Land At Chesterton Farm Cranhams Lane Cirencester Gloucestershire

Awaiting decision 26/00806/COMPLY
Council
Date received
11 Mar 2026
Date validated
11 Mar 2026
Postcode
GL7 1XX

Description

Compliance with conditions 44 (Construction Management Plan), 45 (Public Transport Infrastructure), 47 (Maintenance of Streets), 49 (Waste Minimisation and Soil Management), 51 (Phased Arboricultural Reports), 58 (Ecological Construction Method Statement (ECMS) and Construction Environment Management Plans (CEMP), 60 (Lighting Design Strategy) and 61 (Landscape, Ecological and Arboricultural Management and Monitoring Plan (LEAMMP) of permission 16/00054/OUT - Outline application (with all matters except Access reserved for subsequent consideration) for a mixed use development comprising demolition of existing buildings (as detailed on the submitted demolition plan) and the erection of up to 2,350 residential dwellings (including up to 100 units of student accommodation and 60 homes for the elderly), 9.1 hectares of employment land (B1, B2 and B8 uses), a primary school, a neighbourhood centre including A1, A2, A3, A4 and A5 uses as well as community facilities (including a health care facility D1), public open space, allotments, playing fields, pedestrian and cycle links (access points onto Tetbury Road, Somerford Road and Cranhams Lane) landscaping and associated supporting infrastructure to include vehicle access points from Tetbury Road, Spratsgate Lane, Wilkinson Road and Somerford Road

Cotswold
Planning Authority Score
3.5/10
Below average
#215 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

Cotswold is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #214 out of 292. 48% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 40% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (92%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Cotswold decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
89%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #131 of 292
92%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #144 of 292
54%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (64%) #214 of 292
48%
Extended time limit
Above avg (40%) #211 of 292
75%
Minor dwellings approved
141 decided (1-9 homes)
74%
Major dwellings approved
19 decided (10+ homes)
87%
Change of use approved
31 decided
1,287
Total decisions
141 refused in 2025