Orchard House South Fairford Road Downington Lechlade Gloucestershire GL7 3DL Data via plota.co.uk

26/01104/COMPLY - Compliance with conditions application Approved

Proposal

Compliance with condition 4 (Timber samples) of planning permission 26/00176/FUL and condition 3 (Timber samples) of listed building consent 26/00177/LBC - Retrospective conversion of a single storey outbuilding into residential annexe Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
7 Apr 2026
Validated
27 Apr 2026
Approved
15 May 2026

Approved on 15 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 9 Sept 2026

Associated applications 3

Site constraints 6

Grade II listed: The Laurels
List entry 1089394 · 2 m from the pin · 5 more listed buildings within 150 m (5 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 ↗
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 ↗
Lechlade 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 ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Lechlade-on-Thames built-up area; Priority habitat 20 m away: Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
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
GL7 3DL
Received
7 Apr 2026
Validated
27 Apr 2026
Ward
Lechlade, Kempsford & Fairford South
Parish
Lechlade
Case officer
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Target decision
22 Jun 2026
Decision
Application Permit
Decision date
15 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 18 days from validation, 19 days faster than Cotswold's median of 37 for discharge of conditions. Approved, as 99% of discharge of conditions here are.

80%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
199decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 9 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14835824
Comments by
28 Apr 2026
Statutory expiry
22 Jun 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