Planning application
Dowdeswell Park London Road Charlton Kings Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL52 6UT
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Proposal
Change of use of agricultural building to a Padel Centre (Use Class E(d)) with associated alterations, pedestrian access and footbridge.
As published by the council, reference 25/01587/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01587/FUL
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Received
- 2 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 23 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Charlton Kings
- Parish
- Charlton Kings
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- GL52 6UT
Site history
Applications at this address on the Cheltenham register
This site has had 4 applications since 2019: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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25/01202/FUL Status unknown
Dowdeswell Park London Road Charlton Kings Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL52 6UT
Creation of a terraced area to be used as ancillary seating for Dunkertons Park.
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19/02485/ADV Granted
Dowdeswell Park London Road Charlton Kings Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL52 6UT
Retractable awning (retrospective application)
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19/02485/COU Granted
Dowdeswell Park London Road Charlton Kings Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL52 6UT
Change of use of part of existing industrial unit (B2) to A1 retail (florist) and erection of retractable awning (retrospective application)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Oct 2025
Received by Cheltenham
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23 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 18 December 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Cheltenham took a median of 46 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Buildingcontrol: C26/00213/OTHI (Pending Consideration)
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
SF Planning Limited Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Cheltenham
Active · incorporated 2007 · Cheltenham
285 applications on PlanIndex · across 28 councils · 87% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
58 documents on file for this application
- Cbc ecology officer response
- Offsite bng assessment
- Draft offsite hmmp
- Onsite & offsite baseline & post-development statutory metric
- Officer report update 2
- Officer report update
- Officer report
- Cbc ecology officer response
- Email from agent
- Cbc ecology officer response
- Statutory metric
- Statutory biodiversity metric condition assessment
- Bng preliminary design stage report
- Ukhab baseline habitat plan
- Cbc ecology officer response
- Updated otter survey
- Cbc ecology officer updated response
- Revised ecology comments dated 12.02.2026
- Proposed planting plan
- Proposed planting plan
- Statutory bng metric
- Bng metric condition assessments
- Ukhab baseline habitat plan
- Bng preliminary design stage report 1.3
- Updated ecology response
- Bng preliminary design stage report 1.2
- River condition assessment
- Gcc highways response
- Otter survey
- Preliminary ecological appraisal
- Ecologist response
- Cnlb response
- Environment agency response
- Natural england response
- Natural england response
- Bng metric
- Bng metric condition assessments
- Ukhab baseline habitat plan
- Bng preliminary design stage report
- Bng metric
- Bng metric condition assessments
- Ukhab baseline habitat plan
- Bat activity survey
- Bng preliminary design stage report
- Trees officer response
- Flood risk assessment
- Site location plan
- Existing site plan
- Existing barn plan and elevations
- Proposed site plan
- Proposed plans padel court
- Proposed elevations padel court
- Proposed elevations bridge
- Economic impact statement
- Planning statement
- Statement of community involvement
- Tree safety report
- Application form
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