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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62 approved · 204 refused · 210 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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- Decided26/00090/COMPLY
Compliance with conditions 3 (Foundations) and 4 (programme of archaeological work) of permission 24/03329/FUL - Demolition of conservatory and erection of single storey rear extension
15 St Peters Road Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 1RE
Received 9 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00092/TCONR
Yew (T1) located at the front of property. Reduce crown by 1-2m. Crown raise on the roadside to the height of the wall. Provide clearance from contact with vehicles. Remove the rope from beech tree.Horse Chestnut, Beech, Birch and Sycamore group (G1) located at the far end of the paddock, bordering the road. Reduce low limb on horse chestnut by 3-4m to prevent contact with large vehicles. Crown raise to 5.2m and reduce /or remove on the roadside. Reduce lower foliage back behind the verge edge.
Hazleton House Hazleton Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 4EB
Received 9 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00093/TCONR
Dismantle the large Cherry (T1) located at the back of the tennis court and grind out the stump
Hignalls Close Arlington Green Bibury Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5NE
Received 9 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00095/DD
Large, failed, ivy-clad tree and reduce overhanging Elder/Ivy foliage back to property boundary
Hawks Rise Great Rissington Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 2LP
Received 9 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00096/FUL
Demolition of modern extensions and annexe, erection of replacement extension, internal and external alterations and associated landscape works (amendments to previously permitted scheme)
Hill Lodge Upper Slaughter Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 2JA
Received 9 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00097/LBC
Demolition of modern extensions and annexe, erection of replacement extension, internal and external alterations & associated landscape works (amendments to previously consented scheme)
Hill Lodge Upper Slaughter Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 2JA
Received 9 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00098/FUL
Extension and conversion of detached garage into a habitable space
Croftlands Evenlode Road Moreton-In-Marsh Gloucestershire GL56 0JB
Received 12 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00099/FUL
Erection of two single-storey rear extensions with associated works
The Cottage Maugersbury Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 1HR
Received 12 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00100/FUL
Installation of soil pipe to east of property
Greyholme Copse Hill Road Lower Slaughter Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 2HY
Received 12 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00102/FUL
Erection of single-storey rear extensions with window and door replacements and associated works.
4 Dikler Close Bourton-on-the-Water Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 2PS
Received 12 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00104/LBC
Repair and underpin external stone wall to eastern elevation of south western range
Corner Cottage Icomb Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 1JE
Received 12 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00105/CPO
Variation of condition 6 (Duration) to extend restoration period until 30th Sept 2027, relating to permission 23/0059/CWS73M dated 03.12.24
Land Parcel To The West Of Stanleys Quarry Greenway Road Blockley Gloucestershire
Received 8 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00106/TPO
1 - Lime - Reduve to 0.5m above fork. Leaving some structure above the fork.
4 Lime Tree Cottages Springfield Road Quenington Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5BU
Received 12 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00109/FUL
Erection of a single storey link extension with installation of coffee serving hatch with associated works
Mickleton Hills Farm Furze Lane Mickleton Chipping Campden Gloucestershire GL55 6LJ
Received 12 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00111/FUL
Erection of new fencing and gates (part retrospective)
St Catharines Roman Catholic School Lower High Street Chipping Campden Gloucestershire GL55 6DZ
Received 12 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00113/FUL
Erection of replacement garage to rear
Hayward Cottage Lower Chedworth Chedworth Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 4AW
Received 12 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00115/CLOPUD
Certificate of Lawful Proposed Use or Development under Section 192 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 for proposed garage extension to side elevation
Croft House Cerney Wick Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5QH
Received 13 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00116/FUL
Proposed dropped kerb with creation of gravel driveway and partial demolition of existing wall with associated works
6 Parkway Siddington Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 6HH
Received 13 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00117/TCONR
To 5 30ft Leylanii trees
Diamond Cottage Broad Campden Chipping Campden Gloucestershire GL55 6XB
Received 13 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00121/FUL
Erection of first floor side and front extension and a two storey rear extension with dormer window and single storey rear extension link and front porch
40 Hambidge Lane Lechlade Gloucestershire GL7 3BL
Received 13 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00123/COMPLY
Compliance with condition 9 (design details) of listed building consent 25/02592/LBC - Amendments to listed building consent 24/01854/LBC for replacement of two single storey rear extensions, garage conversion, and internal alterations (amendments to design of extensions and existing fenestration)
Norton Grounds Farm Aston Subedge Chipping Campden Gloucestershire GL55 6PY
Received 13 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00124/COMPLY
Compliance with condition 11 (design details) of planning permission 25/02594/FUL - Variation of condition 2 (Approved plans) to permission 24/01853/FUL - Replacement of two single storey rear extensions, garage conversion, and internal alterations.
Norton Grounds Farm Aston Subedge Chipping Campden Gloucestershire GL55 6PY
Received 13 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00125/COMPLY
Compliance with condition 9 (Construction Management Statement) of planning permission 22/02321/FUL - Conversion of existing barn to form 1 no. dwelling
Farncombe Barn Clapton-on-the-Hill Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 2LG
Received 14 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00126/TCONR
3 x Ash Trees - as indicated on plan, all showing signs of Ash die back - to be felled2 x pear trees - as indicated on plan, both old and in poor health (losing boughs regularly) - to be felled
Top Orchard Clay Lane Paxford Chipping Campden Gloucestershire GL55 6XR
Received 14 Jan 2026
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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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