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8 Thompson Drive Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 0PN

24/00275/FULFull Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 21 March 2024

Council decision: PermitDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Two storey side extension, replacement windows, and rear dormer.

Received
19 February 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
7
Ward
Leckhampton
Agent
RM Architectural Services
  1. Received19 Feb
  2. Validated20 Feb
  3. Consult.12 Mar
  4. Target16 Apr
  5. Decided21 Mar

Decided in 30 days (council typically 35)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a two storey side extension at 8 Thompson Drive Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 0PN. Cheltenham has handled 1,139 applications of this type. This one was decided in 31 days, 4 days quicker than Cheltenham's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 59 applications across Leckhampton. We hold 1,442 applications in total for the GL53 postcode area.

94% of full applications at Cheltenham Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 5 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
GL53 0PN
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Leckhampton With Warden Hill

Planning application dates

Date validated
20 February 2024
Consultation expiry
19 March 2024
Consultation start
20 February 2024
Consultation end
12 March 2024
Neighbour consultation start
12 March 2024
Neighbour consultation end
19 March 2024
Last date for comments
19 March 2024
Target decision date
16 April 2024
Permission expires
21 March 2027

Applicant and agent

Agent
RM Architectural Services
Agent address
132 Reservoir Road Gloucester GL4 6SA

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Appeal history

3347761
Dismissed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 21 November 2024Dev Type: Minor DwellingsReason: Refusal
3343030
Dismissed
Type: Householder (HAS)Procedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 2 September 2024Dev Type: Householder developmentsReason: Refusal

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12817995
Documents
7
Constraints
2

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Cheltenham

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