5 Merriville Gardens Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL51 8JD
Refused on 16 January 2025
Council decision: RefuseDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Proposed alterations and extensions to existing house (part retrospective).
- Received
- 13 November 2024
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 6
- Council
- Cheltenham Borough Council
- Ward
- St Peters
- Agent
- SF Planning Limited
- ReceivedReceived13 Nov
- ValidatedValidated21 Nov
- Consult.Consultation18 Dec
- TargetTarget Date16 Jan
- DecidedDecided16 Jan
Decided in 56 days (council typically 35)
About this application
This is a full planning application for an extension at 5 Merriville Gardens Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL51 8JD. Cheltenham has handled 1,140 applications of this type. This one was decided in 64 days, 4 weeks longer than Cheltenham's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 23 applications across St Peters. We hold 1,097 applications in total for the GL51 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
- GL51 8JD
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 21 November 2024
- Consultation expiry
- 18 December 2024
- Consultation start
- 27 November 2024
- Consultation end
- 18 December 2024
- Neighbour consultation start
- 27 November 2024
- Neighbour consultation end
- 18 December 2024
- Last date for comments
- 18 December 2024
- Target decision date
- 16 January 2025
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- SF Planning Limited
- Agent address
- 12 Royal Crescent Cheltenham GL50 3DA
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Appeal history
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-13525336
- Documents
- 10
- Constraints
- 2
Site constraints
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.
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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202614 Jul
Non-material amendment to planning permission ref. 25/01886/FUL
ApprovedNon-material amendment26/01111/AMEND - 202525 Nov
Single storey front and side extensions, reinstatement of the original roof, and rear dormer window (part…
ApprovedApplication25/01886/FUL - 202529 Sep
Proposed rear dormer.
WithdrawnCertificate of Lawful Use - Proposed Use25/01561/CLPUD
Source: Cheltenham
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- SF Planning Limited · Agent for this application
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