Tewkesbury Borough Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Tewkesbury Borough Council decided more than 1,300 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 12% of those it approved or refused, higher than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 56 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Tewkesbury 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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30 October 2026 · Approved
Car Park Anson Business Park Cheltenham Road East Churchdown Gloucester Gloucestershire · 26/00627/FUL
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11 September 2026 · Approved
A G D Systems Ltd Unit 19 Bamfurlong Industrial Park Staverton Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL51 6SX · 26/00368/FUL
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1 September 2026 · Approved
Part Parcel 4615 Road From Natton To Homedowns Ashchurch Tewkesbury Gloucestershire · 25/00080/OUT
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19 August 2026 · Approved
Part Parcel 8900 Lassington Lane Highnam Gloucester Gloucestershire · 25/00566/FUL
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7 August 2026 · Approved
Homelands Farm Gotherington Lane Bishops Cleeve Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL52 8EN · 25/00128/CONDIS
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7 August 2026 · Refused
Greenway Nurseries Main Road Shurdington Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL51 4TT · 25/00315/FUL
Figures for Tewkesbury Borough Council
| Applications decided | more than 1,300 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 12%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 56 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | Not enough typed decisions |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | more than 130 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 32%about one in three |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | Not held yet |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Tewkesbury Borough Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issues are: • whether the proposed development would accord with the spatial strategy of the development plan for the distribution of housing; • the effect of the proposed development on the Cotswolds National Landscape (formerly Area of Outstanding…”
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“The main issues are: • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, including the effect of the removal of hedgerow along Badgeworth Lane; • whether the proposal makes adequate provision for any infrastructure…”
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“The main issues are: - the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area; - whether an essential need for the proposal has been demonstrated in compliance with development plan policy; - whether the proposal is…”
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“The first refusal reason on the Council’s decision notice is that the proposal would be unacceptable when assessed against Green Belt policies. However, the Council has advised it no longer considers the proposal would represent inappropriate development in the Green…”
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“The main issues are: • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, including the Cotswolds National Landscape; • the effect of the proposal on non-designated heritage assets; • the effect of the proposed…”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.