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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.
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Gloucester City Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Gloucester City Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates1,160Searchable applications
88Recorded as pending
73%Approval rate · 553 approved or refused records
150Refused applications
403 approved · 150 refused · 37 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 12 Apr 2024 to 22 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 28 Sept 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 & Development Apply for planning permission, comment or appeal an existing application, or see our building regulations and conservation policy.Contact planning Useful ContactsLocal plan Planning PolicyPre-application advice Pre-application adviceArticle 4 directions Article 4 Direction Consultation
Council contacts
- Planning enquiries01159713550Council source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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.
Conservation areas14 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areas55 mapped area records0 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.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
More application records
- Decided26/00571/TPO
3x like trees, repollard to maintain tree size so as to not cause future damage
5 The Conifers Gloucester GL1 4LP
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Registered26/00572/LAW
Single storey, monopitch extension to rear of property extending 2.9m from the rear principle wall & single storey monopitch extension to side of property extending 1.8m from side wall.
14 Goldsborough Close Gloucester GL4 4ST
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00573/CONDIT
Discharge of Condition 4 of Listed building consent 25/00877/LBC for the extension to the grade II listed building to accommodate the proposed change of use from 3 flats to C4 HMO.
11 Oxford Street Gloucester
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00574/CONDIT
Discharge of Condition 29 (Provision for street tree planting) of application 22/00519/FUL for the residential development of 180 dwellings and associated works.
Land At Winnycroft Lane Gloucester
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00575/TRECON
Reduce crown by 3m and reduce lateral branches where possible
36 Heathville Road Gloucester GL1 3JB
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00578/FUL
Single storey rear and side extensions
55 Elmbridge Road Gloucester GL2 0NX
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00579/FUL
Single storey rear infill extension with roof lantern, two rear dormer windows and two rooflights to the front roof elevation
1 Centurion Close Gloucester GL4 5EG
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00580/CONDIT
Discharge of Condition 5 (electric vehicle strategy) of permission ref. 23/01035/FUL. Original permission was for the redevelopment of the site to provide a Warehouse Club (Sui Generis) etc.
Former Interbrew Eastern Avenue Gloucester GL4 6SW
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00581/FUL
Construction of a two-storey ancillary residential annex attached to the existing dwellinghouse in lieu of the previously approved two-storey dwelling.
10 Sudgrove Park Gloucester GL4 4XS
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00584/FUL
Proposed Single Storey Rear Extension
51 Armscroft Road Gloucester GL2 0SJ
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Decided26/00588/FUL
Change of use from retail outlet shopping (restricted Class E) to Dental Health/Beauty Studio (Class E(e) Use)) or retail outlet shopping (restricted Class E) made pursuant to Schedule 2, Part 3, Class V of the General Permitted Development Order.
Unit R2 Gloucester Quays Designer Outlet St Ann Way Gloucester GL1 5SH
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Unknown26/00593/FUL
Full planning application for the construction of a new five storey hospital building (C2 use), roof top plant room, hard and soft landscaping and associated infrastructure.
Gloucester Royal Hospital Great Western Road Gloucester GL1 3NN
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Unknown26/00594/FUL
850mm x 850mm illuminated branded sign above the doorway to Fasthosts Internet at 2 Cathedral Walk, GL1 1AU.
The Forum Cathedral Walk Gloucester Gloucestershire
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Unknown26/00595/ADV
850mm x 850mm illuminated branded company sign, above doorway
The Forum Cathedral Walk Gloucester Gloucestershire
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Decided26/00597/TRECON
I'm seeking permission From Gloucester City Council to trim back approximately 3 Branches from the tree in the picture.It is believed that there is no TPO on this tree but it is in a conservation area so a TPO has to be filled out as it's protected. This is to allow us to change the lantern on the streetlight as it is currently not working.
Public Open Space Lansdown Road Gloucester
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Unknown26/00604/FUL
Carry out works to permanently remove the 'mast' structure from High Orchard Bridge, Gloucester
High Orchard Bridge St Ann Way Gloucester
Received 3 Jul 2026 - Unknown26/00605/LBC
Change of use of existing ancillary outbuilding to a self-contained residential unit (Class C3). Associated internal alterations comprise new partition walls and doors. Associated external alterations comprise bin and bike storage, repointed brickwork, re-painted cills, render finish, installation of a glazed door and rooflights, and subdivision of garden areas. Replacement of the rear basement window of no.15.
15 - 17 Oxford Street Gloucester GL1 3EG
Received 3 Jul 2026 - Unknown26/00606/FUL
Retrospective application for front porch, first floor extension over garage, removal of fenestration and doors to side elevation.
15 Bullfinch Road Gloucester GL4 4WX
Received 6 Jul 2026 - Decided26/00608/FUL
Proposed two-storey side and rear extensions and single-storey rear extension.
187 Longford Lane Gloucester GL2 9HD
Received 7 Jul 2026 - Decided26/00609/FUL
Proposed demolition of conservatory and two storey side and rear extension
5 Ardea Close Quedgeley Gloucester GL2 4LP
Received 7 Jul 2026 - Decided26/00610/CONDIT
Discharge of Condition 23 (Employment and Skills Plan) of permission ref. 23/01035/FUL. Original permission was for the redevelopment of the site to provide a Warehouse Club (Sui Generis) etc.
Former Interbrew Eastern Avenue Gloucester GL4 6SW
Received 7 Jul 2026 - Unknown26/00611/NMA
Non-material amendment to planning permission 22/00519/FUL to amend the wording of Condition 17 to the following (additional text included in square brackets below):The development hereby approved shall be built in accordance with the Building Regulations 2010, Volume 1, M4(2) (accessible and adaptable dwellings) or such replacement document or policy which exists at the time of the development commencing [, with the exception of any self-contained accommodation built above ground floor]. The dwellings shall be built to these standards and retained in accordance with the approved details.
Land At Winnycroft Lane Gloucester
Received 8 Jul 2026 - Decided26/00612/PDE
Single storey rear extension (4.49m x 2.93m x 2.93m)
60 Wellsprings Road Gloucester GL2 0NJ
Received 8 Jul 2026 - Unknown26/00613/FUL
Demolish kitchen extension and garage. Erect side and porch extension, loft conversion and proposed garage and rear dormer.
38 Arundel Close Gloucester GL4 0TW
Received 6 Jul 2026
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Gloucester City 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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