56 Painswick Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL50 2ER Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Mature Copper Beech-Reduce height by approximately 3m and radial spread by approximately 2 - 2.5m, leaving a soft natural shape where possible. Remove major dead wood. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 19 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026
Documents 4
Decision & officer reports 1
Application forms 1
Other documents 2
Site constraints 4
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- 0 m52 and 54, Painswick RoadGrade II
- 8 m48 and 50 Painswick RoadGrade II
- 25 m44 and 46 (Benella) and attached railings Painswick RoadGrade II
- 44 mChurch HouseGrade II
- 58 m1-11 and 15-35, Gratton RoadGrade II
- 61 mChurch of St Philip and St James with boundary wall and gatesGrade II*
- 80 mGate Piers to Number 62 Brandon HouseGrade II
- 91 mBrandon HouseGrade II*
- 94 mElmfield and Hazelwood (Number 1), Fernleigh and Oakfield (Number 3), Ashley and the Linden (Number 5)Grade II
- 101 m20 and 22, Ashford RoadGrade II
- 102 m11, Grafton RoadGrade II
- 107 mNumbers 24 and 26 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- 112 m10-16, Ashford RoadGrade II
- 116 mGreville House With Attached Railings Gate Piers and WallGrade II
- 118 mMercian CourtGrade II
- 122 m30 to 40, Great Norwood StreetGrade II
- 123 mCrofton Lodge and Attached Wall and PiersGrade II
- 139 m69 Painswick Road and Somerton 71 Painswick EoadGrade II
- 140 mGreville Lodge and Attached RailingGrade II
- 143 m40, Park PlaceGrade II
- 144 mGate Piers Gates and Railings to Number 36Grade II
- 148 mNumbers 36 and 38 and Attached Railngs to Number 38Grade II
Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £508,400 in July 2012. Detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2012, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Cheltenham
- Application type
- Conservation Area Notification
- Postcode
- GL50 2ER
- Received
- 18 May 2026
- Validated
- 19 May 2026
- Ward
- Park
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 30 Jun 2026
- Decision
- No objection raised
- Decision date
- 19 May 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Agent
How this decision compares
Decided in 0 days from validation, about the council's usual 1 days. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.
Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Cheltenham in the last twelve months, from validation. Cheltenham decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14940048
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14940048
- Statutory expiry
- 30 Jun 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
37 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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.
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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.
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