Planning application
The Mahal Eagle Lodge Montpellier Drive Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL50 1TY
Works: New dwelling Several homes
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Proposal
Proposed Change of Use from restuarant with staff accommodation on second floor to 5 flats.
As published by the council, reference 26/01518/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01518/FUL
- Category
- Full applications
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 24 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 28 Sep 2026
- Ward
- College
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- GL50 1TY
Site history
Applications at this address on the Cheltenham register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026.
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26/01518/LBC Awaiting decision
The Mahal Eagle Lodge Montpellier Drive Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL50 1TY
Proposed Change of Use from restuarant with staff accommodation on second floor to 5 flats.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Sep 2026
Received by Cheltenham
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28 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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28 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 23 November 2026, 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.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Ralph Guilor Architecture Ltd Agent, an architecture practice registered in Cheltenham
Active · incorporated 2006 · Cheltenham
8 applications on PlanIndex
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See their track recordM H R Investments Ltd Applicant, registered in Cheltenham
Active · incorporated 2011 · Cheltenham
2 applications on PlanIndex
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See their track recordDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
19 documents on file for this application
- Sustainability statement
- Existing elevations and sections
- Proposed elevations and sections
- Application form
- Site location plan
- Existing lower ground and ground floor plans
- Existing first floor and second floor plans
- Existing roof plan
- Proposed lower ground and ground floor plans
- Proposed first floor and second floor plans
- Existing site plan
- Proposed site plan
- Existing se and nw elevations
- Proposed sw elevation
- Proposed se and nw elevations
- Heritage statement
- Proposed roof plan
- Design and access statement
- Area plan
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Cheltenham for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Cheltenham decided full applications in a median of 61 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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