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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62 approved · 204 refused · 210 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
More application records
- Decided25/03250/CONBGP
Compliance with Biodiversity Net Gain details required by planning permission 24/02161/FUL - Change of use of land from agricultural to mixed agricultural and equestrian. Construction of mixed use agricultural barn, mushroom growing barn, polytunnel, 2 no. field shelters and stable block. Improvements to existing access and creation of parking and turning area
Land At E405053 N200720 Preston Gloucestershire
Received 13 Oct 2025 - Decided25/03251/FUL
Proposed extension
Sheepridge Barn Eastleach Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 3FG
Received 14 Oct 2025 - Decided25/03252/FUL
Erection of single storey extension to rear elevation and associated works
Greenways Perrotts Brook Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 7BN
Received 13 Oct 2025 - Decided25/03253/COMPLY
Compliance with condition 7 (External Woodwork) of consent 23/01336/LBC - Refurbishment and extension comprising extension to create additional guest accommodation, extension to dining and back of house areas, internal and external alterations, reconfiguration of car parking, together with associated works
Wild Duck Inn Ewen Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 6BY
Received 13 Oct 2025 - Decided25/03254/LBC
Proposed extension
Sheepridge Barn Eastleach Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 3FG
Received 13 Oct 2025 - Decided25/03256/TCONR
1. To re-pollard Goat Willow opposite house2. To re-pollard second Goat Willow alongside neighbouring boundary
Ferndale Dale Street Naunton Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 3AU
Received 13 Oct 2025 - Decided25/03257/TCONR
T1 - Sycamore - Deadwood removal. T2 - Horse Chestnut - Reduce by 3M and shape. G1 - Fruit Trees (8-10 approx) - Prune by 0.5m
Manor House Donnington Moreton-In-Marsh Gloucestershire GL56 0XZ
Received 13 Oct 2025 - Decided25/03259/TPO
G1 Larch - Fell approx. 25 dead/dying larch trees
6 The Cider Mill Longborough Moreton-In-Marsh Gloucestershire GL56 0DG
Received 13 Oct 2025 - Decided25/03260/COMPLY
Compliance with conditions 2 (Staircase), 4 (Bypass sluice), 5 (Flooring), 6 (Masonry) and 7 (Door B) of consent 24/02338/LBC - Restoration of disused mill, reinstatement of water wheel, new milling stones and insertion of two new staircases
Coln Mill Coln St Aldwyns Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5AJ
Received 13 Oct 2025 - Decided25/03262/FUL
Demolition of a garage and erection of a 1.5 storey dwelling, with new access and parking area to Long Meadow
Long Meadow Paxford Chipping Campden Gloucestershire GL55 6XD
Received 13 Oct 2025 - Decided25/03263/FUL
Proposed porch, garage conversion and replacement rear extension
23 Nursery Close Mickleton Chipping Campden Gloucestershire GL55 6TX
Received 13 Oct 2025 - Decided25/03264/TCONR
Felling of one diseased tree and a large branch across the A4135 on another tree.
Land At Park Farm Beverston Gloucestershire
Received 13 Oct 2025 - Decided25/03265/TCONR
G1 Willow (7 trees): Re-pollard all seven Willow trees back to their previous cut points. G2 - Woodland Area: Remove approximately six Ash trees showing clear symptoms of Ash Dieback.G3 - Beech and Cherry Trees: Prune and rebalance Beech and Cherry tree to allow approximately 3m clearance from the tennis court, maintaining a balanced canopy.G4 - Boundary Trees: remove lower branches overhanging the boundary wall, prune upper branches vertically in line with the wall and reduce overall height by maximum one third to rebalance.T2 - Birch: Reduce crown height by approximately one third, returning to previous pruning points T1 - Cedar: Fell due to excessive size and close proximity to the dwelling and boundary wall. Outgrown location
14 Silver Street Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8DH
Received 13 Oct 2025 - Decided25/03266/NONMAT
Non material amendment (smaller unit) to 25/01142/FUL - Removal of sewage treatment plant and installation of new package sewage treatment plant in a different position
Site Off Wadham Close Southrop Lechlade GL7 3RL
Received 13 Oct 2025 - Decided25/03267/FUL
Replacement windows, rooflights and rainwater goods and the creation of a new external wall vent
Slatters Cottage Rectory Lane Bourton-on-the-Hill Moreton-In-Marsh Gloucestershire GL56 9AF
Received 13 Oct 2025 - Decided25/03268/LBC
Replacement windows, rooflights and rainwater goods and the creation of a new external wall vent
Slatters Cottage Rectory Lane Bourton-on-the-Hill Moreton-In-Marsh Gloucestershire GL56 9AF
Received 13 Oct 2025 - Decided25/03269/FUL
Change of use from commercial premises to single residential dwelling
5 Gosditch Street Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 2AG
Received 14 Oct 2025 - Decided25/03270/LBC
Change of use from commercial premises to single residential dwelling, and associated internal alterations
5 Gosditch Street Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 2AG
Received 14 Oct 2025 - Decided25/03271/CLOPUD
Certificate of Lawful Proposed Use or Development under section 192 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 for a single storey side extension
Bran Mill Cottage Aston Magna Moreton-In-Marsh Gloucestershire GL56 9QW
Received 14 Oct 2025 - Decided25/03272/COMPLY
Compliance with condition 11 (site access details) of permission 23/03626/OUT - Variation of condition 7 (Water network upgrades) of permission 22/03770/OUT - Outline planning application (all matters reserved except means of access) for residential development up to 87 dwellings including the creation of new vehicular access, public open space, landscape planting, surface water attenuation and associated infrastructure
Land West Of Hatherop Road Fairford Gloucestershire
Received 14 Oct 2025 - Decided25/03273/COMPLY
Compliance with condition 6 (External Woodwork) of permission 23/01335/FUL- Refurbishment and extension comprising extension to create additional guest accommodation, extension to dining and back of house areas, internal and external alterations, reconfiguration of car parking, together with associated works
Wild Duck Inn Ewen Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 6BY
Received 14 Oct 2025 - Decided25/03274/LBC
Removal of sand/cement/gypsum plaster and paint from ground floor walls and replacement with breathable and thermal render and breathable paint (part retrospective)
Greens Cottage Great Rissington Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 2LP
Received 14 Oct 2025 - Decided25/03275/TPO
T1 & T2- Sycamores (approx. 20-25m tall) - Adjacent to London Rd boundary, Heavily retrenched crowns - Crown Reduce by 4-5 meters (30-40%)T3 - Sycamore (approx. 20-25m tall) - Adjacent to road boundary, Dead - Fell to a stump (safe monolith)T4 - Small sycamore with heavily leaning lateral growth over parking/road carriageway - Reduce the main 2 lateral limbs back by 3 meters (to balance crown)T5 - Horse chestnut - reduce Low limb over footpath by 40% to growth point, to reduce risk of hazard limb to pedestriansT6 - Horse chestnut - dead/dying very poor unsafe state - cut to 3.5m monolith
The Coach House Morgan Hall London Road Fairford Gloucestershire GL7 4AU
Received 14 Oct 2025 - Decided25/03276/TCONR
T1 - Yew tree to be reduced by approximately 2 metres to leave at a finished height of approximately 4 metres and width of approximately 3 metres. T2 - Lime tree to remove large epicormic stems and leaving 3 main stems to pollard to a finished height of approximately 5 metres.
Glebe Cottage Long Newnton Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8RR
Received 14 Oct 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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