Land At Junction With Warden Hill Road Castanum Court Cheltenham Gloucestershire Data via plota.co.uk

26/00695/FUL - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Change of use of land to residential and construction of single storey dwelling. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 Apr 2026
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Validated
30 Apr 2026
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Consultation
15 Jul 2026
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Approved
28 Aug 2026

Approved on 28 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 28 Aug 2026

Documents 26

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Also on the record
Flood defence 13 m away (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 5 year flood); Inside the Cheltenham built-up area; Priority habitat 38 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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.

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Important details

Council
Cheltenham
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
GL51 6EQ
Received
29 Apr 2026
Validated
30 Apr 2026
Ward
Warden Hill
Case officer
Show
Target decision
25 Jun 2026
Decision
Permit
Decision date
28 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Evans Jones Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 120 days from validation, 64 days slower than Cheltenham's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 84% of changes of use here are.

52%decided within 8 weeks
84%approved
32decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Cheltenham in the last twelve months, from validation. Cheltenham decision record →

Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

22 neighbours consulted · Last counted 28 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14830460
Planning Portal ref
PP-14830460
Neighbours
30 Apr 2026
Consultation
15 Jul 2026
Comments by
29 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
14 May 2026
Statutory expiry
25 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No
Cheltenham
Planning Authority Score
8.7/10
Excellent
#11 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Cheltenham is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #63 out of 296. Only 28% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 98% approval rate vs 90% nationally.

More permissive than most councils
98% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Cheltenham decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
97%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #2 of 296
98%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #13 of 296
76%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #63 of 296
28%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #43 of 296
90%
Minor dwellings approved
60 decided (1-9 homes)
82%
Major dwellings approved
11 decided (10+ homes)
89%
Change of use approved
18 decided
927
Total decisions
30 refused in the year to March 2026