The Old Quarries Steps Lane Avening Gloucestershire GL8 8GG Data via plota.co.uk

26/00186/COMPLY - Compliance with conditions application Approved

Proposal

Partial compliance with Conditions 3 (sample materials), 8 (design details 1), 11 (rainwater goods), 13 (new windows), 14 (external woodwork), 15 (Garage doors), 25 (Artificial roosting nesting) and 26 (CMS) of Phase 2 of development of planning permission - Change of use of existing buildings from residential institution (C2 use) to residential (C3 use) to form a total of 11 no. dwellings, through demolition of modern extensions, internal alterations and extensions, demolition of modern institutional buildings and replacement with new dwellings, associated garaging, landscaping, construction of new wall in alignment of historic walled garden and associated works… Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
20 Jan 2026
Approved
20 Mar 2026

Approved on 20 Mar 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 7 Jul 2026

Associated applications 4

Site constraints 7

Grade II listed: Old Quarries
List entry 1088861 · 21 m from the pin · 1 more listed building within 150 m (1 Grade II)
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 ↗
Cotswolds National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Avening 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.
Council document ↗
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Avening built-up area; Priority habitat 31 m away: Deciduous woodland; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 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
Cotswold
Application type
Compliance with conditions application
Postcode
GL8 8GG
Received
20 Jan 2026
Validated
20 Jan 2026
Ward
Grumbolds Ash With Avening
Parish
Avening
Case officer
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Decision
Application Permit
Decision date
20 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Elisabeth Lucas

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14636335
Comments by
24 Mar 2026
Env. assessment
No
Cotswold
Planning Authority Score
3.5/10
Below average
#218 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Cotswold is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #219 out of 296. 48% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% 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 statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
89%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #128 of 296
92%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #150 of 296
53%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #219 of 296
48%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #212 of 296
74%
Minor dwellings approved
123 decided (1-9 homes)
74%
Major dwellings approved
23 decided (10+ homes)
84%
Change of use approved
38 decided
1,252
Total decisions
138 refused in the year to March 2026