10 Bicknell Close Northleach Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 3HW Data via plota.co.uk

26/02355/CLOPUD - Cert of Lawful Proposed Use or Devt Refused

Proposal

Certificate of Lawful Proposed Use or Development under section 192 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 for use of a summer house in rear residential garden as a small beauty business. Operated by the homeowner, Mon-Fri 9am-5 pm by appointment only, max 4 clients per day, includes use of private driveway Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
1 Sept 2026
✓
Validated
4 Sept 2026
✗
Refused
23 Oct 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 23 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 24 Oct 2026

Site constraints 5

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.
Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Northleach built-up area; Priority habitat 27 m away: Deciduous woodland; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, 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 listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. 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 £187,500 in February 2016. Semi-detached house, freehold.

29 February 2016£187,500New build

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area76 m² (818 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (80 out of 100), could reach A
PropertySemi-detached house
Built2014
HeatingAir source heat pump, radiators, electric
WallsAverage thermal transmittance 0.20 W/m²K

From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2015, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Cotswold
Application type
Cert of Lawful Proposed Use or Devt
Postcode
GL54 3HW
Received
1 Sept 2026
Validated
4 Sept 2026
Ward
Northleach
Parish
Northleach With Eastington
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Oct 2026
Decision
Application Refused
Decision date
23 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 49 days from validation, 23 days faster than Cotswold's median of 72 for changes of use. Refused, as 11% of changes of use here are.

34%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
94decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 24 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
30 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No
Cotswold
Planning Authority Score
3.5/10
Below average
#218 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

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.