On behalf of Persimmon Homes Ltd, White Peak Planning has submitted a full planning application to Cheltenham Borough Council for the development of 265 residential dwellings, new vehicular and pedestrian access off Manor Road, an attenuation basin and ancillary infrastructure, at land at Swindon Farm, Cheltenham.

The site is part of a wider Strategic Allocation known as ‘North West Cheltenham’, which includes a mix of uses, and approximately 4,285 dwellings.

White Peak has been responsible for project managing an outline planning application for development within the majority of the allocation. This application is known as ‘Elms Park’ and is currently being determinated by Cheltenham Borough Council and Tewkesbury Borough Council. The Swindon Farm site is located within Phase 1 of the Elms Park scheme.

As Planning Agent for the Swindon Farm scheme we have provided planning advice to the client, prepared the Planning Statement to support the application and also a statement demonstrating compliance with the design parameters and draft planning conditions for Elms Park.

Our extensive experience of the site, its surroundings, and the likely issues arising has meant that we could provide comprehensive planning advice to the client from the outset, and during the development of the scheme. This helped to ensure that the Council would view the proposals as a positive contribution towards housing delivery in Cheltenham as part of the wider Elms Park scheme.

We continued to liaise with the LPA and project team to resolve outstanding issues and agree draft planning conditions and S106 Heads of Terms.

Planning permission was granted in June 2023.