1 Prinbox Works Saddlers Lane Tivoli Walk Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL50 2UX Data via plota.co.uk

25/01296/FUL - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Redevelopment of the site to provide 6 no. dwellings following the demolition of the existing building. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 Aug 2025
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Validated
19 Aug 2025
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Consultation
25 Nov 2025
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Approved
18 Dec 2025

Approved on 18 Dec 2025 · Committee Decision · Last checked 14 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Cheltenham Planning Committee on 18 Dec 2025.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the scheme would provide six homes and improve a poor-quality site in the conservation area.
  • The committee voted unanimously to permit the application subject to a section 106 obligation.
Read how the committee decided The proposed homes, site history, officers’ assessment, objections, speakers, debate, conditions and committee decision. Includes the meeting recording

Source: Plota analysis of Cheltenham's committee minutes of 18 Dec 2025.

Documents 32

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

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 ↗
18 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 54 and 56, Andover Road, Grade II, 52 m away · 18 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.
Show all 18 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Cheltenham built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 14 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, 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.

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Important details

Council
Cheltenham
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
GL50 2UX
Received
18 Aug 2025
Validated
19 Aug 2025
Ward
Park
Case officer
Show
Target decision
9 Jan 2026
Decision
Permit
Decision date
18 Dec 2025
Decision level
Committee Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
SF Planning Limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 121 days from validation, 68 days slower than Cheltenham's median of 53 for full applications. Approved, as 97% of full applications here are.

66%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
674decided in the last year

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

Public comments

22comments received
22 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 74%

38 neighbours consulted · Last counted 14 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14071729
Planning Portal ref
PP-14071729
Neighbours
3 Nov 2025
Consultation
25 Nov 2025
Comments by
5 Dec 2025
Site or press notice
4 Nov 2025
Statutory expiry
14 Oct 2025
Env. assessment
No
Cheltenham
Planning Authority Score
8.7/10
Excellent
#11 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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

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