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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.
569 approved · 180 refused · 229 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 19 Jul 2021 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
20 Arthur Bliss Gardens Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL50 2LN
Received 17 Feb 202614 Dart Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL52 5QW
Received 17 Feb 2026The Coach House 2 Eldorado Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL50 2PT
Received 17 Feb 202622 Keynshambury Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL52 6HB
Received 17 Feb 2026Wayside Swindon Lane Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL50 4PB
Received 18 Feb 2026Cotswold RDA Riding School Prestbury Park Cheltenham Racecourse Evesham Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire
Received 18 Feb 20269 Christchurch Terrace Malvern Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL50 2NS
Received 18 Feb 202641 Campion Park Up Hatherley Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL51 3WA
Received 18 Feb 202697 Warden Hill Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL51 3EE
Received 18 Feb 20264 Hillside Close Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL51 3AS
Received 18 Feb 202625 Overton Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL50 3BL
Received 18 Feb 2026The Bank House 15 - 21 Clarence Street Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL50 3JL
Received 19 Feb 2026The Bank House 15 - 21 Clarence Street Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL50 3JL
Received 19 Feb 2026Detmore House London Road Charlton Kings Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL52 6UT
Received 19 Feb 202627 Eldorado Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL50 2PX
Received 19 Feb 20266 Westminster Close Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 7QP
Received 20 Feb 202630 Cakebridge Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL52 3HJ
Received 20 Feb 2026The Manor By The Lake Cheltenham Film Studios Hatherley Lane Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL51 6PN
Received 20 Feb 20265 Arle Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire
Received 20 Feb 2026Flat 4 85 London Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL52 6HL
Received 20 Feb 2026Flat 4 85 London Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL52 6HL
Received 20 Feb 2026Charlton Kings Care Home Moorend Road Charlton Kings Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 9AX
Received 23 Feb 202633 - 35 Winchcombe Street Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL52 2LZ
Received 23 Feb 202639 Radnor Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL51 3JN
Received 23 Feb 2026Records 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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