 - Eucalyptus, S1 - Elder: Fell to as close to ground level as possible. Treat roots with Eco plugs to restrict regrowth.
21 Lansdown Crescent Cheltenham Gloucestershire
Received 2 May 2024 - Not published24/00752/CACN
T1 Cherry - reduce lowest large branch growing over lawn by 2 meters
Elm Lodge 65 The Park Cheltenham Gloucestershire
Received 2 May 2024 - Not published24/00753/FUL
Single storey side and rear extension
6 Friars Close Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL51 3DU
Received 2 May 2024 - Not published24/00756/FUL
Single storey rear extension.
36 Church Road Swindon Village Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL51 9QS
Received 2 May 2024 - Not published24/00757/FUL
Single storey rear extension, hip to gable roof conversion, rear roof dormer and external insulation finished with render and brick slip system (retrospective)
Melbourne 94 East End Road Charlton Kings Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 8QL
Received 2 May 2024 - Not published24/00758/FUL
Temporary siting of Portakabin changing, showers and toilets to continue operation of swimming facilities during the repair of existing changing village (retrospective).
Cricket Hall Pittville Recreation Centre Tommy Taylors Lane Cheltenham Gloucestershire
Received 3 May 2024 - Not published24/00759/FUL
Erection of a first-floor extension.
Underscar Daisy Bank Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 9QQ
Received 3 May 2024 - Not published24/00760/DISCON
Discharge of condition 3 (noise asssessment) of granted permission 23/00452/COU.
Shoezone 218 High Street Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL50 3HF
Received 3 May 2024 - Not published24/00761/FUL
Single storey rear extension, replacement outbuildings, alterations to main house and landscaping.
239 London Road Charlton Kings Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL52 6HZ
Received 3 May 2024 - Not published24/00761/LBC
Single storey rear extension, replacement outbuildings, alterations to main house and landscaping.
239 London Road Charlton Kings Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL52 6HZ
Received 3 May 2024 - Not published24/00763/DISCON
Discharge of condition 4 (foundations method statement) of granted permission 23/02109/FUL.
6 The Verneys Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 7DB
Received 3 May 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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