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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62 approved · 204 refused · 210 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided26/00314/FUL
Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of permission 24/00208/FUL - (Erection of a porch extension and alterations to Somerford Keynes House Alteration to Kings Cottage, the Coach House and adjoining outbuildings including the erection of two rear-facing roof dormers) to include a change to porch extension design, a reduction in the number of proposed rooflights and alterations to the approved layouts
Somerford Keynes House Somerford Keynes Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 6DN
Received 30 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00315/LBC
Erection of a porch extension and alterations to Somerford Keynes House. Alteration to Kings Cottage, the Coach House and adjoining outbuildings including the erection of two rear-facing roof dormers, to include a change to porch extension design, a reduction in the number of proposed rooflights and alterations to the approved layouts (further to listed building consent 24/00209/LBC)
Somerford Keynes House Somerford Keynes Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 6DN
Received 30 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00317/FUL
Erection of low-level front boundary wall and extension of the residential curtilage
Land North Of The Three Magpies Meysey Hampton Gloucestershire
Received 30 Jan 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00319/FUL
Erection of a forest school and associated works
Westonbirt School Westonbirt Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8QG
Received 30 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00321/COMPLY
Compliance with conditions 17 (bat roosting features) and 19 (Landscape scheme) of consent 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 30 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00322/FUL
Formation of gables to front and rear roof slopes (amendment to previously approved scheme 21/03229/FUL)
42 Roman Way Lechlade Gloucestershire GL7 3BP
Received 2 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00323/FUL
Demolition of single storey side extension. New build two storey side and rear extension and single storey rear extension with patio
4 St Johns Close Stratton Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 2JA
Received 2 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00324/FUL
Demolition of existing electrical switchouse and replacement with a new switchouse in an adjacent location
Minchinhampton Golf Club Avening Stroud Gloucestershire GL6 9BE
Received 2 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00325/CLOPUD
Certificate of Lawful Proposed Use or Development under Section 192 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 for single storey rear extension projecting 2.75m
55 Roberts Close Stratton Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 2RP
Received 2 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00326/FUL
Erection of single-storey rear extension and rear dormer. Demolition of rear single-storey projection
8 Woodview Frampton Mansell Stroud Gloucestershire GL6 8JE
Received 2 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00327/TCONR
T1 - Norway Spruce tree to be felled
The Old Schoolhouse 1 Westonbirt Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8QT
Received 2 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00328/FUL
Extension to existing deck, installation of hot tub and associated works
Milly Cottage 72 Mill Village Lower Mill Estate Somerford Keynes Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 6FR
Received 2 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00329/TCONR
T1 Eucalyptus fell and grind to clear access and escape route
Stuart House Digbeth Street Stow-on-the-Wold Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 1BN
Received 2 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00330/TCONR
T1 Lime - Heavily leaning, signs of root movement - remove to ground levelT2 Lime - Multi-stem base wound, possible fungal decay, bark shedding, extensive included barkT3 12 x Sycamore - Crown lift to 3 meters to clear public pathway prune back 2m to balance
Maidenwell Manor Broad Campden Chipping Campden Gloucestershire GL55 6UR
Received 2 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00331/TCONR
Tree has been blown over and is fallen on lawn it needs to be reduced and removed
Church Farm Preston Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5PR
Received 2 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00333/COMPLY
Compliance with conditions 3 (sample panel), 4 (sample materials - roof), 5 (sample woodwork) & 11 (bat and bird boxes) of permision 24/03138/FUL - Erection of replacement single-storey outbuilding
Friars Garth Church Lane Evenlode Moreton-In-Marsh Gloucestershire GL56 0NY
Received 2 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00335/FUL
Erection of self-build detached dwelling and creation of driveway with associated works
88 Chesterton Lane Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 1YD
Received 3 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00336/LBC
Replacement of existing timber windows, stone repairs and repointing
Sevenhampton House Sevenhampton Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 5SL
Received 3 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00337/TCONR
Common Lime (A) Crown reduction in height and spread by approximately 2m to leave a final height of approximately 8m and final radial crown spread of 2m, with crown lifting of lower branches to give 1m clearance from the bus shelter roof, and no pruning wounds to exceed 100mm in diameter. Equivalent to work approved and completed in:2017 with Reference - 17/03691/TCONR, and 2021 with Reference PP-10112885The excessive height and size are causing sunlight deprivation to house and garden. Its proximity to bus shelter and neighbour?s roof.
Greenways Tarlton Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 6PA
Received 3 Feb 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00338/FUL
Erection of Dairy Unit Complex
Rooksmoor Barnsley Gloucestershire GL7 5EH
Received 3 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00339/LBC
Infilling of two doorways providing acoustic and fire separation between Moorhen and Egret Cottage and additional area for hibernating bats. Reinstatement of blocked window in Egret Cottage (part retrospective)
Moorhen Cottage Coln St Aldwyns Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5AJ
Received 3 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00340/LBC
Internal and external works to office building to facilitate conversion to 9 no. residential units (minor differences to works previously approved under 24/02118/LBC)
5 Dyer Street Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 2PP
Received 3 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00341/NONMAT
Non Material Amendment of Minor internal and external revisions to previously approved scheme for the conversion of the existing office building to form 9 no. apartments to permission 24/02117/FUL
5 Dyer Street Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 2PP
Received 3 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00342/COMPLY
Compliance with condition 4 (CEMP) of permission 23/03907/FUL- Installation of a Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Solar Farm together with associated works and access arrangements
Land Parcel At E413623 N202134 Welsh Way Fairford Gloucestershire
Received 3 Feb 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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