Planning application
Bristol Street Ford London Road Stroud Gloucestershire GL5 2AX
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of existing lawfulness to evidence the use as vehicle repairs workshop & MOT testing centre (B2).
As published by the council, reference S.25/2278/CPE
Application record
- Reference
- S.25/2278/CPE
- Type
- Certificate Existing Lawful Use/Dev
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Permission
- Received
- 26 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 26 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 20 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Stroud Trinity Ward
- Parish
- Stroud Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- GL5 2AX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Nov 2025
Received by Stroud
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20 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Permission
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27 Jul 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 grant of permission means
Stroud granted permission on 20 January 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.
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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