Crescent Bakery St Georges Place Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL50 3PN Data via plota.co.uk

26/01039/CLPUD - Certificate of Lawful Use - Proposed Use Refused

Proposal

Change of use from office to residential. Internal reconfiguration of the 1st and 2nd floor offices into flats Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
30 Jun 2026
Validated
1 Jul 2026
Refused
9 Sept 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 9 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 10 Sept 2026

Site constraints 4

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.
Flood map ↗
Central 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 ↗
19 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: St Georges Terrace Number 5 and Attached Railings, Grade II, 32 m away · 4 Grade II*, 14 Grade II
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.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Cheltenham built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 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
Certificate of Lawful Use - Proposed Use
Postcode
GL50 3PN
Received
30 Jun 2026
Validated
1 Jul 2026
Ward
Lansdown
Case officer
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Target decision
26 Aug 2026
Decision
Refusal of Lawful Proposed Use
Decision date
9 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Foresight PM

How this decision compares

Decided in 70 days from validation, 15 days slower than Cheltenham's median of 55 for commercial premises. Refused, as 7% of commercial premises here are.

63%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
28decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 10 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15033525
Statutory expiry
26 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No
Cheltenham
Planning Authority Score
8.7/10
Excellent
#11 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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