Planning application
St James House St James Square Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL50 3PR
Works: Windows or glazing
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Removal of toplights to 4no. ground floor windows and replacement with vent grilles in materials to match existing.
As published by the council, reference 26/00173/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00173/FUL
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Permit
- Received
- 3 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 7 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 1 May 2026
- Ward
- Lansdown
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- GL50 3PR
Site history
Applications at this address on the Cheltenham register
This site has had 3 applications since 2022: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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24/01630/CACN Granted
St James House St James Square Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL50 3PR
T1 London Planes - Reduce the trees away from the building to give a 2-meter clearance where possible. T2 - Reduce the tree away from lamp head to give a 2-meter clearance where possible.
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22/02102/CACN Granted
St James House St James Square Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL50 3PR
T1 Lime- Crown lift to 2.5m clear stem heigh & prune clear of street lamp. T4 Deodar - Crown clean to remove branch stubs & undertake inspection for evidence of cracked or subsiding branches. T11 Norway Maple - Crown clean to remove deadwood, reduce & reshape crown to account for branch dieback. T22 London Plane - Crown clean to removing crossing branches at 6.0m T24 Norway Maple - Fell & remove G1 Stags Horn Sumach - Crown lift to provide 3.0m clearance over footpath & prune clear of sign.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Feb 2026
Received by Cheltenham
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7 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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1 May 2026
Decision issued: Permit
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
MSMR architects Agent, an architecture practice registered in London
Active · incorporated 2000 · London
4 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils
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See their track recordAmwins Global Risks Group Limited Applicant, registered in London
Active · incorporated 1980 · London
1 application on PlanIndex
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
12 documents on file for this application
- Decision notice
- Officer report
- Site notice evidence
- Site location plan
- Application form
- Existing west elevation
- Existing south elevation
- Existing east elevation
- Proposed west elevation
- Proposed south elevation
- Proposed east elevation
- Design and access statement
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Cheltenham granted permission on 1 May 2026, 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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T1 London Planes - Reduce the trees away from the building to give a 2-meter clearance where possible. T2 - Reduce the tree away from lamp head to give a 2-meter clearance where possible.
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