Lansdown planning approval rate
Lansdown ward in Cheltenham has a 95.8% approval rate based on 1,508 planning decisions. Cheltenham overall: 95.9%.
Last updated: March 2026
95.8%
ward approval rate
1,508
Decisions
1,444
Approved
64
Refused
95.9%
Cheltenham average
Lansdown is broadly in line with the Cheltenham average — neither notably strict nor notably permissive.
How Lansdown compares
Lansdown ward
95.8%
Cheltenham overall
95.9%
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Recent decisions in Lansdown
Front car park:- remove the lime tree that is growing through the mature ginkgo · Fri 20 Feb 2026
T1 yew. Reduce laterals by up to 1.5m over patio and garage T2 yew. Reduce later · Fri 20 Feb 2026
Two storey rear extension. · Tue 17 Feb 2026
Conversion of Gibson House into 14 no. one and two-bed apartments and demolition · Mon 16 Feb 2026
Conversion of Gibson House into 14no. one and two-bed apartments and demolition · Mon 16 Feb 2026
What gets approved near your property?
In Cheltenham, 1 in 24 applications are refused. Your PlanningLens Pro Report gives you 17 pages of intelligence specific to your property:
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✓ Common refusal reasons in Cheltenham
✓ Your 10 nearest comparable planning decisions
✓ Appeal success rates
✓ PDF report to share with your architect
Less than one set of revised drawings. Based on 13,600 decisions.