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Cheltenham local plan consultation opens on 16 November
The final consultation on the plan for 43,879 homes runs from 16 November to 4pm on 31 December. There is a drop-in at Regent Arcade on 27 November.
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Cheltenham local plan: where the 43,879 homes would go
The final draft plan names Cheltenham's housing sites, from 2,500 homes north west of the town to 271 at Cavendish House. Comments run from 16 November to 31 December.
Planning
Cheltenham Local Plan Delayed: Now Due by 31 March 2027
The plan naming Cheltenham's housing sites now goes to government by 31 March 2027. Council votes slip past October; the consultation must end by 31 December.
Housing
Arle Nursery homes: work starts on 171, 92 for social rent
Bromford has started 171 homes off Old Gloucester Road, 114 of them affordable. The first are due in autumn 2027 and the whole site by winter 2029.
Housing
Barlow Road sheltered flats get £650,000 refurbishment
New water pipes and a digital alarm system for 74 council flats at Barlow Road, Arle, a year after tenants reported discoloured water. What changes, and when.
Planning
Glenfall Way homes refused on appeal, but the inspector's figures warn of more bids
An inspector has thrown out four homes on the Glenfall Way field in Charlton Kings. The landscape won, but only after he set out a 2.69-year land supply.
Property
Cheltenham house prices stall at 0.3% after three monthly falls
Cheltenham's average home is £322,758, up £927 in a year and £10,296 below April. Flats are down 2.3%; only the Forest of Dean did worse in Gloucestershire.
Planning
Cheltenham Green Belt vote: nine questions on the evidence
Campaigners ask when the Green Belt review and site-selection evidence will be published. The plan's evidence page holds nothing newer than November 2025.
Housing
Cheltenham council housing offices close, drop-ins 5 Oct
Cheltenham council housing offices at Hesters Way and Oakley close on 23 September. Nine weekly drop-in sessions start 5 October, leaving a 12-day gap.
Planning
Cheltenham Green Belt: 750 homes and an October plan vote
Councillors approve the plan that allocates sites in October, and its published Green Belt evidence dates from 2011. Residents want alternatives tested first.
Property
Cheltenham house prices up 2.2%, now behind Tewkesbury
Cheltenham's average home is £325,399, up £7,107 in a year. Tewkesbury borough is now dearer, and only one Gloucestershire district grew more slowly.
Housing
Oakley Farm: 158 of the 250 new homes will be affordable
Nearly two thirds of the 250 homes going up off Harp Hill will be affordable: 53 social rent, 51 affordable rent, 54 shared ownership, with the first due this autumn.