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50 Merlin Way Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 0LU

25/02040/FULFull Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 6 February 2026

Council decision: PermitDelegated (officer decision)4 conditions

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Alterations and single storey front extension to existing bungalow and the formation of a dropped kerb to create new vehicular access.

Received
19 December 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
5
Ward
Leckhampton
Agent
Insight Studio and House Plans Plus
  1. Received19 Dec
  2. Validated9 Jan
  3. Consult.2 Feb
  4. Target6 Mar
  5. Decided6 Feb

Decided in 28 days (council typically 35)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a front extension at 50 Merlin Way Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 0LU. Cheltenham has handled 1,139 applications of this type. This one was decided in 49 days, 2 weeks longer 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 1,445 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 0LU
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Leckhampton With Warden Hill

Planning application dates

Date validated
9 January 2026
Consultation expiry
2 February 2026
Consultation start
12 January 2026
Consultation end
2 February 2026
Neighbour consultation start
12 January 2026
Neighbour consultation end
2 February 2026
Last date for comments
2 February 2026
Target decision date
6 March 2026
Permission expires
6 February 2029

Applicant and agent

Agent
Insight Studio and House Plans Plus
Agent address
Flat 9, Victoria House St James Square Cheltenham GL50 3PZ

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Appeal history

3374922
Dismissed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 23 December 2025Dev Type: Minor DwellingsReason: Refusal

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14571367
Documents
16
Constraints
4

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

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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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