Honeysuckle Cottage Far End Sheepscombe Stroud Gloucestershire GL6 7RL Data via plota.co.uk

S.26/0141/HHOLD - Householder Application Refused

Proposal

Erection of a single storey extension and garage conversion. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
28 Jan 2026
✓
Validated
5 Feb 2026
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Refused
25 Mar 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 25 Mar 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 25 Jul 2026

Site constraints 12

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.
Sheepscombe 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.
National nature reserve 37 m away: Cotswold Commons and Beechwoods
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Public footpath 23 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
SSSI 37 m away: Cotswold Commons and Beechwoods SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
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 ↗
7 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: School Cottage, Grade II, 37 m away · 7 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 Sheepscombe built-up area; Priority habitat 37 m away: Deciduous woodland; Open access land 35 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land. MoD Byelaw, Section 28 Exclusions, Racecourses and Aerodromes and ECP Margin have been removed.; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) 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 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 £550,000 in November 2020. Detached house, freehold.

16 November 2020£550,000

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

Building

Floor area114 m² (1,227 sq ft)
Energy ratingF (24 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 5 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingElectric storage heaters
WallsSandstone or limestone, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2019, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Stroud
Application type
Householder Application
Postcode
GL6 7RL
Received
28 Jan 2026
Validated
5 Feb 2026
Ward
Painswick And Upton Ward
Parish
Painswick Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
2 Apr 2026
Decision
Refusal
Decision date
25 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 48 days from validation, 5 days faster than Stroud's median of 53 for extensions. Refused, as 10% of extensions here are.

70%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
441decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
26 Mar 2026
Env. assessment
No
Stroud
Planning Authority Score
5.4/10
Average
#126 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Stroud ranks #98 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (92%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Stroud decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
87%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #181 of 296
92%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #166 of 296
73%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #98 of 296
39%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #144 of 296
63%
Minor dwellings approved
64 decided (1-9 homes)
70%
Major dwellings approved
10 decided (10+ homes)
83%
Change of use approved
54 decided
964
Total decisions
121 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.