21 Ratcliff Lawns Southam Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL52 3PA Data via plota.co.uk

26/00668/CLP - Cert of Lawfulness of prop use/develop Approved

Proposal

Conversion of the existing loft space to provide additional habitable accommodation, including a bedroom and shower room, installation of rooflights and associated internal alterations including a new staircase from first floor to loft level. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Aug 2026
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Approved
5 Oct 2026

Approved on 5 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Oct 2026

Site constraints 7

Green belt: Cheltenham and Gloucester
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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Public footpath 7 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.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; 2 listed buildings within 150 m; National landscape 335 m away: Cotswolds; Inside the Southam (Tewkesbury) built-up area; 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 · 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 £530,000 in May 2014. Detached house, freehold.

30 May 2014£530,000

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

Building

Floor area188 m² (2,024 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (71 out of 100)
PropertyDetached house, 7 habitable rooms
Built1950 to 1966
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, filled cavity

From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2025, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Tewkesbury
Application type
Cert of Lawfulness of prop use/develop
Postcode
GL52 3PA
Received
10 Aug 2026
Validated
10 Aug 2026
Ward
Cleeve Hill
Parish
Southam
Case officer
Show
Target decision
5 Oct 2026
Decision
Grant Certificate
Decision date
5 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Arkiplan Architectural Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Approved, as 90% of extensions here are.

68%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
319decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 6 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15147896
Planning Portal ref
PP-15147896
Statutory expiry
5 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No
Tewkesbury
Planning Authority Score
3.7/10
Below average
#212 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Tewkesbury ranks #197 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. 50% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (93%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Tewkesbury decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
89%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #144 of 296
93%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #139 of 296
57%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #197 of 296
50%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #228 of 296
69%
Minor dwellings approved
89 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
12 decided (10+ homes)
86%
Change of use approved
37 decided
689
Total decisions
74 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.