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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403 approved · 150 refused · 37 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Unknown26/00790/FUL
Retrospective application for the erection of a Sun-Room.
160 Stroud Road Gloucester GL1 5JX
Received 28 Aug 2026 - Unknown26/00792/FUL
Proposed Extension and alteration to property
10 Gainsborough Drive Gloucester GL4 0QR
Received 28 Aug 2026 - Unknown26/00795/LAW
Proposed use as a special educational needs school.
Unit 2b Eastbrook Road Gloucester GL4 3DB
Received 1 Sept 2026 - Unknown26/00799/COU
Proposed change of use from Restaurant to ground floor Launderette and shop front shutters
136 Cheltenham Road Gloucester GL2 0LY
Received 1 Sept 2026 - Decided26/00800/CONDIT
Discharge of Condition 4 (archaeology) on planning permission ref. 19/00672/FUL.
Manor Gardens Barnwood Road Gloucester
Received 2 Sept 2026 - Decided26/00804/TRECON
T1: Walnut Remove the dead WalnutT2: Laburnum Remove declining LaburnumT3: Ash ? Remove all major deadwood? Crown clean? Remove large dead low hanging limbs? Crown raise to 3m ground clearanceT4: Holly ? Reduce elongated top by 1-2m? Provide a natural and balanced shapeG1: Magnolia x2 ? Prune for 2m building clearanceT5: Garrya RemoveG2: Yew/Cypress ? Crown clean? Remove all major deadwood
St Margarets London Road Gloucester
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Decided26/00805/TRECON
G1: Cypress x3 RemoveT1: Robinia Crown raise to clear carparking spacesG2: Cedar/ Buddleja/ Mixed hedgerow Prune to clear fire exit and walk way
Guild House 2A Denmark Road Gloucester GL1 3HW
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Unknown26/00806/LAW
Replacement garage
22 Stonechat Avenue Gloucester GL4 4XD
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Unknown26/00808/FUL
Single storey rear extension
2 Birchall Avenue Gloucester GL4 6LW
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Unknown26/00811/TCM
Removal of existing 16m high phase 8 pole supporting h3g equipment and replacement with a 20m high phase 7.3 pole supporting h3g & vmo2 equipment, removal of rbs6130 cabinet and replacement with 6170 cabinet, installation of 1no. half bowler cabinet, internal cabinet works
GLO26583 Old Cheltenham Road Gloucester
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Unknown26/00812/DCC
Consultation on planning application submitted to Gloucestershire County Council (ref 25/0086/GLMAJW). Description of development is "Retrospective application for the retention of two generators on site and fence."
Allstone Sand And Gravel Centre Myers Road Gloucester GL1 3QD
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Unknown26/00813/FUL
Demolish existing garage & construct single storey rear extension
47 The Oval Gloucester GL1 5EE
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Unknown26/00814/TCM
Removal of existing 17m high phase 9 pole supporting h3g equipment and replacement with a 20m high phase 7.3 pole supporting h3g & vmo2 equipment with a wraparound cabinet at its base, removal of rbs6130 cabinet and replacement with 6170 cabinet, installation of 1no. Half bowler cabinet, internal cabinet works
WHP Telecoms GLO077 Pole And Cabinet East Of 16 Holmleigh Road Gloucester
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Unknown26/00815/DCC
Consultation on planning application submitted to Gloucestershire County Council (ref 25/0092/GLMAJW). Description of development is "Retrospective application for the retention of Zapp Shelters (x2), storage shed, battery storage shelter and concrete hardstanding area."
Allstone Sand And Gravel Centre Myers Road Gloucester GL1 3QD
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Unknown26/00816/CONDIT
Discharge of Conditions 6 (Bin Storage), 7 (Surface Water), 8 (Joinery Details), 13 (Footway Details), 15 (Residential Welcome Pack), 16 (Construction Management Plan) and 17 (Car Park Management Plan) of permission ref. 25/00309/COU which was for the change of use of a commercial building to create five residential units etc.
63 Ryecroft Street Gloucester GL1 4NA
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Unknown26/00818/FUL
Single storey rear and two storey side extensions
1 Pine Tree Drive Gloucester GL4 3LJ
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Unknown26/00819/FUL
Variation of Conditions 2 and 3 of planning permission ref. 26/00435/FUL to amend the facing materials of the side and rear elevations of the approved extension from matching brick to white render, with the front elevation retained in matching brick.Original development is: Remove garage and new rear and side extension
6 Breinton Way Gloucester GL2 0BD
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Unknown26/00820/TCM
The proposed upgrade of an existing telecommunications base station comprising the removal of the existing 17.5m streetpole to be replaced by proposed 20m monopole supporting 9 no antennas, together with the removal of 4 no existing equipment cabinets to be replaced by 1 no proposed cabinet and ancillary development.
Communication Station (Vodafone) Barnett Way Gloucester
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Unknown26/00821/FUL
Remove conservatory & new rear extension
15 The Tulworths Gloucester GL2 9RS
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Unknown26/00822/CONDIT
Discharge of condition 8 (Construction Management Plan) on planning permission ref. 23/00984/FUL.
Gloucester Royal Hospital Great Western Road Gloucester GL1 3NN
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Unknown26/00829/FUL
Two storey side extension and alterations to property
47 Holmwood Drive Gloucester GL4 0PN
Received 10 Sept 2026 - Unknown26/00834/FUL
Variation of Condition 2 on planning permission ref. 26/00099/FUL to allow for a minor material amendment to the approved plans. Proposed changes include alterations to the window and door placements to the approved extension. Original development is 'Single storey side/rear extension'.�
74 Wellsprings Road Gloucester GL2 0NJ
Received 11 Sept 2026 - Unknown26/00835/FUL
Single storey extension to the rear and side elevation and a new porch to the front elevation
114 Sandyleaze Gloucester GL2 0PX
Received 11 Sept 2026 - Decided26/00837/TRECON
2. Large Laurel on the church boundary, opposite the Sweet Chestnut. Trim hard all over to contain and shape.3. Beech tree with failed limb overhanging the field. Clear the fallen limb and reduce the broken limb back to a live side growth.4. Lime tree by the corner of the church. Remove all low branches back to the boundary or the trunk, up to the height of the church gutter line. Prune branches above to clear the roof by at least 2m.6. Holly tree to the right of the house by the boundary wall. Fell to near ground level; treat the stump to discourage regrowth. Further treatment is occasionally necessary ? this would be chargeable.7. Prunus stems by the front wall, near the garage. Remove the leaning stem (with a broken branch) which is touching the garage roof; prune back to the vertical stem.
Hempsted House Rectory Lane Gloucester GL2 5LW
Received 11 Sept 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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