The Old Quarries Steps Lane Avening Gloucestershire GL8 8GG Data via plota.co.uk

26/02150/COMPLY - Compliance with conditions application Awaiting decision
Change of useSchools, care & communityDemolitionExtensions & alterationsNew homes

Proposal

Compliance with condition 22 (Lighting scheme) and part discharge of condition 24 (Biodiversity Management Plan) of permission - Change of use of existing buildings from residential institution (C2 use) to residential (C3 use) to form a total of 11 no. dwellings, through demolition of modern extensions, internal alterations and extensions, demolition of modern institutional buildings and replacement with new dwellings, associated garaging, landscaping, construction of new wall in alignment of historic walled garden and associated works… Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
16 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 10 Sept 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision by 28 Sept 2026, from Cotswold's recent changes of use. The consultation period closed on 17 Aug 2026.

Documents 4

Statements & assessments 1

PDF ECOLOGICAL MITIGATION, ENHANCEMENT AND MANAGEMENT PLAN Report · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Application Form · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF PROPOSED EXTERNAL LIGHTING STRATEGY Report · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF COVERING LETTER Applicant/Agent Correspondence · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 4

Site constraints 7

Grade II listed: Old Quarries
List entry 1088861 · 21 m from the pin · 1 more listed building within 150 m (1 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.
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Historic England ↗
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.
Avening 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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Avening built-up area; Priority habitat 31 m away: Deciduous woodland; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · 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
Cotswold
Application type
Compliance with conditions application
Postcode
GL8 8GG
Received
16 Jul 2026
Validated
16 Jul 2026
Ward
Grumbolds Ash With Avening
Parish
Avening
Case officer
Show
Target decision
10 Sept 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Elisabeth Lucas

Decision outlook

Day 60 of the 56-day target. Cotswold usually decides changes of use by day 67.

Day 607 days to the predicted decision (day 67)
39%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
75decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 12 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
17 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
10 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

2 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
The Lodge The Old Quarries Steps Lane Avening Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8GG
Dismantling and reconstruction of a curtilage listed garden wall
25/04036/LBC
2025 Approved
The Lodge The Old Quarries Steps Lane Avening Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8GG
Dismantling and reconstruction of a curtilage listed garden wall
25/04036/LBC
Cotswold
Planning Authority Score
3.5/10
Below average
#218 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings