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Flat 5 24 Evesham Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL52 2AB

26/00125/LBCListed Building ConsentRefused

Refused on 22 April 2026

Council decision: RefuseDelegated (officer decision)1 condition1 reason for refusal

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Demolish existing balcony and replace with 3 Juliette balconies utilising existing metal work (retrospective)

Received
27 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Pittville
Agent
Five Architecture
  1. Received27 Jan
  2. Validated26 Feb
  3. Consult.24 Mar
  4. Target23 Apr
  5. Decided22 Apr

Decided in 55 days (council typically 35)

About this application

This is a heritage application at Flat 5 24 Evesham Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL52 2AB. Cheltenham has handled 1,724 applications of this type. This one was decided in 85 days, 7 weeks longer than Cheltenham's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 63 applications across Pittville. We hold 1,672 applications in total for the GL52 postcode area.

99% of heritage applications at Cheltenham Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 5 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

  1. The proposed works have resulted in the loss of the original first-floor roofed verandah, including significant loss of historic fabric and ornamental detailing which made a positive and important contribution to the architectural and historic interest of the Grade II listed building. The replacement with individual Juliette balconies, while reflecting some neighbouring alterations, fails to preserve the special architectural and historic interests of the principal elevation and represents a degradation in the character and appearance of the listed building. The proposal therefore results in less than substantial harm to the significance of the listed building. While the resolution of health and safety concerns arising from the condition of the former balcony and avoiding further damage to the heritage asset due to risk of collapse is acknowledged as a public benefit, this benefit relates to the necessary dismantling of the unsafe structure rather than to the design of the replacement works. The resulting loss of historic fabric and architectural detailing is not clearly and convincingly justified, and the identified public benefits are insufficient to outweigh the harm caused. The proposal is therefore contrary to Sections 16 and 72 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990, Policy SD8 of the Joint Core Strategy, and Section 16 of the National Planning Policy Framework. PLANNING : PLACE AND GROWTH CHELTENHAM BOROUGH COUNCIL • P.O. BOX 12 • MUNICIPAL OFFICES • PROMENADE • CHELTENHAM • GLOS • GL50 1PP This decision notice should be read in accordance with the Planning Officer’s Report which details the material considerations relevant to the proposal and the reasons for the decision made.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
GL52 2AB
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
26 February 2026
Consultation expiry
2 April 2026
Consultation start
3 March 2026
Consultation end
24 March 2026
Neighbour consultation start
4 March 2026
Neighbour consultation end
25 March 2026
Last date for comments
2 April 2026
Target decision date
23 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Five Architecture
Agent address
Pitville Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL52 3AE

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
12 March 2026
Site notice start
12 March 2026
Site notice end
2 April 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14647123
Documents
11
Constraints
6

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, 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.

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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.

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