Gloucester City Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Gloucester City Council decided more than 720 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 19% of those it approved or refused, higher than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 53 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Gloucester City 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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28 October 2026 · Approved
Lynton Fields Naas Lane Quedgeley Gloucester GL2 2FU · 25/00194/FUL
Figures for Gloucester City Council
| Applications decided | more than 720 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 19%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 53 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | Not enough typed decisions |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | 56 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 29%about one in four |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | 84plan adopted 2023 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Gloucester City Council’s planning applications.
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“There were a significant number of representations received at the original application stage and in response to consultation on the appeal and there were a number of third parties who attended and spoke at the Inquiry. 12. A number of…”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area.”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.