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Cotswold District Council
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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62 approved · 204 refused · 210 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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- Decided25/02558/TCONR
Snake Bark Maple (T1) located in the back garden. Reduce crown by 1-2m. Prune for 2m building clearance. Remove all major deadwood. Crown clean.Green Plum (T2) overhanging from the neighbours garden. Reduce overhang back to the property boundary.Pussy Willow (T3 ) located in the rear garden next to outbuilding. Pollard at approximately 3m.Magnolia (T4) located in the back garden, next to the snake bark maple. Reduce crown by 1-2m. Crown clean. Remove all major deadwood.Willow (T5) located in the back garden, next to lawn area. Reduce crown to clear the cable by 1-2m.Cypress (T6) located in the back garden, central shrub bed. Remove.Birch (T7) located in the back garden, far end. Reduce crown by 1-2m. Reduce the crown to clear the cables by 1m.Ash (T8) located in the back garden. Remove as self seeded.
Heather Cottage Ampney St Peter Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5SH
Received 13 Aug 2025 - Decided25/02559/LBC
Replacement steel windows and slim double glazed sealed units
The Stewards House Chapel Lane Bledington Chipping Norton Gloucestershire OX7 6UZ
Received 13 Aug 2025 - Decided25/02560/COMPLY
Compliance with condition 3 (Details) of permission 25/00786/FUL - Retention of ground floor as Class E (Retail Shop) and change of use of upper floors to one flat
40 Market Place Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 2NW
Received 13 Aug 2025 - Decided25/02561/TCONR
Ash tree - remove the tree due to declineEvergreen tree - remove the tree
St Michaels House Chapel Lane Mickleton Chipping Campden Gloucestershire GL55 6SD
Received 13 Aug 2025 - Decided25/02562/TCONR
T1- Sycamore- Crown raise to 6 meters on property side to clear balcony. Remove low branches roadside to clear highway. Remove lower epicormic and scrub growth.T2-Goat willow-Pollard stems over path side at 3.5 meters to clear property boundary T3-Goat willow-Pollard stems over path side at 3.5 meters to clear property boundary
Willoughby Place Periwinkle Bank Station Road Bourton-on-the-Water Gloucestershire
Received 13 Aug 2025 - Decided25/02563/TCONR
Corsican Pine - Fell to ground level
40 Close Gardens Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8DU
Received 13 Aug 2025 - Decided25/02566/FUL
New gates with name plaques and removal of swimming pool
Baunton Mill House Baunton Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 7BB
Received 13 Aug 2025 - Decided25/02567/LBC
New gates with name plaques and removal of swimming pool
Baunton Mill House Baunton Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 7BB
Received 13 Aug 2025 - Decided25/02569/CPO
Extension of the existing sewage pumping station to accommodate new infrastructure, including the construction of a new vehicular access
Land Parcel East Of Pumping Station Rissington Road Bourton-on-the-Water Gloucestershire
Received 23 Jul 2025 - Decided25/02570/PPROW
Diversion of Public Footpath NDM 3 (part) (Parish of Didmarton) at land situated north and east of Saddlewood Manor
Saddlewood Manor Saddlewood Leighterton Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8UQ
Received 13 Aug 2025 - Awaiting decision25/02572/FUL
Erection of 8 dwellings (including 3 affordable units) with highway access onto Bath Road, associated landscaping and infrastructure works, removal of existing structure and installation of sewage pump station
Land West Of Bath Road Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8EJ
Received 13 Aug 2025 - Decided25/02573/NONMAT
Non-material amendment (adding two small roof windows to loft extension) to permission 24/00486/FUL- Part demolition of garage, and new single and two-storey extensions including new dormer window to rear
Hoocote Grevel Lane Chipping Campden Gloucestershire GL55 6HS
Received 13 Aug 2025 - Decided25/02574/TCONR
T2 Cherry - reduce by 2m approximately and shape sides. T3 - Conifer hedge - remove
Shaylors Cutsdean Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 5RX
Received 13 Aug 2025 - Decided25/02577/TCONR
T5 Ash alongside boundary fence with Waterloo House - cut back overhang in line with fence (tree has dieback)
Waterloo Farm Naunton Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 3AF
Received 13 Aug 2025 - Decided25/02578/TCONR
T1: Conifer hedge that has cypress aphids, which in turn have killed off patches of the hedge and will not grow back. Remove including stumps
Rattys Retreat 3 Lower Farm Cottages Lower Street Blockley Moreton-In-Marsh Gloucestershire GL56 9DP
Received 13 Aug 2025 - Decided25/02579/COMPLY
Compliance with conditions 4 (Sample materials), 7 (Window and door finishes), 11 (Rain water goods), 13 (Details), 18 (LEMP), 19 (External lighting) and 23 (CMP) of permission 24/01031/FUL - Erection of a residential dwelling - Variation of condition 2 (Approved plans) of planning permission 21/03751/FUL
Land Southwest Of 12A Star Lane Avening Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8NT
Received 13 Aug 2025 - Decided25/02580/CLOPUD
Removal of section of windows, doors, cladding and masonry fabric to the east elevation, to include the galvanised steel spiral staircase and the installation of a new electrically operated insulated roller shutter door. Also the reconfiguration of the section of grassed area to the east of the site and creation of a new hard surfacing. Works thoroughly detailed in attached Planning Statement ref 008/046 dated 13 August 2025 and on drawings:-008/046_01 - Site Location Plan008/046_02 - Site Plan as Existing008/046_03 - Site Plan as Proposed008/046_04 - Ground Floor Plan as Existing008/046_05 - Ground Floor Plan as Proposed008/046_06 - East Elevation as Existing008/046_07 - East Elevation as Proposed008/046_08 - Detail Sections as Proposed
The Romulus Building Phoenix Way Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 1QG
Received 14 Aug 2025 - Decided25/02581/FUL
Single storey rear extension to form dining space
The Old Rectory Rectory Lane Great Rissington Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 2LL
Received 14 Aug 2025 - Decided25/02582/LBC
Single storey rear extension to form dining space
The Old Rectory Rectory Lane Great Rissington Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 2LL
Received 14 Aug 2025 - Decided25/02583/FUL
Wetland enhancement works upstream of Sherborne Broadwater to reconnect river with floodplain, manage silt, preserve open water, improve biodiversity, and mitigate flood risk
Sherborne Brook Sherborne Gloucestershire
Received 14 Aug 2025 - Decided25/02584/TPO
T32 - London Plane - Reduce back to previous pruning points and crown thin by 10% to be repeated every three years
Abbey Grounds Dugdale Road Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 2EG
Received 14 Aug 2025 - Decided25/02585/TCONR
1 x Semi mature Thuja Plicata no.0117. Full removal.
Manor Hall Chedworth Road Withington Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 4BN
Received 14 Aug 2025 - Decided25/02586/TCONR
MT1-Robinia- Remove storm damaged limbs, Reduce height and spread by 1.5-2 metres due to storm damageT2-Whitebeam- Crown raise to 2.5 metres roadside,reduce roadside by 1.5 metres to clear, remove dead lower limb.T3-Cherry- Crown raise to 2.5 metres roadside, reduce roadside by 1.5 -2 meters to clear road, remove low limb roadside.T5-Acer- Reduce by 1 metre to clear drive.
Faru Mill Lane Lower Slaughter Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 2HX
Received 14 Aug 2025 - Decided25/02588/LBC
Realignment of 1997 rear wall with associated alterations to external wall and internal layout
The Churchill Inn Paxford Chipping Campden Gloucestershire GL55 6XH
Received 14 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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