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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 dates4,723Searchable applications
0Recorded as pending
78%Approval rate · 618 approved or refused records
137Refused applications
481 approved · 137 refused · 197 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 published24/00825/TPO
T1 Monterey cypress tree. Remove
Lexham Lodge Copt Elm Road Charlton Kings Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 8AG
Received 13 May 2024 - Not published24/00826/CACN
SW0044 - Remove two failed / partially failed branches
Ardwell House 94 Evesham Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL52 2AL
Received 13 May 2024 - Not published24/00827/FUL
Proposed extension and installation of an automated timber sliding gate
Treeford Cottage Skillicorne Mews Queens Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL50 2NJ
Received 14 May 2024 - Not published24/00828/FUL
Erection of 1 metre high fence to side boundaries of front garden (revised scheme to previously refused application ref. 23/01566/FUL) (retrospective)
44 Springfield Close The Reddings Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL51 6SF
Received 14 May 2024 - Not published24/00829/CACN
T1 - Eucalyptus. remove, T2 - Small Tree. remove
Wayside Mill Street Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL52 3BG
Received 14 May 2024 - Not published24/00830/FUL
Single storey rear extension.
15 Upper Bath Street Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL50 2BD
Received 14 May 2024 - Not published24/00831/FUL
Change garage roof from flat roof to pitched roof to provide loft storage. Eaves height to remain the same. (Revised application of 24/00620/FUL).
13 Alstone Avenue Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL51 8EH
Received 14 May 2024 - Not published24/00832/FUL
Proposed single storey rear extension following removal of existing conservatory.
11 Glamorgan Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL51 3JF
Received 14 May 2024 - Not published24/00833/CACN
1. Reduce the two larger Hormbeams at the front of the building back to the previous points. 2. Fell dying Cherry behind lamp post. 3. Clear remaining lamp post giving a 2-meter clearance where possible. 4. Lift Cherry away from the road to stop the high sided vehicle's hitting it. 5. At the back of the car park, reduce tree back by 2 meter to clear parking spaces
Festival House Jessop Avenue Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL50 3SH
Received 14 May 2024 - Not published24/00834/FUL
Replacement of uPVC double glazed windows with timber sliding sash windows, single glazed at the front and heritage style thin profile double glazed at the rear. Replacement of timber kitchen rear window with timber French doors with heritage style thin profile double glazing.
26 Victoria Place Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL52 2ES
Received 15 May 2024 - Not published24/00835/FUL
Single storey rear extension.
23 Moorend Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 0ER
Received 15 May 2024 - Not published24/00836/DISCON
Discharge of Conditions 3 (Construction Method Statement), 4 (Surface Water Drainage), 8 (Levels), 19 (Site investigation) and 21 (Noise Impact Assessment) of planning permission 23/00167/FUL
58 High Street Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL50 1EE
Received 15 May 2024 - Not published24/00837/TPO
Silver birch. Reduce house side to give c. 2m clearance, removing subordinate growth only, and reducing the opposite side by around 2.5m to balance the crown. Crown lift to 3m where necessary removing subordinate growth only.
Oriel Villas Oriel Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire
Received 15 May 2024 - Not published24/00838/FUL
Enlargement of existing front and rear dormers together with alteration to ground floor front window.
6 Stockton Close Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 9HZ
Received 15 May 2024 - Not published24/00839/FUL
Garage conversion to include removal of garage door and insertion of window, and erection of detached garden room in rear garden.
22 Cordwainers Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL52 2DQ
Received 15 May 2024 - Not published24/00840/FUL
Replacement of rear roof dormer with enlarged dormer. Renovation of detached garage including new fenestration and terrace.
50 Leckhampton Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 0BE
Received 15 May 2024 - Not published24/00844/PRIOR
Installation of 346no. 450W solar PV panels onto the existing roofs (155.7kWp)
Ladies College Swimming Pool Malvern Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire
Received 15 May 2024 - Not published24/00845/CACN
T1- Robinia. Remove to 8ft stem.
30 Eldorado Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL50 2PT
Received 15 May 2024 - Not published24/00846/FUL
Single storey rear and first floor side extension, including conversion of attached garage to part living space.
4 Roberts Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL52 5DF
Received 16 May 2024 - Not published24/00847/CACN
T1: Cypress. Remove and grind stump.
Galipot Cottage 55 Andover Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL50 2TS
Received 16 May 2024 - Not published24/00848/AMEND
Non-material amendment of granted permission 22/00099/FUL. Increase in size of approved studio.
36 Arle Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL51 8JX
Received 16 May 2024 - Not published24/00849/DISCON
Discharge of conditions 14, tree protection, 15, root protection, 19, Arboriculture Method Statement, of planning permission 23/00370/condit.
Waterside Church Walk Charlton Kings Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 8BJ
Received 16 May 2024 - Not published24/00850/LBC
Boiler replacement-small movement of exhaust pipe and addition of one more.
Flat 1 2 Berkeley Street Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL52 2SX
Received 16 May 2024 - Not published24/00854/FUL
Erection of new self-build dwelling following demolition of existing bungalow.
Rossella 29 Brookway Road Charlton Kings Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 8HF
Received 16 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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