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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62 approved · 204 refused · 210 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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.
More application records
- Decided25/02269/COMPLY
Compliance with conditions 4 (alteration to chimney breast) of consent 24/03416/LBC- Internal alterations and replacement of two windows in rear extension
Wake Cottage Leysbourne Chipping Campden Gloucestershire GL55 6HL
Received 21 Jul 2025 - Decided25/02270/LBC
Installation of new external Lloyds signage including fascia sign, projecting sign, and site address panel
Lloyds Tsb Bank Plc 14 Castle Street Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 1QJ
Received 21 Jul 2025 - Decided25/02271/FUL
Internal alterations to accommodate a refurbished en-suite bathroom, installation of air conditioning unit including external condenser units, bespoke joinery in two bedrooms, repairs to the main roof, painting of external render and windows, amendments to chimney flue, installation of secondary glazing to windows and associated amendments
Cherry Orchard Cottage Broad Campden Chipping Campden Gloucestershire GL55 6UU
Received 21 Jul 2025 - Decided25/02272/LBC
Internal alterations to accommodate a refurbished en-suite bathroom, installation of air conditioning unit including external condenser units, bespoke joinery in two bedrooms, repairs to the main roof, painting of external render and windows, amendments to chimney flue, installation of secondary glazing to windows and associated amendments
Cherry Orchard Cottage Broad Campden Chipping Campden Gloucestershire GL55 6UU
Received 21 Jul 2025 - Decided25/02273/FUL
Erection of home office/storage outbuilding to rear garden
10 Catbrook Chipping Campden Gloucestershire GL55 6DF
Received 22 Jul 2025 - Decided25/02274/TPO
T1 - Yew - Raise crown to 5.2m over road to 0.5m inside kerb-line. Reduce crown height and spread by 0.5-1m to contain size. T2 - Cherry - Raise crown to 5.2m over road to 0.5m inside kerb-line.T3 - Beech - Reduce crown height by 2m and spread by 0.5-1m to contain size. T4 - Cherry - Raise crown to 3m for driveway clearance.T5 - Cornelian Cherry - Reduce crown height and spread by 1-2m to reduce size.T6 - Apple - Formatively prune by reducing crown height by 2m and spready by 1m.
The Old Bakehouse Great Rissington Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 2LP
Received 22 Jul 2025 - Decided25/02275/COMPLY
Compliance with condition 6 (design details) of approval 24/01985/REM - Phase one of residential development for the erection of 83 dwellings (Reserved Matters application).
Land West Of Hatherop Road Fairford Gloucestershire
Received 22 Jul 2025 - Decided25/02276/TCONR
Willow removal of dead limb, crown reduction
The Copse Sapperton Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 6LF
Received 22 Jul 2025 - Decided25/02277/CLOPUD
Certificate of Lawful Existing Use or Development under Section 191 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 for the replacement of the existing double wooden garage doors with a single wooden door and window
3 Prospect Place Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 1EZ
Received 22 Jul 2025 - Decided25/02278/TCONR
Ash (T17) - Fell due to ash die back
Stable Flat The Dingle Upper Slaughter Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 2JA
Received 22 Jul 2025 - Decided25/02279/TCONR
Ash tree numbered 001 - fell the tree due to ash die back
Hill Barn Maugersbury Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 1HP
Received 22 Jul 2025 - Decided25/02280/TCONR
Fraxinus excelsior- Ash dieback large tree with multiple areas of decay to the base and stem with dieback throughout canopy due to Hymenoscyphus fraxineusFraxinus excelsior removal - Ash dieback large areas of dieback to canopyAcer peudoplatanus removal two trees. First tree with twin leader to main canopy squirrel damage presentAcer Pesudoplatanus removalFive Pinus nigra removal- All five trees effected by Dothistroma needle blight (Dothistroma septosporum) effects have been exasperated by soil conditionsChamaecyparis lawsoniana- multiple leaders to main canopy with cavities to the base - fell to ground.
Batsford Arboretum Batsford Park Batsford Moreton-In-Marsh Gloucestershire GL56 9AT
Received 22 Jul 2025 - Decided25/02281/FUL
Reconfiguration of entrance and replacement of existing driveway gates with new gates and piers
Manor Hall Chedworth Road Withington Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 4BN
Received 18 Jul 2025 - Decided25/02282/LBC
Reconfiguration of entrance and replacement of existing driveway gates with new gates and piers
Manor Hall Chedworth Road Withington Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 4BN
Received 18 Jul 2025 - Decided25/02284/LBC
Ground floor alterations to form secondary wing to include a bedroom and sitting room, ground floor replacement of door with bi-fold doors and installation of 3 dormer windows to first floor
Well House Donnington Moreton-In-Marsh Gloucestershire GL56 0XZ
Received 22 Jul 2025 - Decided25/02285/FUL
New external doors and pergola structure
Cirencester Cricket Club Cirencester Park Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 1QT
Received 22 Jul 2025 - Decided25/02286/LBC
New external doors and pergola structure
Cirencester Cricket Club Cirencester Park Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 1QT
Received 22 Jul 2025 - Decided25/02287/FUL
Installation of extraction fan system and flue to replace existing (Retrospective)
Smiths Of Bourton Victoria Street Bourton-on-the-Water Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 2BT
Received 22 Jul 2025 - Decided25/02288/LBC
Installation of extraction fan system and flue to replace existing (Retrospective)
Smiths Of Bourton Victoria Street Bourton-on-the-Water Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 2BT
Received 22 Jul 2025 - Decided25/02289/FUL
Part-retrospective replacement and relocation of both the oil tank and oil-fired boiler
The Garden House Woodbridge Lane Withington Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 4BP
Received 22 Jul 2025 - Decided25/02290/AGFO
Prior notification for the erection of a general storage agricultural building
Land To The South West Of Braecroft Upper Oddington Gloucestershire GL56 0XJ
Received 23 Jul 2025 - Decided25/02291/NONMAT
Non-Material Amendment (design) to permission 21/00549/FUL - 45 residential dwellings with associated garages/parking, including demolition of existing petrol filling station and other existing buildings
Former Northfield Garage Site London Road Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8HW
Received 23 Jul 2025 - Decided25/02292/NONMAT
Non-Material Amendment (design) to permission 21/02705/FUL - The erection of 17 detached holiday units within Minety Lake South West (also referred to as Barberry Lake); the erection of three detached holiday units within Lakeshore Reserve West; amendments to the water's edge of Minety Lake South West; ancillary buildings, provision for new landscaping and revised ecological areas, visitor parking and vehicular access
16 Lakeshore Reserve Lower Mill Estate Somerford Keynes Gloucestershire GL7 6GD
Received 23 Jul 2025 - Decided25/02293/REM
Erection of a dwelling (Reserved Matters application)
Millacre Farm Whelford Fairford Gloucestershire GL7 4DY
Received 23 Jul 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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