The Old Vicarage Lower Swell Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 1LH

1. 23 Jul 2026

   Received by Cotswold

2. 5 Aug 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 9 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 30 September 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

   Cotswold took a median of 51 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

This application is with Cotswold for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.

The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.

Heritage applications concern listed buildings and conservation areas. Listed building consent is needed for works, inside or out, that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without consent is a criminal offence. The council weighs harm to the heritage asset against any public benefit of the proposal.

More on heritage and listed buildings applications in our guide

• The Old Vicarage Lower Swell Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 1LH

  26/02230/FUL Submitted 23 Jul 2026 0m away

  91% historically approved · decision due ~30 Sep

  Conversion of existing outbuilding to annexe for use as ancillary accommodation with associated works

  Awaiting decision Full applications

• The Old Vicarage Lower Swell Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 1LH

  25/04055/TCONR Submitted 22 Dec 2025 1m away

  G1 - X5 Field Maples - Remove deadwood, reduce over extended lateral spread by up to 2.5 meters to balance shape of group and clear property. Reduce height where needed by up to 1 metre to balance shape of group. Crown raise low branches to 2.5 meters

  Granted Trees 9 docs

• Stonehouse Cottage Lower Swell Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 1LH

  21/02288/COMPLY Submitted 13 May 2021 1m away

  Compliance with condition 3 (cladding and roofing materials) of permissions 21/01975/LBC & 20/02475/FUL (21/01529/NONMAT) Erection of single storey rear extension and external alterations

  Granted Conditions Extension 6 docs
  Small domestic

• 1 Rectory Close Lower Swell Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 1LH

  21/01274/TCONR Submitted 22 Mar 2021 1m away

  Beech tree - removal of three limbs overhanging 1 rectory Close boundary Number one on sketch Leylandii hedge - removal of 3 foot of growth from top of hedge Number 2 on sketch

  Granted Trees 3 docs

• Ferndale House Mill Lane Lower Swell Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 1LH

  21/02559/TCONR Submitted 28 Jun 2021 1m away

  T1 - Purple Plum - Remove. Proximity to boundary drystone wall an issue. Low value. T2 - Cherry - Reduce by 1.5 - 2m to manage size for position

  Granted Trees 3 docs

• Stonehouse Cottage Lower Swell Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 1LH

  21/01529/NONMAT Submitted 7 Apr 2021 69m away

  Non-material amendment to permission 20/02475/FUL to enable changes to external materials

  Granted Amendments 8 docs

• 26/01341/LBC Granted

  Icomb Place Church Road Icomb Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 1JL

  Reinstatement of Moat and Drawbridge on north elevation of Icomb Place

  28 Apr 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
• 26/02579/LBC Awaiting decision

  6 Upper Dowdeswell Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 4LT

  Erection of garden outbuilding

  25 Aug 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
• 26/02554/LBC Awaiting decision

  Ablington Manor Ablington Bibury Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5NY

  Controlled removal of the remaining second-floor ceilings and careful reinstatement of new ceilings

  24 Aug 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
• 26/02549/LBC Awaiting decision

  The Dovecote Southrop Lechlade Gloucestershire GL7 3PD

  Alteration of walls, boundary treatments, and surfacing within the curtilage of The Dovecote, including the erection of a new stone wall on the western boundary including a recessed area for bins, erection of a stone dividing wall within the courtyard, infilling of the southern boundary wall, alteration of the internal stone wall to the driveway including reduction in height and position of the gate, alteration of the eastern boundary wall including raising the height of the stone wall, and laying of new paving

  21 Aug 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
• 26/01610/LBC Granted

  Rose Cottage Upper Slaughter Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 2JQ

  Conversion of garage to additional living with associated landscaping and works

  22 May 2026 Heritage and listed buildings