House extensions and loft room at 16 The Wheatridge, Gloucester
Summary of planning committee decision
Decided by Gloucester Planning Committee on 5 May 2026.
What was proposed
The application proposed extensions, a higher pitched roof for a loft guest room, a gabled roof and two front dormer windows.
“Proposal: Single storey rear, side and front extensions, new pitched roof increasing roof height to allow for guest room in loft space, a gable ended roof over the side and front extension and two dormer windows to the front elevation.”
Officer report
The site
The property is a brick bungalow on a generous plot, with gardens, an integral garage and neighbouring homes at numbers 14 and 18.
“The application site is 16 The Wheatridge, within the Abbeydale ward of Gloucester. 16 The Wheatridge is a brick built bungalow set within a generous plot. It includes front and rear gardens, an integral garage set forward of the main house elevation, with an area for parking to the front of the property. The neighbour to the north-east is 18 The Wheatridge and the neighbour to the south-west is 14 The Wheatridge. Due to the land gradient in the immediate area, no.”
Officer report
Planning history
The site has a recorded history of residential development and bungalow permissions from 1954 and 1960.
“Application Number Proposal Decision Decision Date 44/49955/HIST 40600 G.1612:- USE OF LAND FOR RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT Z45ASC 18.06.1954 44/49956/HIST 40600 G.1612/g:- ERECTION OF 1 BUNGALOW Z45ASC 17.03.1960 44/51322/HIST 40600:- Z45 44/51323/HIST 40600 G.1612/G:- ERECTION OF 1 BUNGALOW Z45ASC 17.03.1960”
Officer report
The officer’s assessment
Officers found the proposal suitable in design and scale, with no significant harmful effects on the street scene, privacy, overlooking, light or neighbouring properties.
“Policy SD4 of the Gloucester, Cheltenham and Tewkesbury Joint Core Strategy, which sets out requirements for high quality design; • Policy A1 of the Gloucester City Plan, which requires that development be of a suitable scale for the site and not have a significant adverse impact on the character of the locality or the appearance of the street scene; • Policy A9 of the Gloucester City Plan, which requires that extensions/outbuildings be in keeping with the character and…”
“Within the immediate area there is a consistency in the set back of properties from the road, however the properties themselves display considerable variation in their design and scale. The properties in the immediate area are mostly set ~15m back from the road and the use of a hedged front boundary is common, providing privacy. Therefore the proposal would not be considered to result in a significant impact to the street scene.”
Officer report
Members’ discussion
Members asked about the increased roof height, and officers explained it would provide loft living space rather than create a full first-storey extension.
“Members asked the Planning Development Manager a question on the following subject:”
“The property would have an increase in roof elevation to allow additional living space within the roof structure, but it was not considered a full first story extension.”
Minutes
The committee vote
The chair proposed granting permission with the officer’s conditions, and Councillor Wiederhold seconded the proposal.
“The Chair proposed, and Councillor Wiederhold seconded the proposal to GRANT planning permission subject to conditions outlined in the Officer report.”
Minutes
The decision
Planning permission was granted subject to the conditions set out by the officer.
“RESOLVED that planning permission be GRANTED subject to the conditions outlined in the Officer report.”
Minutes
Permission conditions
The conditions require a three-year start, approved plans, permission for further roof enlargement and no balcony or roof garden.
“Condition 2 The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the application form, and approved plans received 30 March 2026 (Site Location and Block Plans – Rev F SHT 005, Plans as Proposed – Rev F SHT 004, Plans as Proposed – Rev F SHT 003) except where these may be modified by any other conditions attached to this permission.”
“Condition 4 The roof area of the extension hereby permitted shall not be used as a balcony, roof garden or other amenity area.”
Officer report
Sources
- Gloucester Planning Committee minutes, 5 May 2026
- Agenda and papers (council website)
Source: Plota analysis of Gloucester's committee minutes and officer report. Quotations are the council's own words; headings and summaries are Plota's.
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- Gloucester Planning Committee
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- Gloucester
- Date
- Tuesday 5 May 2026
- Recommendation
- Officers recommended approval
- Committee decided
- Approved
- Minutes
- The council's minutes
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- Agenda and papers (council website)
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- The application (council website)
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This committee's year
12 decisions in the 12 months to this meeting, 1 against officer advice.
Source: Plota analysis of the committee's minutes.