Planning application
The Wilson Cheltenham Art Gallery And Museum Clarence Street Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL50 3JT
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Redevelopment / alteration to exhibition spaces.
As published by the council, reference 26/00754/LBC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00754/LBC
- Type
- Listed Building Consent
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Grant
- Received
- 7 May 2026
- Validated
- 18 May 2026
- Decided
- 31 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Lansdown
- Decision by
- Committee Decision
- Postcode
- GL50 3JT
Site history
Applications at this address on the Cheltenham register
This site has had 6 applications since 2021: 4 approved, 0 refused.
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26/01559/ADV Awaiting decision
The Wilson Cheltenham Art Gallery And Museum Clarence Street Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL50 3JT
Display of external signage and exhibition graphics at The Wilson Art Gallery and Museum, including two projecting exhibition banners, an external Spriitex display frame, and temporary exhibition-related window graphics/vinyls.
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26/01262/LBC Status unknown
The Wilson Cheltenham Art Gallery And Museum Clarence Street Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL50 3JT
Reinstatement of two projecting exhibition banners to the principal elevation using a new banner support system. Installation of an interchangeable external Spriitex display frame mounted to the return wall adjacent to the principal entrance to display temporary exhibition graphics. Installation of temporary vinyl graphics to selected windows on the principal elevation to promote exhibitions, collections and museum activities. Installation of temporary vinyl graphics to selected windows on the rear elevation to improve visibility of the museum from the rear approach and encourage visitor access. Associated making good of redundant fixing holes where required as part of the reinstatement works.
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21/02596/FUL Granted
The Wilson Cheltenham Art Gallery And Museum Clarence Street Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL50 3JT
Change of use of part of the ground floor for use as an extension to the existing café and associated alterations
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21/02596/LBC Granted
The Wilson Cheltenham Art Gallery And Museum Clarence Street Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL50 3JT
Change of use of part of the ground floor as an extension to the existing café and minor internal alterations to the ground, first and third floors
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21/01596/LBC Granted
The Wilson Cheltenham Art Gallery And Museum Clarence Street Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL50 3JT
Replace the worn ad parapet gutters, replace zinc sections of zinc courtyard roof
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 May 2026
Received by Cheltenham
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18 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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31 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Grant
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
The Cheltenham Trust Applicant, registered in Cheltenham
Active · incorporated 2014 · Cheltenham
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
26 documents on file for this application
- Decision notice
- Officer report
- Heritage statement agm victorian wing
- Application form
- Site layout plan
- Project scope document
- Existing plan
- Proposed plan our time
- Proposed finishes - floor
- Proposed finishes - wall and ceiling finishes
- Proposed door schedule
- Proposed joinery 1 of 3
- Proposed joinery 2 of 3
- Proposed joinery 3 of 3
- Proposed floor plan
- Proposed - welcome entrance
- Proposed - orientation
- Proposed - origin story
- Proposed - prosperity and its price
- Proposed - natural world
- Proposed - open costume and edward wilson observatory
- Material details
- Asbestos re-inspection (review) report
- Lighting ew obervatory:
- Site location plan
- Design and access statement
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Cheltenham granted permission on 31 July 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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