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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62 approved · 204 refused · 210 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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- Decided25/02409/FUL
Erection of a two storey side extension
42 Bowling Green Lane Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 2DY
Received 1 Aug 2025 - Decided25/02411/TCONR
Black Walnut (T1) - Crown lift to a height of approximately 3.5m from ground level. Crown thin to also allow more light beneath. Combined leafing volume removed will not exceed 30%.English Walnut (T2) - Crown reduction, removing 2 metres in lateral branch length to the most elongated branches, and 1.5m from the height to balance; to provide clearance away from the nearby fruit cage. Norway Maple (T3) - Crown reduction, removing 2 metres in lateral branch length to the most elongated branches, and 2m from the height;Fastigiate Beech (T4) - Prune small lateral branches back by 0.5m, resulting in more formal columnar form. Reduce height by 1m.Robinia pseudoacacia 'Twisty Baby' x2 (G1) - Crown reduction, removing 1.5m in height. Crown lift to a height of 2.5m from ground level.
Sheppards Close Westington Chipping Campden Gloucestershire GL55 6EG
Received 1 Aug 2025 - Decided25/02412/TCONR
T1+T2 - field maples - crown reduce by approx 30% (back to previous points and thin by 10%
21 Hatherop Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 3NA
Received 4 Aug 2025 - Decided25/02413/FUL
Alterations to fenestration on rear elevation (part retrospective)
Cedar Tree House 17 Cirencester Road Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8EP
Received 4 Aug 2025 - Decided25/02414/FUL
Erection of a single-storey side extension
Manor Barn 1 Priors Court Baunton Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 7BB
Received 4 Aug 2025 - Decided25/02415/LBC
Erection of a single-storey side extension
Manor Barn 1 Priors Court Baunton Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 7BB
Received 4 Aug 2025 - Decided25/02417/TCONR
30% crown reduction ornamental cherry (T1)
Brook House Lower End Daglingworth Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 7AH
Received 4 Aug 2025 - Decided25/02418/TCONR
Alder - Fell to groundparrotia persica Fell to ground
Colnpen House Winson Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5EN
Received 4 Aug 2025 - Decided25/02419/TCONR
T1 Ash: fell to ground level- sign of ADBT2 Ash: fell to ground level - significant sign of ADB, risk to pedestrians and road users
The Old Vicarage The Green Little Barrington Burford Gloucestershire OX18 4TE
Received 4 Aug 2025 - Decided25/02423/FUL
Removal of condition g (agricultural occupation) of permission CT2970 - Outline Application for the erection of one farm dwelling, mainswater supply, septic tank drainage, construction of a new vehicular access
Worms Farm Bungalow South Cerney Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 6HT
Received 4 Aug 2025 - Decided25/02425/TCONR
removal of pear tree
Oakhill Northfield Road Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8HD
Received 1 Aug 2025 - Decided25/02427/CONBGP
Compliance with Biodiversity Gain Plan for permission (24/01315/FUL) - Change of use including conversion of stables and cart barn (equestrian/agricultural use) into 12 guest accommodation units (C1 Use) and provision of parking area
Ewe Pens Farm Cirencester Park Cirencester Gloucestershire
Received 4 Aug 2025 - Decided25/02428/COMPLY
Compliance with condition 6 (design details) 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
Charingworth Manor Charingworth Ebrington Chipping Campden Gloucestershire GL55 6NS
Received 4 Aug 2025 - Decided25/02431/FUL
Convert former stables and adjoining barn to single dwelling
Church Barn The Street Didmarton Badminton Gloucestershire GL9 1DT
Received 4 Aug 2025 - Decided25/02432/LBC
Convert former stables and adjoining barn to single dwelling
Church Barn The Street Didmarton Badminton Gloucestershire GL9 1DT
Received 4 Aug 2025 - Decided25/02433/TCONR
T1 - Mountain Ash - Fell due to heavy die back and splitting stem
The Fox Inn Lower Oddington Moreton-In-Marsh Gloucestershire GL56 0UR
Received 4 Aug 2025 - Decided25/02435/COMPLY
Compliance with condition 7 (design details) of permission 24/02232/FUL - 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
Charingworth Manor Charingworth Ebrington Chipping Campden Gloucestershire GL55 6NS
Received 4 Aug 2025 - Decided25/02436/TCONR
Two Hornbeams situated in roadside verge, maintained as a hedge.Lightly Prune and re-shape both trees, to improve shape and form and give adequate clearance of overhead cables.
Mulberry House Back Ends Chipping Campden Gloucestershire GL55 6AU
Received 4 Aug 2025 - Decided25/02437/TCONR
Silver Birch - Reduce inn height to a point in line with where previously cut, together with shaping overall to maintain future health of tree and improve shape and form
Pavement Cottage Park Road Chipping Campden Gloucestershire GL55 6EA
Received 4 Aug 2025 - Decided25/02438/TCONR
T1 - Sycamore - Crown lift up to 4mT2 - Cedar - Crown lift up to 4mT3 - Beech - Crown lift up to 4mT4 - Lawson Cypress - Fell to ground levelT5 - Beech - Crown lift up to 5mT6 - Beech - Crown lift up to 4mT7 - Cherry - Reduce crown by 2-3m
Elm Cottage Tarlton Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 6PA
Received 4 Aug 2025 - Decided25/02439/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear/side extension
Tanglewood Catbrook Chipping Campden Gloucestershire GL55 6DJ
Received 5 Aug 2025 - Decided25/02440/TCONR
T7 - Luscombe oak, Lowest lateral limb to south to be reduced by 2 - 3m by drop crotching to reduce weight as limb has crack.T25 - Sycamore, over 50% is dead due to squirrel damage. fell tree to ground level.T1, T2 - Ash trees infected with level 4 ash die back. fell trees to ground level.T3 - English oak. Reduce height by 5m and reduce laterals by 2m, shorten any remaining dead wood to 1m stubs. reason for works large central cavity and p. dryadeus on all cardinal points.
Westonbirt School Westonbirt Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8QG
Received 5 Aug 2025 - Decided25/02441/TCONR
G.1 - Lawson Cypress group along rear boundary - Reduce in height by 50% to increase sunlight into rear garden area
The Firs Cold Aston Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 3BN
Received 5 Aug 2025 - Decided25/02442/COMPLY
Compliance with condition 4 (lighting strategy) of permission 25/00427/FUL - Variation of conditions 2 (Plans), 3 (Sample Materials), 4 (untreated timber) and 7 (Ecology Enhancements) of permission 22/02812/FUL - Erection of an outbuilding
Hill Farm Little Rissington Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 2ND
Received 5 Aug 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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