Units 5 / 6 Calleva Court Queen Street Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 1HB

1. 1.Insufficient information has been submitted to enable the Local Planning Authority to assess the impact of the proposed development upon the North Meadow Special Area of Conservation, which is an internationally designated wildlife site. A Habitat Regulations Assessment has therefore not been completed, as no information has been provided to allow an Appropriate Assessment to be undertaken. In the absence of this information, which it is the responsibility of the applicant to provide, the proposal is contrary to Policies EN8 and EN9 of the Cotswold District Local Plan and Chapter 15 of the National Planning Policy Framework.
2. 2.Insufficient information has been submitted to enable the Local Planning Authority to assess that an appropriate level of car parking and turning space can be provided onsite to ensure safe suitable and access for all users. As such the proposal is contrary to policies INF4 and INF5 of the Cotswolds District Local Plan and paragraph 115 of the National Planning Policy Framework.
3. 3.The proposed residential unit (no. 7) by reason of its gross internal floor area would fail to provide an acceptable standard of accommodation for future occupants and would not comply with the Government’s Nationally Described Space Standards (2015). As a result, the proposal would create a cramped and substandard living environment, failing to offer sufficient space for furniture, circulation, storage, and day to day living activities. The development therefore falls short of delivering a high-quality form of residential accommodation and would be contrary to policy H1 of the adopted Cotswold District Council (2018).
4. 4.The proposal, by reason of the proposed gable roof extension, dormer and rooflights would increase the domesticated appearance and would result in an excessive intensification of built form on the site. It would also fail to provide any private amenity space. The additional bulk required to accommodate the new unit and additional bedrooms because of the roof enlargement would begin to appear disproportionate in its backland plot, and the surrounding pattern of development resulting in a cramped and unneighbourly form of development contrary to policies EN1 and EN2 (including the Cotswold Design Code) of the adopted Cotswold District Local Plan (2018).
5. 5.During the determination period of this application it has been identified that the applicant listed on the planning application form (Tythewell Projects) is a company that was dissolved in 2019. A dissolved company cannot legally own land, enter contracts, or make applications. As the company that is the applicant does not legally exist, the Local Planning Authority cannot issue a valid planning permission. It is also noted that the Community Infrastructure Levy Form cites Tythwell Projects as the applicant.

From the council's decision notice.

Postcode

GL7 1HB

Application type

Full Application

Scale / size

Small

Parish

Cirencester

Date validated

15 January 2026

Consultation expiry

27 February 2026

Consultation end

27 February 2026

Last date for comments

5 March 2026

Agent

Mr J Phillips

Agent address

4 Butts Farm Courtyard Poulton Glos GL7 5HY

Documents

32

Constraints

27