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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62 approved · 204 refused · 210 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided25/03819/FUL
Alterations to existing dwelling including addition of front and rear porches and dormers
Old Post Office The Row Great Rissington Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 2LL
Received 1 Dec 2025 - Decided25/03820/TCONR
T1 Beech tree (Fagus sylvatica) - Crown ReductionReduce canopy by 20-30%, pruning branches back to suitable growth points.Canopy Cleaning. Remove deadwood and crossing branches throughout the canopy.
Meyseyhampton Manor School Lane Meysey Hampton Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5JS
Received 1 Dec 2025 - Decided25/03821/TCONR
T1 Cherry: - reduction pruning approx 30%. T2 Elder: - pruning appox 30% and Deadwood removal . T3 Apple: - pruning approx 20%. T4 Lilac:- removal. T5 Goat Willow: - pruning approx 30%. T6 Prunus - removal. T7 Hazel: - remove and grind stump. G1 Apple X2: - removalsG2 Apple x2: - pruning approx 20%. G3 Apples X4 plum X1: - pruning approx 0%
Mount Pleasant Cottage Hatherop Road Fairford Gloucestershire GL7 4BA
Received 1 Dec 2025 - Awaiting decision25/03822/OUT
Outline planning application (all matters reserved) for the erection of one dwelling at the rear garden
Byfield High Street Kempsford Fairford Gloucestershire GL7 4EZ
Received 1 Dec 2025 - Decided25/03823/FUL
Replacement of existing cladding to existing workshop building, extension of lean-to canopy to one side, extension forming enclosed steel-frame metal-clad storage building over existing hardstanding and installation of photovoltaic panels to roof.
Minchinhampton Golf Club Avening Stroud Gloucestershire GL6 9BE
Received 1 Dec 2025 - Decided25/03824/FUL
Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of permission 22/03766/FUL- Conversion and extension to garage outbuilding to form holiday accommodation
Reservoir Farm Bowldown Road Westonbirt Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8UB
Received 1 Dec 2025 - Decided25/03826/TCONR
T1 - Acer - Reduce by 0.5 metres to old points.T2 - Acer - Re pollard to new lower points at 2 meters to encourage growth due to dieback.T3 - Acer - Reduce by 0.5 to around old points.T4 - Cherry - Reduce by 0.5 metres to improve shape and form.T5 - Acer - Reduce by 0.5 metres to improve shape and form
Garden Cottage The Square Bibury Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5NT
Received 1 Dec 2025 - Decided25/03827/LBC
Retrospective reinstatement of external opening at bottom of stairs to lower ground floor (east elevation) and insertion of timber door, internal alterations including stud partition wall at lower ground forming utility cupboard, new opening with new door and frame within existing wall, new steps accessing en-suite, new timber door and frame within existing external opening to east elevation lower ground floor.
Rendcombe Lodge Rendcomb Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 7HF
Received 1 Dec 2025 - Decided25/03828/CLOPUD
Certificate of Lawful Proposed Use or Development under Section 192 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 for the re-siting and widening of existing entrance gates to form a sliding gate at The Old Parsonage, 30 Watermoor Road, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, GL7 1JR
30 Watermoor Road Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 1JR
Received 1 Dec 2025 - Decided25/03829/FUL
Installation of roof mounted solar panels on stone barn and stables (Retrospective)
Lodge Farm Chavenage Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8XW
Received 1 Dec 2025 - Decided25/03830/FUL
Formation of a chicken pen (agricultural) and change of use of land from agricultural to equestrian and formation of horse manege (Retrospective)
Lodge Farm Chavenage Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8XW
Received 1 Dec 2025 - Decided25/03831/FUL
Erection of single-storey side extension with associated works
5 Bartonbury Glen Stroud Road Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 1UZ
Received 1 Dec 2025 - Awaiting decision25/03832/FUL
Erection of two dwellings, along with associated garaging, landscaping and drainage
Little Ashbrook Ampney St Mary Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5SW
Received 2 Dec 2025 - Decided25/03833/TPO
T39 Tree Removal - Section fell Pine tree to as close to ground level as possible due to having multiple cavities at 6m and 8m and crown dieback
Royal Mail Group Plc 6 The Corinium Centre Love Lane Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 1AA
Received 2 Dec 2025 - Decided25/03835/TPO
The team will fell the damaged tree limb down to ground level. The team will crown reduce x2 Oak trees away from the building leaving a 2m gap from the crown and the building
The Fire Service College London Road Moreton-In-Marsh Gloucestershire GL56 0RH
Received 2 Dec 2025 - Decided25/03837/AGFO
Prior notification for the erection of a portal frame barn
New Green Farm Aldsworth Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 3RB
Received 28 Nov 2025 - Decided25/03838/CLEUD
Certificate of Lawful Existing Use or Development under Section 191 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 for confirmation that the building works comprising foundations forming part of the development authorised by planning permission 22/03656/FUL have been lawfully carried out, and that the development authorised by that planning permission has accordingly been lawfully implemented within the timescale prescribed by condition no.1 thereof
The Thatch Frampton Mansell Stroud Gloucestershire GL6 8JG
Received 2 Dec 2025 - Decided25/03840/TPO
T1 10 Limes - crown lift over field to 3.5m. T2 Beech - remove deadwood
The Brook House Ewen Kemble Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 6BU
Received 28 Nov 2025 - Decided25/03841/TCONR
T1 Cedar - Fell previously reduced tree, unnatural form, fell and replace
The Beeches 4 Becket Close Todenham Moreton-In-Marsh Gloucestershire GL56 9PL
Received 2 Dec 2025 - Decided25/03842/COMPLY
Compliance with conditions 3 (sample materials), 4 (sample panel) 5 partial (design details doors and windows), 6 partial (design details eaves and verges) of permission 24/03894/FUL - Erection of link extension with new staircase, installation of pool, erection of pool house, installation of solar panels, internal alterations forming new layout and associated works
Glebe Manor Farmington Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 3ND
Received 1 Dec 2025 - Decided25/03844/LBC
Retention of existing internal and external door openings formed in 2009 (Retrospective)
2 Mount Pleasant Oddington Road Stow-on-the-Wold Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 1AL
Received 2 Dec 2025 - Decided25/03845/LBC
Proposed works to rear (northern) pitched roof to include stripping of existing stone and 20th century tiles and ridge tiles, renewal of roof underlay and battens and reinstatement of stone slates in diminishing courses with integrated replacement tiles where required. Associated leadwork and mortar repairs
46 Eastleach Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 3NQ
Received 2 Dec 2025 - Decided25/03846/TCONR
T1 - Beech tree to be reduced by 30%T2 & T3 - Beech trees to be removed as they are both badly formed and pushing over the dwarf Cotswold stone wall
Woolsack Cottage West Street Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8DR
Received 3 Dec 2025 - Decided25/03847/TCONR
T1 & T2 - Silver Birch trees to be removedG1 - Group of 8 Leyland Cypress trees to be reduced to a height of six ft to match the ones already done at Woolsack cottage
Ramparts 54 West Street Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8DR
Received 3 Dec 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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