39 Arthur Street Gloucester GL1 1QY Data via plota.co.uk

Pending 26/00868/LAW

Change of use

Council

Gloucester 2.3/10

Date received

24 Sept 2026

Date validated

6 Oct 2026

Postcode

GL1 1QY

Description

Change of use of the existing dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a small house in multiple occupation (Use Class C4), occupied by a maximum of six persons. The property will provide six single-occupancy bedrooms, each with an en-suite, together with a shared kitchen/dining area, entrance hall, landing and shared external amenity space, as shown on drawing ADC159-100 Proposed Plans. Only internal alterations as set out on the proposed drawings - Reference ADC159-100-Proposed Plans. Data via plota.co.uk

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Last checked 8 Oct 2026, 05:24

Decision outlook

Plota predicts a decision between 6 Dec 2026 and 16 Dec 2026, from Gloucester's recent changes of use.

Day 3 of the 56-day target. Gloucester usually decides changes of use by day 64.

prediction

Day 361 days to the predicted decision (day 64)

26%decided within 8 weeks

67%approved

31decided in the last year

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

Site constraints 5

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea

High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 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.

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Eastgate and St Michael's 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.

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Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

Also on the record

6 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Gloucester built-up area.

Not affected

Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 8 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £157,500 in August 2010. Semi-detached house, freehold.

6 August 2010£157,500

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

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Gloucester

Planning Authority Score

2.3/10

Poor

#261 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Change of use

Gloucester ranks #185 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. 48% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Gloucester is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 79% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils

only 79% approved vs 90% nationally

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance

Gloucester decision statistics

Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026

78%

Overall approval rate

Below avg (87%) #272 of 296

79%

Householder approved

Below avg (90%) #282 of 296

60%

Decided in 8 weeks

Below avg (63%) #185 of 296

48%

Extended time limit

Above avg (41%) #214 of 296

67%

Minor dwellings approved

27 decided (1-9 homes)

67%

Major dwellings approved

6 decided (10+ homes)

87%

Change of use approved

30 decided

435

Total decisions

96 refused in the year to March 2026