1 Whittlestone Hollow Lower Swell Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 1LL Data via plota.co.uk

26/02446/FUL - Full Application Approved
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Erection of first floor extension over existing garage, two rear dormer windows, installation of a rear rooflight and replacement porch Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 Aug 2026
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Validated
28 Aug 2026
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Approved
5 Oct 2026

Approved on 5 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 7 Oct 2026

Documents 10

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF DECISION NOTICE Decision Notice · 5 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF CASE OFFICER DELEGATED REPORT Case Officer Delegated Report · 5 Oct 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 3

PDF BIODIVERSITY SELF-ASSESSMENT Report · 28 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PLANNING DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Report · 12 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PRE-APPLICATION ADVICE ACCOMPANYING STATEMENT Report · 12 Aug 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF (DUPLICATE) GA01 THE LOCATION PLAN Superseded Document · 12 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF Application Form Application Form · 12 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF CIL FORM 1 CIL Form · 12 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF REQUISITE NOTICE Requisite Notice · 3 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF SCREENING OPINION Screening Opinion · 1 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 9

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.
Agricultural land, grade 2
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 3. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
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 ↗
Conservation area 5 m away: Lower Swell Conservation Area
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
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 ↗
Also on the record
Scheduled monument 166 m away: Roman burials, medieval settlement remains and a later ditched enclosure east of St Mary's Church; Registered park or garden 164 m away: Abbotswood; 4 listed buildings within 150 m; Priority habitat 14 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

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 2

Last sold for £465,000 in July 2016. Detached house, freehold.

15 July 2016£465,000
14 March 2014£377,500

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

Building

Floor area110 m² (1,184 sq ft)
Energy ratingF (31 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 4 habitable rooms
Built1976 to 1982
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsCavity wall, as built, partial insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2017, 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
Full Application
Postcode
GL54 1LL
Received
12 Aug 2026
Validated
28 Aug 2026
Ward
Stow
Parish
Swell
Case officer
Show
Target decision
23 Oct 2026
Decision
Application Permit
Decision date
5 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
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How this decision compares

Decided in 38 days from validation, 16 days faster than Cotswold's median of 54 for extensions. Approved, as 95% of extensions here are.

59%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
657decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

2 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
29 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
23 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

14 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Refused
Erection of a first floor extension over garage, dormers to rear and new front porch
25/03319/FUL
2025 Refused
Erection of a first floor extension over garage, dormers to rear and new front porch
25/03319/FUL
2025 Refused
Proposed first floor extension over garage, dormers to rear, new porch to front elevation
25/01867/FUL
2025 Refused
Proposed first floor extension over garage, dormers to rear, new porch to front elevation
25/01867/FUL
2019 Approved
Garage conversion to form additional living accommodation. Installation of 2no. rear dorm…
19/01038/FUL
2019 Approved
Garage conversion to form additional living accommodation. Installation of 2no. rear dorm…
19/01038/FUL
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2021 Approved
Garages 1-8 Whittlestone Close Lower Swell Gloucestershire GL54 1LN
Demolition of block of 8x prefabricated concrete garages with corrugated steel flat roofs
21/04134/NOTDEM
2021 Approved
Garages 1-8 Whittlestone Close Lower Swell Gloucestershire GL54 1LN
Demolition of block of 8x prefabricated concrete garages with corrugated steel flat roofs
21/04134/NOTDEM
2021 Refused
No. 3 & 5 Pear Tree Close Lower Swell Gloucestershire GL54 1JA
Installation of external wall insulation to No. 3 & 5 Pear Tree Close, Lower Swell
21/00617/FUL
2021 Approved
2 St Marys Close Lower Swell Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 1LJ
Erection of a single storey extension to dwelling and amendment to fenestration of first…
21/02071/FUL
2020 Approved
2 St Marys Close Lower Swell Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 1LJ
Erection of first floor extension to dwelling
20/03937/FUL
2020 Approved
2 St Marys Close Lower Swell Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 1LJ
Erection of first floor extension to dwelling
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2018 Approved
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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.