Five independent dwellings at Glenfall House, Mill Lane, Charlton Kings, Cheltenham
Summary of planning committee decision
Decided by Cheltenham Planning Committee on 16 Oct 2025.
What was proposed
The application sought to remove the holiday-use restriction so five units could become permanent, independent, self-contained dwellings.
“For both applications, the proposed amendment to the original planning permission and listed building consent is the removal of the holiday accommodation use restriction imposed on the 5no. accommodation units within the proposed replacement extension/outbuildings. This would enable the units to be occupied as permanent, independent, self-contained dwellings.”
Officer report
The site
The site includes a Grade II listed house, curtilage-listed outbuildings and a registered park and garden within the Cotswolds National Landscape.
“DESCRIPTION OF SITE AND PROPOSAL 1.1 The application site currently comprises of the grade II listed Glenfall House and its curtilage listed outbuildings and structures. The majority of the garden curtilage of Glenfall House is a registered Park and Garden; listed for being a good representative example of both a picturesque landscape and an Arts and Crafts garden which retain their layouts and reflect their original design and character.”
Officer report
Neighbour concerns
One neighbouring property raised concerns about rural housing, site subdivision, the historic setting and loss of the holiday-use restriction.
“Letters were sent to 17 neighbouring properties. In addition, site notices were displayed near the site and an advert was placed in the Gloucestershire Echo. In response to this publicity exercise, one representation was received from the adjacent property, Oakfield Farm.”
“Proposals would turn this historic house and parkland into a small settlement or hamlet, disregarding the status of the AONB, and with a detrimental impact on its setting and the historic hierarchy between the main house and its environs. • Application 23/01424/FUL sought to restore the main house and its garden setting and the application relied heavily on this connection. The long term survival and sustainability of the property was secured.”
Officer report
Who spoke
The applicant’s representative supported approval, and Councillor Day urged members to support additional housing without physical design changes.
The vote
Members voted three for and five against the officer recommendation to refuse, with one abstention.
“The matter then went to the vote on the officer recommendation to refuse the application.”
Minutes
The committee’s decision
The committee voted against refusal and delegated authority to the Chair and Vice Chair to agree conditions.
“Voted against the officer recommendation to refuse the application. The committee then voted to delegate authority to the Chair and Vice Chair of the Committee to agree conditions.”
Minutes
The members' reasons
“Another Member noted that this had also been the argument for the inclusion of the holiday lets in the first application and it felt like this change moves the goalposts and the financial argument could be used to justify further changes in the future.”
“Given these applications did not represent a significant change to the approved application and the tilted balance in support of development, one Member felt that the council’s objection was not clear enough to support refusal of the applications.”
Minutes
Source: the council's minutes, quoted word for word.
Sources
- Cheltenham Planning Committee minutes, 16 October 2025
- Agenda and papers (council website)
Source: Plota analysis of Cheltenham's committee minutes and officer report. Quotations are the council's own words; headings and summaries are Plota's.
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- Committee
- Cheltenham Planning Committee
- Council
- Cheltenham
- Date
- Thursday 16 October 2025
- Recommendation
- Officers recommended refusal
- Committee decided
- Approved, against officer advice
- Vote
- Unanimous
- Minutes
- The council's minutes
- Meeting
- Agenda and papers (council website)
- Application
- The application (council website)
- All decisions
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This committee's year
14 decisions in the 12 months to this meeting, 1 against officer advice.
Source: Plota analysis of the committee's minutes.