83 Prestbury Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL52 2DR Data via plota.co.uk

26/00033/FUL - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Change of use from a single dwelling house into 2no. dwelling houses, with extensions, alterations, landscaping and off-road parking. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
9 Jan 2026
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Validated
10 Jan 2026
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Consultation
2 Mar 2026
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Approved
30 Apr 2026

Approved on 30 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Associated applications 2

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 ↗
3 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Southwood Lodge and Attached Wall, Grade II, 61 m away · 3 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 ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Cheltenham built-up area; Conservation area 95 m away: Central Conservation Area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 18 September 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
GL52 2DR
Received
9 Jan 2026
Validated
10 Jan 2026
Ward
Oakley
Case officer
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Target decision
7 Mar 2026
Decision
Permit
Decision date
30 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
BHB Architects Cheltenham Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 110 days from validation, 50 days slower than Cheltenham's median of 60 for changes of use. Approved, as 83% of changes of use here are.

50%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
31decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14555530
Neighbours
2 Feb 2026
Consultation
2 Mar 2026
Comments by
16 Feb 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

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