The Wilson Cheltenham Art Gallery And Museum Clarence Street Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL50 3JT Data via plota.co.uk
26/00754/LBC - Listed Building Consent
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Proposal
Redevelopment / alteration to exhibition spaces. Data via plota.co.uk
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Received
7 May 2026
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Validated
18 May 2026
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Consultation
19 May 2026
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Committee
23 Jul 2026
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Approved
31 Jul 2026
Approved on 31 Jul 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 2 Aug 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Cheltenham Planning Committee on 23 Jul 2026.
Approved unanimously
As officers recommended.
- Officers recommended approval because the internal works would preserve the listed building’s historic fabric and improve public access.
- No public comments were received, and Building Control advised that Building Regulations approval might be required.
- Members voted unanimously to grant listed building consent, with 11 votes for, none against and no abstentions.
Source: Plota analysis of Cheltenham's committee minutes of 23 Jul 2026.
Documents 9
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 2
Application forms 1
Site constraints 5
Grade II listed: Library, Museum and Art Gallery and Attached Railings
List entry 1386870 · 1 m away · 47 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 44 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 47 with distances
- 41 mHandel House (Number 51) and St Georges Vaults Public House (Number 53) and RailingsGrade II
- 44 mChurch of St Matthew and boundary wall and gate piers to St George's Place and Clarence StreetGrade II*
- 46 mElectricity HouseGrade II
- 47 mBank House (Number 45)Grade II
- 48 mNorfolk HouseGrade II
- 52 m7, Well WalkGrade II
- 54 m42, Clarence StreetGrade II
- 54 mNumbers 5 and 6 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- 63 mNumber 2 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- 70 mNumbers 35 and 37 and Attached Area Railings to Number 37Grade II
- 74 mTwo Dragon and Onion Lamp Posts to West of Church of St MaryGrade II
- 75 m33, ST GEORGES PLACE (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 78 mNumber 31 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- 80 mJohn Dower House and attached railingsGrade II
- 82 mNumbers 67 to 75 and Attached Railings to Numbers 67 to 73Grade II
- 84 mNumbers 16 and 18 and Attached Area RailingsGrade II
- 85 mNumber 27 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- 85 mThree Dragon and Onion Lamp Posts to South of Church of St MaryGrade II
- 87 mTomb Chest and Headstone Approximately 1 Metre to South of South West Corner of Church of St MaryGrade II
- 93 m1, CRESCENT PLACE (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 95 mNumbers 15 and 17 and Attached Area RailingsGrade II
- 96 mShaftesbury HallGrade II
- 96 mTomb Chest to Gardner Family Approximately 1 Metre East of South Porch of Church of St MaryGrade II
- 97 mWalls, Railings, Gates and Piers to Manchester HouseGrade II
- 97 mManchester HouseGrade II
- 101 mThe Manchester HotelGrade II
- 102 m11, St Georges PlaceGrade II
- 104 mCheltenham Minster (St Mary's)Grade I
- 104 mCrescent Parade and Attached RailingsGrade II
- 105 mFormer Salem Baptist ChapelGrade II
- 107 mCheltenham House and attached Theme and Variations sculptureGrade II
- 110 m5 and 6, St Georges SquareGrade II
- 118 mChapel HouseGrade II
- 124 m3 and 4, St Georges SquareGrade II
- 126 mNumbers 1 to 4 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- 128 m228, High StreetGrade II
- 130 mChurchyard Cross Approximately 4 Metres North of Chancel to Church of St MaryGrade II
- 131 m22, 24 AND 26, CLARENCE STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 132 mUnnamed
- 134 mChurchyard wall, piers and railings to east of Church of St MaryGrade II
- 139 m1 and 2, St Georges SquareGrade II
- 139 mThe Old Priory and Attached Walls, Piers and GateGrade II
- 140 mNumbers 1 to 6 and Attached Railings and Back of Premises of Echo OfficeGrade II
- 142 mWorkshop/Warehouse Approximately 23 Metres South East of Church of St MaryGrade II
- 144 mHeadstone Approximately 15 Metres North East of East End of Church of St MaryGrade II
- 146 m19 and 21, Clarence StreetGrade II
- 147 mNumbers 210 to 216 and Attached Railings Gate Piers and Overthrows to Two Churchyard Entrances toGrade II
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.
Public footpath 15 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.
Scheduled monument 127 m away: Churchyard cross in St Mary's churchyard
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
Inside the Cheltenham built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt
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
- Listed Building Consent
- Postcode
- GL50 3JT
- Received
- 7 May 2026
- Validated
- 18 May 2026
- Ward
- Lansdown
- Case officer
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- Target decision
- 13 Jul 2026
- Decision
- Grant
- Decision date
- 31 Jul 2026
- Decision level
- Committee Decision
- Applicant
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How this decision compares
Decided in 74 days from validation, 14 days slower than Cheltenham's median of 60 for listed building works. Approved, as 96% of listed building works here are.
This one74d
Council60d
UK56d
45%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
78decided in the last year
Plota live figures for listed building works decided by Cheltenham in the last twelve months, from validation. Cheltenham decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 2 Aug 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14915860
- Consultation
- 19 May 2026
- Site or press notice
- 28 May 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
34 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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Cheltenham
Planning Authority Score
8.7/10
Excellent
#11 of 296 councils
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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.
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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
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