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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.
577 approved · 183 refused · 230 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 19 Jul 2021 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
30 Queens Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire
Received 18 Jun 2026Hewlett Reservoir Harp Hill Charlton Kings Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL52 6PP
Received 18 Jun 20262 Lansdown Terrace Malvern Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire
Received 18 Jun 2026Barbican Ashley Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL52 6NS
Received 18 Jun 202624 Belland Drive Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 9HU
Received 19 Jun 20266 Greenway Park Greenway Lane Charlton Kings Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL52 6HQ
Received 22 Jun 2026Thurlestone House Fairmount Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL51 7AQ
Received 22 Jun 2026Mulberry Cottage Christowe Lane Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 7BY
Received 22 Jun 2026Broadlands Lodge 56 The Park Cheltenham Gloucestershire
Received 22 Jun 20263 Lansdown Lodge Drive Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL51 6QJ
Received 22 Jun 202626 Church Road Leckhampton Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 0PR
Received 22 Jun 202614 Old Bath Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 7QD
Received 22 Jun 2026243A Cirencester Road Charlton Kings Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 8EB
Received 22 Jun 2026243A Cirencester Road Charlton Kings Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 8EB
Received 22 Jun 20261A Copt Elm Close Charlton Kings Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 8AD
Received 22 Jun 2026High Street Cafe 298 High Street Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL50 3HQ
Received 22 Jun 202614 Westminster Close Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 7QP
Received 22 Jun 2026Son Of Steak Cheltenham Unit 4 The Brewery Quarter Henrietta Street Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL50 4FA
Received 23 Jun 2026217 Prestbury Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL52 3ES
Received 23 Jun 202610 Leckhampton Rise Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 0AP
Received 23 Jun 20269 Blackthorn End Leckhampton Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 0QB
Received 23 Jun 202641 The Burgage Prestbury Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL52 3DL
Received 23 Jun 2026Sycamore Lodge The Reddings Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL51 6RL
Received 23 Jun 202618 Westbourne Drive Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL52 2QQ
Received 23 Jun 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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