Cheltenham Council approves 95.9% of planning applications, based on 13,600 real decisions analysed from the council’s public planning portal. The national average across all councils tracked by PlanningLens is 87.9%. Cheltenham sits 8.0 percentage points above the national average.
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Not all applications are treated equally. Extension types, listed building consent, and change of use applications each have very different success rates in Cheltenham.
| Application Type | Approved | Refused | Total | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full | 6,819 | 321 | 7,140 | 95.5% |
| Other | 2,989 | 28 | 3,017 | 99.1% |
| Listed Building | 1,600 | 58 | 1,658 | 96.5% |
| Trees | 701 | 24 | 725 | 96.7% |
| Discharge of Conditions | 395 | 17 | 412 | 95.9% |
| Advertisement | 342 | 36 | 378 | 90.5% |
| Change of Use | 117 | 5 | 122 | 95.9% |
| Prior Approval | 84 | 23 | 107 | 78.5% |
| Certificate of Lawfulness | 0 | 41 | 41 | 0.0% |
A loft conversion in one ward can have a 90% approval rate. In the next ward, 55%. The free check tells you which side you're on.
Check My PostcodeWard-level data reveals where planning applications are most and least likely to succeed. Officers, local policies, and neighbourhood character all play a role.
| Ward | Approved | Refused | Total | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Park | 1,470 | 38 | 1,508 | 97.5% |
| Lansdown | 1,444 | 64 | 1,508 | 95.8% |
| College | 1,390 | 44 | 1,434 | 96.9% |
| All Saints | 911 | 46 | 957 | 95.2% |
| Pittville | 910 | 30 | 940 | 96.8% |
| Leckhampton | 915 | 25 | 940 | 97.3% |
| Charlton Park | 879 | 27 | 906 | 97.0% |
| Charlton Kings | 827 | 33 | 860 | 96.2% |
| Prestbury | 782 | 31 | 813 | 96.2% |
| Battledown | 622 | 48 | 670 | 92.8% |
| Benhall/The Reddings/Fiddlers Green | 445 | 25 | 470 | 94.7% |
| Swindon Village | 429 | 10 | 439 | 97.7% |
| St Pauls | 308 | 23 | 331 | 93.1% |
| St Marks | 302 | 8 | 310 | 97.4% |
| Warden Hill | 290 | 13 | 303 | 95.7% |
| Up Hatherley | 284 | 18 | 302 | 94.0% |
| St Peters | 270 | 31 | 301 | 89.7% |
| Oakley | 223 | 13 | 236 | 94.5% |
| Springbank | 169 | 13 | 182 | 92.9% |
| Hesters Way | 151 | 10 | 161 | 93.8% |
Real residential planning decisions from Cheltenham council. Each reference links to the council's own planning portal so you can verify the details yourself.
| Reference | Proposal | Decision |
|---|---|---|
| 26/00143/FUL Leckhampton | Single storey rear extension. | Approved |
| 26/00043/LBC Charlton Kings | Replacement of 2no. casement windows on the east elevation and 1no. casement win | Approved |
| 26/00136/FUL Charlton Kings | Construction of detached garage forward of principal elevation. | Approved |
| 26/00083/FUL Warden Hill | Rear extension and remodelling (revised scheme 23/02145/FUL). | Approved |
| 26/00039/FUL College | Single storey rear and side extension. | Approved |
| 25/02002/FUL Charlton Kings | Front porch and associated works. | Approved |
| 25/01597/LBC Charlton Park | Internal repairs and alterations to all floors, rear patio and roof terrace rail | Approved |
| 25/01597/FUL Charlton Park | Internal repairs and alterations to all floors, rear patio and roof terrace rail | Approved |
| 26/00330/CACN Park | Light prune of old mature apple tree in rear garden of property. Maximum 0.4m Pr | Approved |
| 26/00090/FUL Pittville | New ground floor extension to front and rendering of the front elevation of the | Approved |
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Based on 13,600 planning decisions, the overall approval rate in Cheltenham is 95.9%. The national average across councils tracked by PlanningLens is 87.9%. However, rates vary significantly by ward and application type.
PlanningLens has analysed 13,600 planning decisions from Cheltenham council. 13,047 were approved and 553 were refused. These figures cover decisions from January 2020 to the present.
The average approval rate in Cheltenham is 95.9%, but outcomes depend heavily on your specific ward, the type of extension or development you are proposing, and local planning policy. Use the PlanningLens free postcode check to get a personalised score.