Willowbank Farm Gander Lane Teddington Tewkesbury Gloucestershire GL20 8JA Data via plota.co.uk

26/00125/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Installation of an equestrian menage for private non-commercial use (c. 45m x 25m), inclusive of post & rail fence enclosure. (Part retrospective) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
16 Feb 2026
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Validated
16 Mar 2026
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Consultation
1 Jul 2026
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Approved
28 Jul 2026

Approved on 28 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 29 Jul 2026

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 4

Cotswolds National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Agricultural land, grade 3a
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Building

Floor area59 m² (635 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (71 out of 100), could reach A
PropertyDetached bungalow
Built2026
HeatingAir source heat pump, underfloor, electric
WallsAverage thermal transmittance 0.21 W/m²K

From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2026, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Tewkesbury
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
GL20 8JA
Received
16 Feb 2026
Validated
16 Mar 2026
Ward
Isbourne
Parish
Teddington
Case officer
Show
Target decision
11 May 2026
Decision
Permit
Decision date
28 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Zesta Planning Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 134 days from validation, 79 days slower than Tewkesbury's median of 55 for extensions. Approved, as 90% of extensions here are.

68%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
319decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Tewkesbury in the last twelve months, from validation. Tewkesbury decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14662534
Planning Portal ref
PP-14662534
Neighbours
17 Mar 2026
Consultation
1 Jul 2026
Comments by
22 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
18 Mar 2026
Statutory expiry
11 May 2026
Env. assessment
No
Tewkesbury
Planning Authority Score
3.7/10
Below average
#212 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Tewkesbury ranks #197 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. 50% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (93%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Tewkesbury decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
89%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #144 of 296
93%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #139 of 296
57%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #197 of 296
50%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #228 of 296
69%
Minor dwellings approved
89 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
12 decided (10+ homes)
86%
Change of use approved
37 decided
689
Total decisions
74 refused in the year to March 2026

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.