Planning application
George Watson Memorial Hall Barton Street Tewkesbury Gloucestershire GL20 5PX
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Proposed use of the Watson Hall to hold legal wedding ceremonies, in conjunction with the existing mix of uses for community groups and private events.
As published by the council, reference 25/01033/CLP
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01033/CLP
- Type
- Cert of Lawfulness of prop use/develop
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Grant Certificate
- Received
- 15 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 30 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 23 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Tewkesbury Town South
- Parish
- Tewkesbury Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- GL20 5PX
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tewkesbury register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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26/00065/FUL Granted
George Watson Memorial Hall Barton Street Tewkesbury Gloucestershire GL20 5PX
8 sq. metre ground floor extension (infill courtyard area), block two first floor windows, and replacement windows
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Dec 2025
Received by Tewkesbury
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30 Dec 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Grant Certificate
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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Tewkesbury granted permission on 23 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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