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25/01073/FUL - Full Planning Permission Approved at committee

Approved at planning committee on 23 July 2026. The council has not issued its decision notice yet.

Proposal

Residential development of 21no. zero carbon dwellings with associated access and internal roads, parking, landscaping, and other associated works and infrastructure. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 29 Oct 2026, 02:34

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Application progress

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Received

9 Jul 2025

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Validated

10 Jul 2025

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Consultation

11 Jun 2026

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Committee

23 Jul 2026

Decision notice

Not issued yet

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 21 Jun 2026; it is now day 477.

The consultation period closed on 21 Jun 2026.

Planning committee

Decided by Cheltenham Planning Committee on 23 Jul 2026. The council has not yet issued its decision notice.

Approved unanimously

As officers recommended.

Officers advised permitting 21 zero-carbon homes, citing housing need, affordable homes, sustainability and acceptable highways, drainage and ecology impacts.
Residents and the parish council raised concerns about biodiversity loss, trees, two accesses, traffic, infrastructure, amenities and landscape effects.
Members voted 7 to 3, with 1 abstention, to approve subject to a legal agreement and locally sourced biodiversity offsetting being requested.

Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, objections, speakers, committee debate, vote and decision. Includes the meeting recording

Source: Plota analysis of Cheltenham's committee minutes of 23 Jul 2026.

Documents 157

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Officer report update Report · 22 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Officer report Report · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 47

Plans & drawings 60

Application forms 2

PDF Application form Application Form · 9 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF Community infrastructure levy (cil) - form 1: cil additional information BackGround Papers · 9 Jul 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 25

Site constraints 6

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.

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

National landscape 450 m away: Cotswolds; Inside the Cheltenham built-up area; Priority habitat 19 m away: Traditional orchard; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, 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 listed building at the site

Checked on 14 October 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: Cheltenham
Application type: Full Planning Permission
Received: 9 Jul 2025
Validated: 10 Jul 2025
Ward: Leckhampton
Parish: Leckhampton With Warden Hill
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 31 Jul 2026
Decision level: Committee Decision
Applicant: Show

Decision outlook

Day 477, past the statutory target. 89% of full applications in Cheltenham are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 29 Oct 2026.

target

predicted

Day 477421 days past the 56-day target

66%decided within 8 weeks

97%approved

674decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Cheltenham in the last twelve months, from validation. Cheltenham decision record →

Public comments

22comments received

21 objecting1 neutral

95% object · above the UK average of 74%

43 neighbours consulted · Last counted 29 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-14128958
Planning Portal ref: PP-14128958
Neighbours: 9 Jul 2025
Consultation: 11 Jun 2026
Comments by: 21 Jun 2026
Site or press notice: 14 May 2026
Committee: 23 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry: 9 Oct 2025
Env. assessment: No

Cheltenham

Planning Authority Score

8.7/10

Excellent

#11 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Householder decisions

Cheltenham is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #63 out of 296. Only 28% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 98% approval rate vs 90% nationally.

More permissive than most councils

98% approved vs 90% nationally

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

Cheltenham decision statistics

Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026

97%

Overall approval rate

Above avg (87%) #2 of 296

98%

Householder approved

Above avg (90%) #13 of 296

76%

Decided in 8 weeks

Above avg (63%) #63 of 296

28%

Extended time limit

Below avg (41%) #43 of 296

90%

Minor dwellings approved

60 decided (1-9 homes)

82%

Major dwellings approved

11 decided (10+ homes)

89%

Change of use approved

18 decided

927

Total decisions

30 refused in the year to March 2026