The Planning Committee of Gloucestershire Council is scheduled to consider a proposal for a new SEND school and a report on the council's compliance performance. The meeting will also review an application for a GP surgery and housing development.

Former St Benedict's School Playing Field, Cheltenham

The committee is scheduled to consider a proposal for the provision of a SEND school at the former St Benedict's School Playing Field in Cheltenham. The plans include vehicular and pedestrian access, car parking, and outdoor informal play facilities. The report pack indicates that the development is intended to provide a school for up to 200 pupils aged 4–16 with complex learning difficulties. The proposed building would be two storeys high, with a flat roof and a coordinated palette of buff brick, wood-effect cladding, and bronze-coloured aluminium windows. The site would include 80 car parking spaces for staff and visitors, as well as spaces for minibuses and motorcycles, and 8 cycle spaces. Off-site highway works on Arle Road are also proposed to create a school safety zone. The report pack notes that the site is currently disused grassland and was historically used for sand extraction and later as a school playing field. The proposal is considered to be in broad compliance with relevant planning policies, subject to conditions addressing ground conditions, noise, lighting, and biodiversity net gain.

Jordans Brook House, Gloucester

The committee is also scheduled to consider an application for the demolition of Jordans Brook House in Gloucester and the construction of a GP surgery, along with outline planning permission for the development of 10 dwelling houses. The proposed GP surgery would provide 21 clinical rooms and ancillary accommodation. The residential element would comprise eight detached and two semi-detached houses. The report pack indicates that the site is currently a vacant council-owned building. The application is a Regulation 3 application, meaning the County Council is both the landowner and the applicant. The report suggests that the proposal has widespread support and that better primary care facilities are essential for the locality.

County Council Developments - Compliance Performance Update Report

A report on the County Council's compliance performance is scheduled for discussion. The report, prepared by Robin Drake, Planning Development Management and Minerals & Waste Planning, highlights that the enforcement service manages a significant number of investigations and enquiries annually. It notes that a notable proportion of enforcement pressures have arisen from Regulation 3 developments, where the Council is both the developer and the planning authority. The report details improvements made since autumn 2025, including expanded pre-application engagement and monthly liaison meetings between senior officers to review live Regulation 3 applications and compliance matters. These actions have reportedly led to the resolution of all outstanding internal compliance matters identified in the previous reporting cycle, with no live enforcement cases involving County Council developments as of March 2026.

The meeting's agenda also includes the approval of minutes from the previous meeting, notes from a members' site visit, and public and members' questions.