Planning decisions in Cheltenham
On the public planning record, Cheltenham approved 98% of 1,658 decided applications on the full public record. Here is the approval rate for the most common home-project types. It is useful before you apply and free for local reporters to cite with attribution to MyTrustedTraders.
Approval rate by project type
- Extension : 98% approved (467 decided)
- Rear extension : 99% approved (298 decided)
- Tree work : 99% approved (214 decided)
- Side extension : 98% approved (120 decided)
- Loft conversion : 95% approved (85 decided)
- Demolition : 97% approved (77 decided)
- Driveway / dropped kerb : 99% approved (70 decided)
- Two-storey extension : 98% approved (65 decided)
- Windows & doors : 98% approved (57 decided)
- Porch : 98% approved (56 decided)
- Boundary wall / fence / gates : 92% approved (53 decided)
- Conservatory / orangery : 100% approved (51 decided) †
- Roof / fenestration : 98% approved (45 decided)
† We hold no refused decisions for this type here, so treat a full approval rate with caution. The council's own portal has the complete history.
Method
Figures are aggregates over the public planning decisions we hold for Cheltenham, matched to a project type from the application description. Overall approval is decided-weighted across project types, using each type's rate over the last 5 years where we hold enough decisions, otherwise its full record. Only types with at least five decided applications are shown. We publish aggregate counts only, with no application references or applicant names. Full method and limits.