St Georges Church Grange Road Gloucester Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Installation of 13 external air-to-air heat pump units to provide winter heating and summer cooling to St George's Parish Church and Lady Chapel, and to St George's Church Centre, together with any necessary acoustic screening. Raising of flat roof parapets for the church centre and parish hall to allow replacement of life-expired un-insulated flat roofs with "warm roofs" that meet current insulation requirements. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
27 Jul 2026
Consultation
6 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 21 Sept 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 17 Sept 2026, from Gloucester's recent extensions. The consultation period closed on 27 Aug 2026.

Important details

Council
Gloucester
Application type
Full Application
Received
27 Jul 2026
Validated
27 Jul 2026
Ward
Grange
Case officer
Show
Target decision
21 Sept 2026
Applicant
Show

Decision outlook

Day 47 of the 56-day target. Gloucester usually decides extensions by day 52.

Day 479 days to the 56-day target
75%decided within 8 weeks
81%approved
189decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

20 neighbours consulted · Last counted 5 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15114001
Neighbours
6 Aug 2026
Consultation
6 Aug 2026
Comments by
27 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No
Gloucester
Planning Authority Score
2.3/10
Poor
#261 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Gloucester ranks #185 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. 48% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Gloucester is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 79% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 79% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Gloucester decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
78%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #272 of 296
79%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #282 of 296
60%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #185 of 296
48%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #214 of 296
67%
Minor dwellings approved
27 decided (1-9 homes)
67%
Major dwellings approved
6 decided (10+ homes)
87%
Change of use approved
30 decided
435
Total decisions
96 refused in the year to March 2026