Cheltenham Borough Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Cheltenham Borough Council decided more than 1,700 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused under 1% of those it approved or refused, lower than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 39 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Cheltenham Borough Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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17 August 2026 · Approved
86 - 90 Winchcombe Street Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL52 2NW Decision: Permit · 25/02051/FUL
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14 August 2026 · Approved
Charlton Kings Hotel London Road Charlton Kings Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL52 6UU Decision: Permit · 24/01940/FUL
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6 August 2026 · Approved
Pittville School Albert Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL52 3JD Decision: Permit · 25/00780/FUL
Figures for Cheltenham Borough Council
| Applications decided | more than 1,700 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | under 1%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 39 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | Not enough typed decisions |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | 52 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 28%about one in four |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | more than 170 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Cheltenham Borough Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issues are: (i) the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area; (ii) the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of future occupiers, with regards to outlook and daylight; (iii)…”
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“The main issues are: • the effect of the proposed development on the Cotswold Beechwoods Special Area of Conservation (SAC); • whether the proposal would accord with the Council’s development plan strategy for housing; • the effect of the proposed…”
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“Notwithstanding the Council’s concession that the location is acceptable and any harm to the landscape would be outweighed by the benefits of the provision of housing, I have had regard to the remaining matters in dispute in the SOCGs. Locational…”
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“The main issue are (1) Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the revised Framework and any relevant development plan policies; (2) The effect on the openness of the Green Belt; (3) The…”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.