Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Cheltenham Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
526 approved · 160 refused · 215 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 19 Jul 2021 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
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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.
98A Ryeworth Road Charlton Kings Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL52 6LT
Received 25 Nov 20252 Bibury Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL51 6BD
Received 25 Nov 2025Flat 4 72 Hatherley Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL51 6EQ
Received 25 Nov 20255 The Gryphons Pittville Circus Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL52 2GB
Received 25 Nov 2025106 Promenade Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL50 1NB
Received 26 Nov 202514 Rippledale Close Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL51 6HD
Received 26 Nov 202545 Marsland Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL51 0JF
Received 26 Nov 2025Land At Shurdington Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire
Received 27 Nov 202576 Stanwick Drive Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL51 9LH
Received 27 Nov 2025Saracens Court 16 - 20 Swindon Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL50 4AL
Received 27 Nov 2025The Old Lodge Church Road Leckhampton Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 0QJ
Received 27 Nov 202518 Wessex Drive Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL52 5AU
Received 27 Nov 2025Whaddon Lodge 59 Whaddon Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL52 5NE
Received 27 Nov 2025Flat 5 444 High Street Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL50 3JA
Received 27 Nov 202522 Leyson Road The Reddings Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL51 6RU
Received 27 Nov 202511 Coronation Road Prestbury Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL52 3DA
Received 27 Nov 202517 Roosevelt Avenue Charlton Kings Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL52 6JL
Received 27 Nov 2025Redcroft Eldon Avenue Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL52 6TZ
Received 27 Nov 202511 Ashford Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire
Received 28 Nov 202536 Kingsmead Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL51 0AH
Received 28 Nov 20256 Moorend Glade Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 9AT
Received 28 Nov 202538 Carlton Street Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL52 6AQ
Received 28 Nov 20255 Oakfield Street Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL50 2UJ
Received 28 Nov 20254 Moorend Glade Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 9AT
Received 28 Nov 2025Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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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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