St Peters Church Framilode Gloucester Gloucestershire
Refused on 1 October 2026
Council decision: RefusalDelegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal
Proposal
Installation of an electric air-to-air heat pump system and erection of a shed.
- Received
- 6 July 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 0 · last counted 1 November 2026
- Council
- Stroud District Council
- Ward
- Severn Ward
- ReceivedReceived6 Jul
- ValidatedValidated10 Jul
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided1 Oct
Decided in 83 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a full planning application at St Peters Church Framilode Gloucester Gloucestershire. Stroud has handled 3,349 applications of this type. This one was decided in 87 days, 5 weeks longer than Stroud's typical decision time. The site is in the City Centre conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 5 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 100 applications across Severn Ward.
86% of full applications at Stroud District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).
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Why it was refused
- The proposed installation of external heat pump units and associated acoustic screening, by reason of their siting, scale, form, appearance and domestic character, would introduce visually intrusive and incongruous features that would detract from the character, appearance and special architectural and historic interest of the Grade II listed church. The proposal would result in harm to the significance of the designated heritage asset. Whilst the public benefits associated with the provision of a low-carbon heating system are acknowledged, they are not considered sufficient to outweigh the identified heritage harm. The proposal is therefore contrary to Policies ES2(1), ES10 and CP14(5) of the Stroud District Local Plan and National Planning Framework Policies HE4, HE5 and HE6.
From the council's decision notice.
Application details
- Application type
- Full Planning Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Fretherne With Saul Parish Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 10 July 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Sarah Carruthers
Additional information
- Documents
- 21
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.
Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.
Also checked, none recorded (21)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, 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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Planning history at this site
5 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202529 Apr
T719 Common Lime tree - Remove major dead wood within crown (>50mm diameter).
PendingTrees in a Conservation AreaS.25/0859/TCA - 20229 May
T723 Holm Oak -Remove. T720 Lime - Remove dead wood. T721 Lime -Formative prune
ApprovedTrees in a Conservation AreaS.22/1022/TCA - 202116 Jun
Replacement of fence
ApprovedFull Planning ApplicationS.21/1518/FUL - 202015 Oct
1. Removal of unsafe Lime Tree. 2. Holm Oak Tree and Yew Taxus - Lift crown from 2.5m above ground to 6m and…
Approved5 Days Notice - TreesS.20/2204/T5DAY - 20127 Jun
5x Lime trees - fell and replace with a row of Cockspur Hawthorn. 1x Ham Oak - crown reduce by approx 35%…
ApprovedTrees in a Conservation AreaS.12/1083/TCA
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