130 Painswick Road Gloucester GL4 4PZ Data via plota.co.uk

26/00556/FUL - Full Application Refused

Proposal

Partial removal of stone mullion wall at the front boundary and lowering of remaining wall, to allow for 1 vehicle parking space on new permeable block pavement driveway and associated drop kerb. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
23 Jun 2026
✓
Consultation
27 Aug 2026
✗
Refused
27 Aug 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 27 Aug 2026 · Last checked 27 Aug 2026

Documents 21

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 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.
Flood map ↗
Local nature reserve 262 m away: Saintbridge Balancing Pond
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.
Also on the record
Inside the Gloucester built-up area; Air quality management area 97 m away: Painswick Road AQMA.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 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
Gloucester
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
GL4 4PZ
Received
23 Jun 2026
Validated
23 Jun 2026
Ward
Matson, Robinswood & White City
Case officer
Show
Target decision
18 Aug 2026
Decision
Application Refused
Decision date
27 Aug 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
H A Planning Ld

How this decision compares

Decided in 65 days from validation, 13 days slower than Gloucester's median of 52 for extensions. Refused, as 18% of extensions here are.

75%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
244decided in the last year

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

Public comments

1comment received
1 supporting

4 neighbours consulted · Last counted 27 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
27 Aug 2026
Consultation
27 Aug 2026
Comments by
17 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
18 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No
Gloucester
Planning Authority Score
2.3/10
Poor
#261 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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

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