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Cheltenham Borough Council
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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 dates

5,138Searchable applications

0Recorded as pending

77%Approval rate · 677 approved or refused records

156Refused applications

521 approved · 156 refused · 210 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 19 Jul 2021 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

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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 published25/00994/CACN
T1 False acacia. Prune back encroaching branches off building giving 1.5m clearance from walls and roof, as indicated in red on submitted image. T2 Holly. Crown height reduction of 1m and spread by 1m, cutting back to strong suitable secondary growth. Shape and balance. New shape indicated in red on image. To remove encroaching branches away from building giving 1m clearance. T3 False acacia. Crown height reduction of 1m and spread by 1m, cutting back to strong suitable secondary growth. Shape and balance. Crown lift up to 4.5m roadside only to prevent conflict with delivery vehicles
2 Montpellier Parade Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL50 1UD
Received 24 Jun 2025
Not published25/00995/FUL
Construction of additional dropped kerbs for widened access to enable cars to enter and leave.
Fairways 62 Sandy Lane Charlton Kings Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 9DQ
Received 24 Jun 2025
Not published25/00996/FUL
Garage conversion to habitable accommodation (retrospective)
82B Tennyson Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL51 7DB
Received 24 Jun 2025
Not published25/00973/LBC
Construction of new wall and reuse existing gate
34 Prestbury Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL52 2DA
Received 19 Jun 2025
Not published25/00997/LBC
Change of use from large HMO into 4no. apartments.
24 High Street Cheltenham Gloucestershire
Received 24 Jun 2025
Not published25/00998/ADV
Installation of digital advertising display
K S Service Station Bouncers Lane Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL52 5JF
Received 25 Jun 2025
Not published25/00999/AMEND
Non-material amendment to planning permission 25/00172/FUL - seeking reduce width of the extension by 200mm
36 Hillary Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 9LD
Received 25 Jun 2025
Not published25/01000/CACN
T1 - Ash. Showing early signs of ash dieback. Remove
Christchurch Vicarage Malvern Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL50 2NU
Received 25 Jun 2025
Not published25/01001/FUL
Creation of hardstanding and dropped kerb.
23 Church Road Leckhampton Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 0PS
Received 25 Jun 2025
Not published25/01002/TPO
T.1-Corsican Pine. Remove low long limb on west side.
9 Newcourt Park Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 9AY
Received 25 Jun 2025
Not published25/01003/CACN
T.1-Silver Birch. Crown reduce by 35%.
2 Albany Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL50 2UL
Received 25 Jun 2025
Not published25/01004/FUL
Proposed single storey side and rear extension.
12 Montpellier Drive Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL50 1TX
Received 25 Jun 2025
Not published25/01005/DISCON
Discharge of condition 3, painted timber white (RAL- 9016), of granted permission 24/00949/LBC.
23 Cambray Place Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL50 1JN
Received 25 Jun 2025
Not published25/01006/CACN
T.1-Magnolia. Crown reduction 25%. T.2-Pink Hawthorn and T.3-Silver Birch. Crown reduction 30% and T.4-Pleached Hornbeam. Minor Prune and reshaping. (Note, only trees with a stem diameter of at least 75mm measured at 1.5m are protected by the Conservation Area).
7 Montpellier Grove Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL50 2XB
Received 25 Jun 2025
Not published25/00997/FUL
Change of use from large HMO into 4no. apartments.
24 High Street Cheltenham Gloucestershire
Received 26 Jun 2025
Not published25/01008/CACN
Reduce beech at front of property by 1.5m to strong subordinate growth, and lift lower branches over driveway by 2m removing subordinate growth only.
27 All Saints Villas Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL52 2HB
Received 26 Jun 2025
Not published25/01009/CACN
Small purple plum. Reduce to previous points. Magnolia x soulangiana. Reduce to previous points.
9 Montpellier Villas Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL50 2XE
Received 26 Jun 2025
Not published25/01010/FUL
Proposed single storey rear extension.
69 Wards Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL51 6JN
Received 26 Jun 2025
Not published25/01011/FUL
Installation of solar panels on the roof of the west wing and sixth form block.
Cheltenham Ladies College Bayshill Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL50 3EP
Received 26 Jun 2025
Not published25/01011/LBC
Installation of solar panels on the roof of the west wing and sixth form block.
Cheltenham Ladies College Bayshill Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL50 3EP
Received 26 Jun 2025
Not published25/01013/FUL
Proposed external wall insulation to 5 storey blocks : 2-20 Grevil Road, 44-64 Orchard Way and 210-228 Arle Road.
Evens Block 2 - 20 Grevil Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire
Received 27 Jun 2025
Not published25/01016/CLPUD
Change of use from C3 dwelling to C4 HMO and replacing garage door with a window.
25 Arle Gardens Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL51 8HP
Received 27 Jun 2025
Not published25/01017/FUL
Two storey and part one storey rear extension and creation of dropped kerb and hardstanding.
28 Chase Avenue Charlton Kings Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL52 6YU
Received 30 Jun 2025
Not published25/01018/CACN
T1 Field Maple (back garden) - re-pollard around 30-50cm below previous points T2 Sycamore (front drive) - reduce by 1m to previous and shape.
32 Sydenham Villas Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL52 6DZ
Received 30 Jun 2025

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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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