The Vicarage 98 Farmhill Lane Stroud Gloucestershire GL5 4DD Data via plota.co.uk

S.26/1412/FUL - Full Planning Application Pending

Proposal

Change of use from vicarage (C3) to HMO for up to 8 persons (Sui generis) including siting of two temporary accommodation pods Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

Received
24 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 19 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 19 Oct 2026 and 30 Oct 2026, from Stroud's recent changes of use.

Site constraints 3

National landscape 93 m away: Cotswolds
Outside the landscape; its setting can still be raised.
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.
Also on the record
Inside the Stroud built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 3, 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 listed building 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
Stroud
Application type
Full Planning Application
Postcode
GL5 4DD
Received
24 Aug 2026
Validated
24 Aug 2026
Ward
Stroud Farmhill & Paganhill Ward
Parish
Stroud Town Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
19 Oct 2026
Decision level
DELEGATED
Applicant
Show
Agent
L Follett

Decision outlook

Day 21 of the 56-day target. Stroud usually decides changes of use by day 61.

Day 2140 days to the predicted decision (day 61)
43%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
43decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

7 neighbours consulted · Last counted 3 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Env. assessment
No
Stroud
Planning Authority Score
5.4/10
Average
#126 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Stroud ranks #98 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (92%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Stroud decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
87%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #181 of 296
92%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #166 of 296
73%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #98 of 296
39%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #144 of 296
63%
Minor dwellings approved
64 decided (1-9 homes)
70%
Major dwellings approved
10 decided (10+ homes)
83%
Change of use approved
54 decided
964
Total decisions
121 refused in the year to March 2026