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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62 approved · 204 refused · 210 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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- Decided26/00285/COMPLY
Compliance with condition 3 (samples) of permission 25/03453/FUL - Erection of new greenhouse and potting shed
Ford Hill Farm Temple Guiting Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 5XU
Received 28 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00286/NONMAT
Non-Material Amendment of permission 12/05033/REM to alter building height and for addition of bin/bike store and plant - Reserved Matters application for the erection of 59 units and leisure facility including details of appearance and landscaping pursuant to Outline permission
Lakes 103 103A And 104 London Road Fairford Gloucestershire
Received 28 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00287/TCONR
Fagus sylvatica no.0155, two lower limbs to be removed as severe overhang on main carriage wayThuja plicata no.0190, canopy lift, removing branch looking to become a co-dominant stem.Fraxinus excelsior self sown sapling removal. allowed to grow next to tree no.0156 poor specimen offers no aesthetic value and with a leaning habit. Salix caprea x2 no.0130 & no.0132, Coppice to original stools allow to regen and managed as a coppice stool moving forward.
Manor Hall Chedworth Road Withington Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 4BN
Received 28 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00288/TCONR
T1 - Large Western Red Cedar. Reduce over extended limbs reaching over brook by approx. 4-6m
The Vicarage Mill End Northleach Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 3HL
Received 28 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00289/TCONR
1 - Alder - reduce crown back to previous pruning points.2 - Sycamore - tip prune back by 2.0m on west side.3 - Birch - reduce crown back to previous pruning points.
Higher Barn Calcot Farm Barns Calcot Coln St Dennis Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 3JZ
Received 28 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00290/FUL
Erection of single storey extension
Rookery Cottage Middle Chedworth Chedworth Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 4AJ
Received 28 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00291/FUL
Removal of 2 no. existing caravans and erection of self-build rural worker's dwelling with associated works
Woodland Barn Farm The Whiteway Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 7BA
Received 28 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00292/TCONR
Large Beech tree in garden. Crown thinning over driveway.
3 Crown Cottages High Street Blockley Moreton-In-Marsh Gloucestershire GL56 9EX
Received 28 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00293/COMPLY
Partial compliance with condition 12 (details) of permission 17/03826/REM - Reserved Matters Application in conjunction with outline planning permission reference 15/01567/OUT for demolition of redundant buildings and redevelopment with up to 44 dwellings
Land At Broadway Farm Down Ampney Gloucestershire
Received 28 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00296/NONMAT
Non-material Amendment of permission 24/03239/FUL to replace the triple sliding door, retain the existing dormer, replace the glazed door and half to the workshop and boots room, keep the front door in its existing position and not move it to align with the corridor and provide additional modular flat rooflight - Erection of replacement single-storey rear extension and associated works. Replacement fenestration
Bounty Cottage Church Street Longborough Moreton-In-Marsh Gloucestershire GL56 0QT
Received 28 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00297/TPO
T14 - Leyland cypress - Clear failed limbs, reduce the height of remaining trees by 5mT01, T02, T05 - Ash - Require felling. Moderate Priority Work Within 6 Months as per Tree Survey ReportT03 - Sever Ivy at base
2 Scott Thomlinson Road Fairford Gloucestershire GL7 4FU
Received 28 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00298/FUL
Rear single storey extension
28 St Peters Road Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 1RG
Received 28 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00299/TCONR
To remove conifer tree endangering wall and neighbours property
Todenham Hall Todenham Moreton-In-Marsh Gloucestershire GL56 9PA
Received 28 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00301/TCONR
T1 Cherry. Crown reduce by approx 30-35 percent, including lifting off garage roof to give 1-2m clearance
Daubney House East End Fairford Gloucestershire GL7 4AP
Received 29 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00302/TCONR
Crown reduce Purple Leaf Prunus due to overhang of pavement in Tower Street at 30 Lewis Lane.Crown reduction by 20 percent of Whitebeam at 28 Lewis Lane. This was previously granted under 25/01419/TCONR but wrong works applied for once aborist came to do works.
30 Lewis Lane Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 1EA
Received 29 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00303/FUL
New 3-bay garage with loft storage/office
Tumbledown Barn Knockdown Didmarton Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8QY
Received 29 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00304/NONMAT
Non Material Amendment (new garage compartments with garage doors and other internal alterations) to permission 22/03306/FUL - Conversion, alteration and partial demolition of existing buildings to create 4 no. dwellings together with covered parking and associated ancillary development
Peter Hammond Motorcycles Ltd 40 - 44 Watermoor Road Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 1LD
Received 29 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00306/TCONR
T1 Apple - laterally reduce encroaching branches back in line with the boundary and up to a height of 3m
Coln House Horcott Road Fairford Gloucestershire
Received 29 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00307/COMPLY
Compliance with condition 4 (sample panel) of consent 24/02233/LBC - Proposed internal and external alterations, small extension to spa room and pool to form a function room, replacement of conservatory with extension, formation of car parking and associated landscaping.
The Manor Charingworth Ebrington Chipping Campden Gloucestershire GL55 6NS
Received 29 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00308/FUL
Internal alterations and insertion of sliding doors to rear elevation
Marbrook 1 Church Street Willersey Broadway Gloucestershire WR12 7PN
Received 30 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00309/TCONR
T8 Crack Willow. Remove to near ground level and treat stump to inhibit regrowth. Reason: Clay shrinkage subsidence damage
Orchard Lea Broadway Road Willersey Broadway Gloucestershire WR12 7PH
Received 30 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00311/CLPWLB
Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Works to a Listed Building to fit a gas fuelled log burner effect stove with flue into interior existing recess/fireplace on first floor.
The Granary 4 Bankside High Street Blockley Moreton-In-Marsh Gloucestershire GL56 9EX
Received 29 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00312/COMPLY
Compliance with condition 5 (sample walling panel) of permission 24/01031/FUL - Erection of a residential dwelling - Variation of condition 2 (Approved plans) of planning permission 21/03751/FUL
12A Star Lane Avening Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8NT
Received 30 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00313/FUL
Extension of existing barn to create playroom, including sliding doors and extension of existing timber, removal of existing tree and re-planting of replacement tree and retrospective installation of hot tub and associated timber decking
Maison Minety 21 Minety Lake Lower Mill Estate Somerford Keynes Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 6GB
Received 30 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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