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Cotswold District Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Cotswold District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates4,325Searchable applications
484Recorded as pending
23%Approval rate · 266 approved or refused records
204Refused applications
62 approved · 204 refused · 210 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 2 Nov 2021 to 30 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 4 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Skip to main contentLocal plan Planning and buildingConservation areas Historic buildings and conservation areas
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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Conservation areas144 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areas22 mapped area records0 identified HMO area records; remaining records unclassified
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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- Decided25/01566/TCONR
G1 - Cherry x2 - fell. 1 - Cherry - 1.5m overall crown reduction
Coln St Dennis House Coln St Dennis Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 3JU
Received 21 May 2025 - Decided25/01567/TPO
Site 129 LV: G1 a mixed broadleaf species side prune and reduce height, T1 Horse chestnut pollard to monolithSite 130: G1 B Oak, maple reduce lateral limbs and reduce height to 5m clearance from overhead conductors
Charlton Court Farm Charlton Road Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8TS
Received 21 May 2025 - Decided25/01569/DD
Fell 3no Ash trees suffering from ADB
Edgeworth House Edgeworth Stroud Gloucestershire GL6 7JQ
Received 21 May 2025 - Decided25/01570/ADV
Display of 4 No. forecourt canopy fascia's, 1 No. freestanding flag type sign, 2 No. pump island spreader boxes
Bourton Service Station Station Road Bourton-on-the-Water Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 2EN
Received 21 May 2025 - Decided25/01571/TCONR
Four Quercus robur to be reduced in height between 1.5m - 3m and dead wood removed
Batsford Arboretum Batsford Park Batsford Moreton-In-Marsh Gloucestershire GL56 9AT
Received 21 May 2025 - Decided25/01573/FUL
Erection of a single-storey rear extension and associated works
Westview Woodbridge Lane Withington Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 4BA
Received 21 May 2025 - Awaiting decision25/01574/FUL
Erection of two holiday home units
26 Newfound Reach Coln Waters Lechlade Gloucestershire GL7 3FU
Received 21 May 2025 - Decided25/01575/COMPLY
Compliance with conditions 3 (materials), 8 (LEMP), 9 (contamination - EA), and 11 (waste management) of permission 24/02773/FUL - Erection of an agricultural building for the housing of dairy cattle
Manor Farm Chedworth Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 4AA
Received 21 May 2025 - Decided25/01576/TCONR
Leylandii hedge - to fell it as too old and overgrown for its location
Blenheim Cottage Arlington Bibury Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5ND
Received 21 May 2025 - Decided25/01577/COMPLY
Compliance with conditions 3 (Sample Materials) and 4 (Sample panel - Stone) of permission 24/02314/FUL - Demolition of existing extensions, erection of two storey rear extension, replacement of porch and lean-to extension
Elm Cottage Norton Hall Mickleton Chipping Campden Gloucestershire GL55 6PU
Received 22 May 2025 - Decided25/01578/NONMAT
Non Material Amendment (change in roofing material on the modern barn from cement sheeting to metal sheeting (dark grey colour)) to permission 24/00734/FUL - Conversion of a modern barn into two residential units, together with associated residential curtilages, parking and outdoor amenity areas
Top Farm Weston Subedge Chipping Campden Gloucestershire GL55 6QU
Received 22 May 2025 - Decided25/01579/TCONR
G1 - two silver birch trees to be reduced by 4m height and 1.5 lateral due to light within the property and interfering from electric cableT1 - apple tree to be reduced back to previous roughly 1.5 and inner crown thinT2 - apple tree to be reduced back to previous roughly 1m and inner crown thin
Rosemary Cottage 12 Awkward Hill Bibury Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5NJ
Received 22 May 2025 - Decided25/01580/NONMAT
Non-Material Amendment seeking to change the house type of plot 22 (self-build) from a Croft to a Foxmoor of permission 22/04160/REM - Erection of 67 dwellings, open space, and landscaping (Reserved Matters application) - Variation of Condition 1 (plan numbers of approval 21/02766/REM to enable changes to roofing and boundary treatment materials
Land To East Of Evenlode Road Moreton-In-Marsh Gloucestershire
Received 22 May 2025 - Decided25/01581/COMPLY
Compliance with condition 5 (biodiversity enhancements) of permission 25/00772/FUL - Demolition of existing garage and erection of 1.5 storey replacement garage
The Grange Whittington Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 4HB
Received 22 May 2025 - Decided25/01582/TPO
T1 Birch - Reduce large lower limb by 3 metres due to over extended growth adding to leaver arm force on branch. Reduce spread by up to 2.5 metres to reduce sail of tree. Crown lift to give 4m ground clearance. T11 Sycamore - Remove snapped branch and crown lift over parking area to give 3m clearance, crown raise lawn side to 3.5 metres due to imbalance
Car Barn Eastview Close Stow-on-the-Wold Gloucestershire
Received 22 May 2025 - Decided25/01584/FUL
Erection of Cotswold stone wall and gate, forming vehicular access to agricultural field (Retrospective)
Land East Of Cranmore Lane Shipton Moyne Gloucestershire
Received 22 May 2025 - Decided25/01586/COMPLY
Compliance with conditions 3 (details - windows, doors, screens), 4 (timber windows and doors) and 5 (details - rooflight) of permission 24/03586/FUL - Conversion of Coach House building to ancillary residential accommodation, landscaping, and erection of glazed link and bat house, conditions 2 (insulation), 3 (floors and ceilings), 4 (heating), 5 (details - windows, doors, screens), 6 (timber windows and doors), 7 (trusses), 9 (details - rooflight), 12 (recording) of consent 24/03587/LBC - Conversion of Coach House building to ancillary residential accommodation with internal and external alterations, landscaping, and erection of glazed link and bat house
Meyseyhampton Manor School Lane Meysey Hampton Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5JS
Received 22 May 2025 - Decided25/01588/FUL
Variation of condition 9 (Occupation of holiday units) of permission 24/01495/FUL to allow all-year round occupancy of The Augusta House, 18 Clearwater Village
The Augusta House 18 Clearwater Village Lower Mill Lane Somerford Keynes Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 6FJ
Received 22 May 2025 - Decided25/01589/ADV
Installation of painted timber fascia, fascia panel sign, and pinned-off fascia letters including two individual letter sets
19 - 21 Castle Street Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 1QD
Received 22 May 2025 - Decided25/01590/FUL
Erection of sauna units with associated showers and plant room for a Thermal Garden
Calcot Manor Calcot Kingscote Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8YJ
Received 22 May 2025 - Decided25/01591/LBC
Demolition and re-building of boundary wall between Church Farm Cottage and The Black Cat Cafe building due to collapsing section of wall
Church Farm Cottage Market Place Northleach Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 3EE
Received 23 May 2025 - Decided25/01592/TCONR
G1 - Shrub group - fell. 1 - Lilac - fell. 2 - Cotoneaster - fell. 3 - Holly - fell
Cotswold Cottage 50 - 51 Coln St Aldwyns Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5AD
Received 23 May 2025 - Decided25/01593/FUL
Erection of a new 4 bed dwelling and associated works
Marleys Aston Road Chipping Campden Gloucestershire GL55 6HR
Received 23 May 2025 - Decided25/01594/FUL
Erection of dormer window
Gentian Cottage Fosse Lane Stow-on-the-Wold Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 1EH
Received 23 May 2025
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Cotswold District Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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