Robert Harvey House Winchcombe Street Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL52 2NL Data via plota.co.uk

26/00240/FUL - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Install rail fixings and groundwork for demountable flood barriers in the 3x lower ground floor doorway porch areas. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
11 Feb 2026
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Validated
19 Feb 2026
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Consultation
20 Feb 2026
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Committee
23 Apr 2026
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Approved
24 Apr 2026

Approved on 24 Apr 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Cheltenham Planning Committee on 23 Apr 2026.

Approved unanimously

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised permitting the flood barriers because they would improve flood resilience without harming the building, conservation area or neighbours.
  • No neighbour responses were received, and there were no public speakers.
  • Members unanimously voted to permit the application, with nine votes for, none against and no abstentions.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, consultation responses, committee debate, vote and decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Cheltenham's committee minutes of 23 Apr 2026.

Site constraints 4

26 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Bordeaux House (Number 105) and Sussex House (Number 107) and Attached Railings, Grade II, about 27 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade II*, 24 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Central Conservation Area conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
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Also on the record
Heritage at risk about 72 m away: Church of the Holy Trinity, Portland Street, Cheltenham; Inside the Cheltenham built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 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 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
GL52 2NL
Received
11 Feb 2026
Validated
19 Feb 2026
Ward
Pittville
Case officer
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Target decision
16 Apr 2026
Decision
Permit
Decision date
24 Apr 2026
Decision level
Committee Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 64 days from validation, 10 days slower than Cheltenham's median of 54 for full applications. Approved, as 97% of full applications here are.

66%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
446decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Cheltenham in the last twelve months, from validation. Cheltenham decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
20 Feb 2026
Consultation
20 Feb 2026
Comments by
13 Mar 2026
Site or press notice
5 Mar 2026
Committee
23 Apr 2026
Env. assessment
No
Cheltenham
Planning Authority Score
8.7/10
Excellent
#11 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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