1 Swindon Hall Church Road Swindon Village Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL51 9QR Data via plota.co.uk

26/01010/FUL - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Installation of solar panels on garden annex roof. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Jun 2026
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Validated
25 Jul 2026
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Consultation
27 Jul 2026
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Approved
28 Aug 2026

Approved on 28 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 2 Sept 2026

Site constraints 6

Grade II listed: Swindon Hall
List entry 1091892 · The pin is inside its outline · 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.
Show the other 5 with distances
Historic England ↗
The Swindon Village 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 ↗
National infrastructure project 1031 m away: M5 Junction 10 Improvements Scheme
The site is 1031 m from the project boundary. Highway, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Swindon (Cheltenham) 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 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, 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 £320,000 in July 2001. Semi-detached house, freehold.

27 July 2001£320,000

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

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Important details

Council
Cheltenham
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
GL51 9QR
Received
24 Jun 2026
Validated
25 Jul 2026
Ward
Swindon Village
Parish
Swindon
Case officer
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Target decision
19 Sept 2026
Decision
Permit
Decision date
28 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Michael Lumley Associates

How this decision compares

Decided in 34 days from validation, 20 days faster than Cheltenham's median of 54 for full applications. Approved, as 97% of full applications here are.

66%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
446decided 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

2comments received
1 objecting1 supporting

8 neighbours consulted · Last counted 2 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
27 Jul 2026
Consultation
27 Jul 2026
Comments by
27 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
6 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
19 Sept 2026
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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.