Planning application
Southfield Park Road Stroud Gloucestershire GL5 2JQ
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Lawful Development Certificate to confirm use class C2 - ensuring the proposal for the building to be used as a children's home is lawful and does not require full planning permission.
As published by the council, reference S.25/2190/CPL
Application record
- Reference
- S.25/2190/CPL
- Type
- Certificate Proposed Lawful Use/Dev
- Status
- Refused
- Decision
- Refusal
- Received
- 12 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 12 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 2 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Stroud Trinity Ward
- Parish
- Stroud Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- GL5 2JQ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Stroud register
This site has had 5 applications since 2024: 4 approved, 1 refused.
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S.26/0416/CM Granted
Southfield Park Road Stroud Gloucestershire GL5 2JQ
Consultation on planning application 26/0010/STCERT - Lawful Development Certificate sought for existing use, as a children's home (use class C2).
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S.25/2040/CM Granted
Southfield Park Road Stroud Gloucestershire GL5 2JQ
Consultation on compliance with conditions 25/0071/COMPLI - Compliance with Ecology conditions 10 (Bat boxes),11 (Bird boxes), 12 (Hedgehog shelters) and 14 (External lighting) relating to planning consent 24/0039/STREG3 dated 17/10/2024
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S.24/2288/CM Granted
Southfield Park Road Stroud Gloucestershire GL5 2JQ
Certificate for Lawful Development to confirm that our proposed installation of PV panels complies with the relevant planning conditions set out for non-domestic buildings under the GPDO, ensuring the proposal is lawful and does not require full planning permission.
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S.24/1884/CM Granted
Southfield Park Road Stroud Gloucestershire GL5 2JQ
Demolition of single storey vacant structures, including garages, office, and kitchen, located to the west of the former care home building. Proposal also includes demolishing a single storey link between the old house and the former care home building, and removal of an external escape staircase. Application Ref. 24/0039/STREG3
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Nov 2025
Received by Stroud
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2 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Refusal
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
Stroud refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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Southfield Park Road Stroud Gloucestershire GL5 2JQ
Consultation on planning application 26/0010/STCERT - Lawful Development Certificate sought for existing use, as a children's home (use class C2).
Granted Outline 1 doc -
Southfield Park Road Stroud Gloucestershire GL5 2JQ
Consultation on compliance with conditions 25/0071/COMPLI - Compliance with Ecology conditions 10 (Bat boxes),11 (Bird boxes), 12 (Hedgehog shelters) and 14 (External lighting) relating to planning consent 24/0039/STREG3 dated 17/10/2024
Granted Outline 1 doc -
Southfield Park Road Stroud Gloucestershire GL5 2JQ
Certificate for Lawful Development to confirm that our proposed installation of PV panels complies with the relevant planning conditions set out for non-domestic buildings under the GPDO, ensuring the proposal is lawful and does not require full planning permission.
Granted Outline 2 docs -
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Formation of a new access.
Awaiting decision Full applications -
Southfield Park Road Stroud Gloucestershire GL5 2JQ
Demolition of single storey vacant structures, including garages, office, and kitchen, located to the west of the former care home building. Proposal also includes demolishing a single storey link between the old house and the former care home building, and removal of an external escape staircase. Application Ref. 24/0039/STREG3
Granted Outline Demolition 4 docsSmall domestic -
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