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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62 approved · 204 refused · 210 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided25/03695/FUL
Erection of single storey rear extension (Retrospective)
Christmas Cottage 3 Milton Place Fairford Gloucestershire GL7 4HR
Received 25 Nov 2025 - Decided25/03696/LBC
External and internal repairs, alterations and refurbishment
Apartment 3 Roseville Oxford Street Moreton-In-Marsh Gloucestershire GL56 0LA
Received 20 Nov 2025 - Decided25/03697/LBC
Structural repairs to walling and roofing following fire damage
The Churchill Inn Paxford Chipping Campden Gloucestershire GL55 6XH
Received 20 Nov 2025 - Decided25/03698/ADV
Display of entrance totems and flags to advertise the entrance to a development site
The Steadings Chesterton Development Wilkinson Road Cirencester Gloucestershire
Received 20 Nov 2025 - Decided25/03699/TCONR
T1 Prunus Strip Ivy and re pollard. T3 Bay (rear garden) Trim hard to tidy by 0.5mT4 Apple Re pollard - 2.5-3M T5 Maple (RHS) Re pollard - 2.5M T6 Plum Prune to tidy the longer limbs by 1m. T7 Conifer Reduce height by 2M
Barton Cottage Station Road Blockley Moreton-In-Marsh Gloucestershire GL56 9DT
Received 20 Nov 2025 - Decided25/03700/FUL
Change of Use of a Public House (Sui Generis) to a Residential Dwelling (C3) with ancillary B&B outbuilding
The Twelve Bells 12 Lewis Lane Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 1EA
Received 20 Nov 2025 - Decided25/03701/LBC
Internal reconfiguration, including the alteration of the staircase, and external alterations to openings to the south (side) & west (rear) elevations
Oxleaze House Maugersbury Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 1HP
Received 20 Nov 2025 - Decided25/03704/FUL
Erection of slate wall and wooden gates together with an associated tarmac apron at the site entrance. Removal of existing section of timber fence and front gate
Ad Astra West End Farm Poole Keynes Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 6EG
Received 20 Nov 2025 - Decided25/03705/FUL
Replace conservatory with garden room
78 Sandford Leaze Avening Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8PB
Received 21 Nov 2025 - Decided25/03706/FUL
Change of use of land to residential and erection of a rear extension
The Granary Watercombe Farm Brimpsfield Gloucester Gloucestershire GL4 8LB
Received 21 Nov 2025 - Decided25/03708/FUL
Change of use of land for the stationing of one Shepherd's hut for use as self catering holiday accommodation
Cutwell Farm Cutwell Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8EB
Received 21 Nov 2025 - Decided25/03709/FUL
Change of use from commercial to residential including extension and refurbishment
Hairdressers Shop Burford Street Lechlade Gloucestershire GL7 3AR
Received 21 Nov 2025 - Decided25/03710/LBC
Change of use from commercial to residential including extension and refurbishment
Hairdressers Shop Burford Street Lechlade Gloucestershire GL7 3AR
Received 21 Nov 2025 - Decided25/03711/TCONR
H1 Privet RemoveS1 Cotoneaster RemoveS2 Jasmine RemoveS4 Viburnum RemoveT1 Rowan RemoveT2 Pear (willow leafed) RemoveT5 Holly RemoveT6 Hawthorn RemoveThe tree works are proposed to stop the influence of the tree(s) on the soil below building foundation level and provide long term stability.to OakhillNorthfield Road Tetbury GL8 8HD
Oakhill Northfield Road Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8HD
Received 21 Nov 2025 - Decided25/03713/FUL
Replacement, part conversion and remodelling of existing General/Heavy Industrial buildings/site with a Rural Business Hub including associated landscaping and consolidated parking
Hill Farm Main Road Oddington Gloucestershire
Received 21 Nov 2025 - Decided25/03716/FUL
Conversion of an agricultural building to two indoor padel courts with WC/changing facilities and parking
Church Farm Crudwell Lane Long Newnton Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8RS
Received 21 Nov 2025 - Decided25/03717/TCONR
T3 Walnut Crown lift lower branches for the shepherds hut. T4 Holm Oak Crown lift lower growth to open up the corner of the garden. T6 Dead Tree (on drive) Remove and grind stump.
The Piece Lower Swell Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 1LG
Received 21 Nov 2025 - Decided25/03718/REM
Reserved matters application to approve access, appearance and layout, scale and the landscaping for the erection of 1No new dwelling approved pursuant to outline permission 23/03519/OUT
Millacre Farm Whelford Fairford Gloucestershire GL7 4DY
Received 21 Nov 2025 - Decided25/03719/FUL
Construction of an in-ground swimming pool with associated paving and landscaping, and rebuilding of sections of existing stone garden walls. Installation of a small timber plant shed beneath the existing timber pergola
Swallow Farm Maugersbury Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 1HR
Received 24 Nov 2025 - Decided25/03720/LBC
Construction of an in-ground swimming pool with associated paving and landscaping, and rebuilding of sections of existing stone garden walls. Installation of a small timber plant shed beneath the existing timber pergola
Swallow Farm Maugersbury Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 1HR
Received 24 Nov 2025 - Decided25/03721/FUL
Change of use of agricultural land to allow for the siting of caravans in association with Fairford Royal International Air Tattoo (for up to 28 days annually)
Cutlers Field And Horcott Hill Fairford Gloucestershire
Received 24 Nov 2025 - Decided25/03722/TPO
Beech (T1): Reduce height by 3-4m and lateral branches to balance the upper crown - remove major deadwood. Large branch previously failed. Reduction to rebalance the crownElm (G2): Fell 2 trees located on roadside boundary. Trees are at an age where they are susceptible to Dutch elm disease
The Stables South Hill Farm Station Road Stow-on-the-Wold Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 1JU
Received 24 Nov 2025 - Decided25/03723/FUL
Construction of a new dwelling
Land Parcel Off Huxley Court Adjacent To Lake 16 Huxley Court South Cerney Gloucestershire
Received 24 Nov 2025 - Decided25/03724/TCONR
Maple Tree - Reduce crown by approximately 25%.Laburnum Tree - this tree has a split in the middle of the trunk, and the offshoot branch is dangerously close to collapsing. Remove the branch.
Leven House Bow Lane Bourton-on-the-Water Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 2DJ
Received 24 Nov 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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