185 Old Bath Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 7DW
Refused on 30 July 2026
Council decision: Refuse1 condition1 reason for refusal
Proposal
Proposed to dropped kerb
- Submitted
- 5 June 2026
- Council
- Cheltenham Borough Council
- ReceivedSubmitted5 Jun
- ValidatedValidated5 Jun
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided30 Jul
Decided in 55 days
About this application
This is a planning application at 185 Old Bath Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 7DW. Cheltenham has handled 6,233 applications of this type. This one was decided in 55 days, 3 weeks longer than Cheltenham's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 1,442 applications in total for the GL53 postcode area.
Why it was refused
- The application fails to demonstrate that adequate visibility splays can be achieved at the location of the proposed vehicle access. The proposed vehicle access would not be positioned at an appropriate distance from the junction of Old Bath Road and Mead Road and would coincide with the location of an existing street lightning column. As such, it has not been demonstrated that a safe and suitable access in the proposed location can be achieved for all users. The proposal therefore fails to comply with policy INF1 of the Joint Core Strategy and section 9 of the NPPF. 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
- GL53 7DW
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 5 June 2026
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.
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.
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Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Source: Cheltenham
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