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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 dates4,790Searchable applications
0Recorded as pending
78%Approval rate · 627 approved or refused records
140Refused applications
487 approved · 140 refused · 198 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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More application records
- Not published24/01203/ADV
Branding re-opening graphics on temporary hoarding structure.
H&M MSU 2 Regent Arcade Regent Street Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL50 1JZ
Received 15 Jul 2024 - Not published24/01204/CLPUD
Proposed hip to gable lift up, rear dormer and front elevation VELUX roof windows.
5 Wistley Road Charlton Kings Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 8NP
Received 16 Jul 2024 - Not published24/01205/LBC
Replacement of front steps, replacement of stone panels to LH and RH of front door, in natural buff limestone to match the existing colour and detail. Rendering and painting of panel supports.
7 Queens Parade Cheltenham Gloucestershire
Received 16 Jul 2024 - Not published24/01208/TPO
Sycamore - fell
Sue Ryder Care Centre Leckhampton Court Church Road Leckhampton Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 0QJ
Received 16 Jul 2024 - Not published24/01209/PDE
Proposed single storey rear extension together with the previous extension will extend beyond the rear wall by 5.4m, for which the maximum height would be 3.7m and an eaves height of 2.7m
30 Naunton Lane Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 7BH
Received 16 Jul 2024 - Not published24/01210/DEEM3
Blocking up of Single Doorway and removal of steps.
Holy Trinity School Jersey Street Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL52 2JP
Received 16 Jul 2024 - Not published24/01211/CLPUD
Proposed loft conversion with rear dormer.
14 Asquith Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 7EL
Received 16 Jul 2024 - Not published24/01124/FUL
Replacement of existing greenhouse, conservatory and pergola with new garden room, rear extension and pergola. Replacement of fireplace with a wood burner. Landscaping works including the removal of 2 trees.
Flat 2 2 Tivoli Lawn 8 Tivoli Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL50 2TG
Received 16 Jul 2024 - Not published24/01213/TPO
Cedar. Reduce height by 2.5m Reduce laterals by 2m - 2.5m Crown lift as per submitted photos.
Bill Leonard Court 16 - 24 Hamilton Street Charlton Kings Cheltenham Gloucestershire
Received 16 Jul 2024 - Not published24/01214/CONDIT
Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of planning permission ref. 22/02126/FUL.
3 Deep Street Prestbury Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL52 3AW
Received 17 Jul 2024 - Not published24/01215/AMEND
Non-material amendment of granted permission 24/00814/FUL. Adjustment to the design of dormers by extension of the dormer roofs to the party walls.
1 Waterloo Place Wellington Street Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL50 1XY
Received 17 Jul 2024 - Not published24/01216/FUL
Erection of single storey, flat roofed rear extension and external alterations, following removal of existing single storey rear extensions.
2 May Court Malvern Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL50 2JW
Received 17 Jul 2024 - Not published24/01218/CONDIT
Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of listed building consent ref. 22/02126/LBC.
3 Deep Street Prestbury Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL52 3AW
Received 17 Jul 2024 - Not published24/01219/LBC
Remove the deteriorated concrete balcony slab and replace with a new concrete slab. Demolish the failing brick retaining wall and replace with new to match. Carry out remedial works to windows and reinstatement of stone finishes and timber window head blind boxes previously removed and set aside.
Flat 3 110 Evesham Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL52 2AN
Received 17 Jul 2024 - Not published24/01220/TPO
T1 Beech - reduce crown by 30% equating to 4m height reduction and 2-3m radial reduction
1 Sandford Mill Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 7QH
Received 17 Jul 2024 - Not published24/01222/LBC
Proposed replacement of 3no. existing timber sash windows
Flat 6 7 Berkeley Place Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL52 6DB
Received 18 Jul 2024 - Not published24/01224/FUL
Proposed infill side dormer window
2 Noverton Avenue Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL52 5DB
Received 18 Jul 2024 - Not published24/01225/DISCON
Discharge of conditions; 13 (LEMP) - Landscape and Ecological Management Plan (July 2024), 14 (CEMP) - Construction Environmental Management Plan (July 2024), 30a (PV panel specification), 31a (Air source heat pump specification) of 20/01788/FUL.
Land At Shurdington Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire
Received 18 Jul 2024 - Not published24/01226/DISCON
Discharge of condition 9.(archaeological written scheme of investigation) of granted permission 24/00554/FUL.
Green Acre Spring Lane Prestbury Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL52 3BW
Received 18 Jul 2024 - Not published24/01227/DISCON
Part discharge of condition 3 of listed building consent ref. 24/00117/LBC - a) method of fixing the arched top entrance gates to the stone piers, c) method statement for the blocking up of the existing doorway in the outbuilding, and e) method statement for any new service runs for electric cabling for external lighting.
YMCA 6 Vittoria Walk Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL50 1TP
Received 19 Jul 2024 - Not published24/01228/CACN
Remove Self Seeded Sycamore tree (T1) located at the back of the property and into the wall, leave stump as close to ground level as possible, Birch Group (G1) located at the back of the property, reduce height by 2-3 meters.
9 Whitecross Square Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 7AY
Received 19 Jul 2024 - Not published24/01229/FUL
Single storey rear extension.
6 Old Reddings Close The Reddings Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL51 6SD
Received 19 Jul 2024 - Not published24/01230/FUL
Erection of rear dormer window, installation of roof lights to front roof slope and raising of main roof ridge height.
25 Fairhaven Street Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 7PL
Received 19 Jul 2024 - Not published24/01231/FUL
Proposed single storey extension to side and rear with associated alteration to provide additional living accommodation, and extension of existing dropped kerb from 3.56m wide to 5.6m wide.
39 Oakland Avenue Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL52 3EP
Received 19 Jul 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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