Manor Cross Elkstone Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 9PD Data via plota.co.uk

26/01756/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Conversion of detached garage to ancillary accommodation with new and altered fenestrations, internal works, insulation upgrades and associated works Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
5 Jun 2026
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Validated
12 Jun 2026
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Approved
12 Aug 2026

Approved on 12 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 13 Aug 2026

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 9

Cotswolds National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Elkstone 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 ↗
Agricultural land, grade 3b
Not best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Public bridleway 28 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.
Also on the record
National infrastructure project 1382 m away: A417 Missing Link; Radon affected area, class 4; 8 listed buildings within 150 m; Priority habitat 47 m away: Deciduous woodland.
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 £1,050,000 in January 2026. Detached house, freehold.

9 January 2026£1,050,000

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

Building

Floor area345 m² (3,714 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (48 out of 100), could reach D
PropertyDetached house, 8 habitable rooms
Built1983 to 1990
HeatingBoiler and radiators, LPG, Boiler and underfloor heating, LPG
WallsSandstone or limestone, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2024, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Cotswold
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
GL53 9PD
Received
5 Jun 2026
Validated
12 Jun 2026
Ward
Ermin
Parish
Elkstone
Case officer
Show
Target decision
7 Aug 2026
Decision
Application Permit
Decision date
12 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 61 days from validation, 7 days slower than Cotswold's median of 54 for extensions. Approved, as 95% of extensions here are.

60%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
640decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

4 neighbours consulted · Last counted 13 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14984840
Planning Portal ref
PP-14984840
Comments by
6 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
7 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No
Cotswold
Planning Authority Score
3.5/10
Below average
#218 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Cotswold is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #219 out of 296. 48% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (92%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Cotswold decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
89%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #128 of 296
92%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #150 of 296
53%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #219 of 296
48%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #212 of 296
74%
Minor dwellings approved
123 decided (1-9 homes)
74%
Major dwellings approved
23 decided (10+ homes)
84%
Change of use approved
38 decided
1,252
Total decisions
138 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.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.