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Chapel Arts Knapp Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL50 3QQ

Granted Cheltenham 23/00279/COU Change of Use

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Change of use from art gallery and cafe to a mixed use of place of public worship (Class F1(f)) and community hall (Class F2(b)), including an ancillary church office

As published by the council, reference 23/00279/COU

Application record

Reference
23/00279/COU
Type
Change of Use
Status
Permitted
Decision
Granted As published: Permit
Received
17 Feb 2023
Validated
28 Feb 2023
Decided
31 Mar 2023
Ward
Lansdown
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
GL50 3QQ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Cheltenham register

This site has had 4 applications since 2019: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • 23/00756/DISCON Granted

    Chapel Arts Knapp Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL50 3QQ

    Discharge of condition 3, Cycle storage and refuse storage facilities of planning permission 23/00279/COU

    Decided 7 Jun 2023 Conditions
  • 19/00866/LBC Granted

    Chapel Arts Knapp Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL50 3QQ

    Retention of 2no. property identification signs (1no. name sign and 1no. A3 event sign fixed to railings).

    Decided 19 Jun 2019 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 19/00866/ADV Split decision

    Chapel Arts Knapp Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL50 3QQ

    Retention of 3 no. property identification signs (1no. name sign and 1no. A3 event sign fixed to railings and 1no. free standing sign).

    Decided 19 Jun 2019 Advertising

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Feb 2023

    Received by Cheltenham

  2. 28 Feb 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 31 Mar 2023

    Decision issued: Permit

  4. 6 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • 23/00756/DISCON Granted

    Chapel Arts Knapp Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL50 3QQ

    Discharge of condition 3, Cycle storage and refuse storage facilities of planning permission 23/00279/COU

    Decided 7 Jun 2023 Conditions

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

7 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Cheltenham granted permission on 31 March 2023, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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