Fiddlers Green Farm Pheasant Lane Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL51 0XX Data via plota.co.uk

26/01330/CLPUD - Certificate of Lawful Use - Proposed Use Pending

Proposal

New use of mixed horiticultural with supporting farmyard use and erection of agricultural structures and glasshouses on existing hardstanding surface of Manege Equestrian Arena. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
18 Aug 2026
Validated
19 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 14 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision by 22 Sept 2026, from Cheltenham's recent lawful development certificates.

Site constraints 4

Public footpath 19 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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Golden Valley 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
Cheltenham
Application type
Certificate of Lawful Use - Proposed Use
Postcode
GL51 0XX
Received
18 Aug 2026
Validated
19 Aug 2026
Ward
Benhall/The Reddings/Fiddlers Green
Case officer
Show
Target decision
14 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show

Decision outlook

Day 26, past Cheltenham's usual 24 days for lawful development certificates. 99% are decided within thirteen weeks, so most likely by 18 Nov 2026.

Day 2630 days to the 56-day target
96%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
74decided in the last year

Plota live figures for lawful development certificates decided by Cheltenham in the last twelve months, from validation. Cheltenham decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 7 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15164092
Statutory expiry
14 Oct 2026
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