208 Stroud Road Gloucester GL1 5LA Data via plota.co.uk

26/00918/FUL - Full Application Pending

Proposal

Change of use from a guest house (Class C1) to a 9-bedroom house in multiple occupancy (sui generis), with associated car parking, refuse storage, cycle storage, and landscaping works. Plans include the addition of a rooflight, windows and alterations to external walls, and the formation of a new vehicular access and dropped kerbs via Stroud Road. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
16 Oct 2026
✓
Validated
23 Oct 2026
✓
Consultation
26 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 18 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 23 Dec 2026 and 2 Jan 2027, from Gloucester's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 16 Nov 2026

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Site constraints 2

1 listed building within 150 m
Nearest: Gothic Cottages Numbers 1 and 2, Grade II, 48 m away
The site itself is not listed. 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.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Gloucester built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 27 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
GL1 5LA
Received
16 Oct 2026
Validated
23 Oct 2026
Ward
Moreland
Case officer
Show
Target decision
18 Dec 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Principle Design

Decision outlook

Day 5 of the 56-day target. Gloucester usually decides changes of use by day 64.

Day 559 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 →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

14 neighbours consulted · Last counted 27 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15300486
Planning Portal ref
PP-15300486
Neighbours
26 Oct 2026
Consultation
26 Oct 2026
Comments by
16 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry
18 Dec 2026
Env. assessment
No
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