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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62 approved · 204 refused · 210 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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- Decided25/02622/TCONR
Diseased Elm
Grove House Ablington Bibury Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5NY
Received 19 Aug 2025 - Decided25/02623/TPO
Crown raise (2 meters) to keep foliage away from listed building and increase light in the ground see image for reference
Oakley Hall Chapel Chapel Courtyard Highfield Lane Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 1FY
Received 19 Aug 2025 - Decided25/02624/TCONR
#1 Overhanging Cherry: Crown Raise 4m off road#2 Overhanging Lime and Sycamore: Crown Raise 4m off road#3 Leaning Prunus over footpath with Phellinus decay fruiting bodies: Fell to ground#4 Overhanging Lime: Crown Raise 4m off road#5 Overhanging Lime: Crown Raise 4m off road#6 Prunus overhanging building: Prune back 2m from building (Marked Blue Tape)#7 Prunus overhanging building: Prune back 2m from building (Marked Blue Tape)#8 Dead prunus by boundary wall: Fell to ground (Marked Blue Tape)#9 Dead prunus by boundary wall: Fell to ground (Marked Blue Tape)
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Received 19 Aug 2025 - Decided25/02625/TCONR
mature Douglas fir. Fell.
Wagoners Cottage 45 Barnsley Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5EE
Received 19 Aug 2025 - Decided25/02626/FUL
Variation of Condition 2 (temporal restriction) of permission 22/02450/FUL to allow 59 Mill Village to be used as a holiday home all year round
Mayfly 59 Mill Village Lower Mill Lane Somerford Keynes Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 6FR
Received 20 Aug 2025 - Decided25/02627/TCONR
Walnut tree (Juglans) (T1), reduce its overall size by 30%
Church House Wharf Lane Lechlade Gloucestershire GL7 3AU
Received 20 Aug 2025 - Awaiting decision25/02628/FUL
Proposed erection of two holiday homes
Land At Plot W.32 Reserve Edge Coln Waters Lechlade Gloucestershire
Received 20 Aug 2025 - Decided25/02629/FUL
Oak frame canopy extension to rear of property
Cornerstone Back Ends Chipping Campden Gloucestershire GL55 6AU
Received 20 Aug 2025 - Decided25/02630/TPO
Sycamore tree (T1) located behind Summer House. Reduce crown by 1-2m. Crown Clean and remove all major deadwood.Oak tree (T2) located behind the Summer house. Reduce crown by 2-3m. Crown clean and remove all major deadwood.Purple Plum (T3) located in the back garden. Reduce crown by 1-2m. Crown clean and remove all major deadwood.
11 Oaklands Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 1FA
Received 20 Aug 2025 - Decided25/02631/TCONR
5 Year management plan
Colesbourne Park Colesbourne Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 9NP
Received 18 Aug 2025 - Decided25/02632/COMPLY
Compliance with conditions 5 (Landscaping scheme), 8 (LEMP) and 9 (Lighting) of permission 25/01079/FUL - Change of use of land for 5 No. Traveller pitches with car parking, hardstanding and associated works
Oakfields Cricklade Road South Cerney Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5QE
Received 20 Aug 2025 - Awaiting decision25/02633/COMPLY
Compliance with condition 4 (biodiversity) of permission 20/02139/FUL - Engineering works for the relocation of earth and erection of retaining walls (retrospective)
Stratton Grange Gloucester Road Stratton Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 2LR
Received 20 Aug 2025 - Decided25/02634/FUL
Erection of single storey extension to rear elevation
Kelmscott House 4 Nightingale Gardens Moreton-In-Marsh Gloucestershire GL56 0FX
Received 20 Aug 2025 - Decided25/02635/FUL
Replace Cotswold stone roof tiles of the northern roof plane with clay tiles; replace existing sky lights with conservation roof lights; replace the rotten casement window in the western gable
Glebe House Church Road Hazleton Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 4EB
Received 21 Aug 2025 - Decided25/02636/LBC
Replace Cotswold stone roof tiles of the northern roof plane with clay tiles; replace existing sky lights with conservation roof lights; replace the rotten casement window in the western gable; install an internal staircase
Glebe House Church Road Hazleton Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 4EB
Received 21 Aug 2025 - Decided25/02638/FUL
Variation of condition 2 (Plans) of permission 25/00579/FUL - Erection of single storey rear extension and associated works (Resubmission of planning application ref: 21/04235/FUL)
Hawcote House Hawcote Hill Cirencester Road Birdlip Gloucester Gloucestershire GL4 8JL
Received 21 Aug 2025 - Decided25/02639/LBC
Conversion and alteration of vacant agricultural and residential buildings to create 8 no. tourist accommodation units
Bledisloe Barns Manor Farm Road Coates Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 6NH
Received 21 Aug 2025 - Decided25/02640/COMPLY
Compliance with condition 4 (finish of entrance gates) of permission 24/02859/FUL - Replacement vehicular gates and raised garden wall
1 Little Shoe Broad Blockley Moreton-In-Marsh Gloucestershire GL56 9AX
Received 21 Aug 2025 - Decided25/02644/TPO
1. T1 - 14m Hornbeam to be reduced on western side by 2m to provide 2m of clearance from building. 2. T2 - 22m London Plane to be reduced on southern side by 2m to provide 2m of clearance from building. 3. T3 - 13m Hornbeam to be reduced on southern side by 1m to provide 2m of clearance from building
Woolrich House The Waterloo Cirencester Gloucestershire
Received 21 Aug 2025 - Decided25/02645/FUL
External alterations, roof enlargement and insertion of rooflights to existing outbuilding
The Old Bakehouse Ampney St Peter Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5SH
Received 21 Aug 2025 - Decided25/02646/COMPLY
Partial compliance of Condition 2 (Sample materials), and Compliance of Conditions 4 (Roof slates), 5 (Recording of demolition of outbuilding), 6 (Damp mitigation works), 7 (Details - internal openings), 8 (Details - doors and windows), 9 (Details - porches), 10 (Details - dormer windows), 11(Details - rooflights), 12 (Details - eaves, ridges and verges), 13 (Details - rainwater goods), 15 (boundary walls), 16 (Gates), 17 (Details - bin store) and 18 (landscaping) of consent 23/03461/LBC - Demolition of existing rear extensions, erection of extensions and outbuildings, with associated internal and external alterations
Melville Cottage And Westhill Great Rissington Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 2LP
Received 22 Aug 2025 - Decided25/02647/FUL
Erection of single storey ancillary leisure outbuilding and alternative location of previously approved Bat House
Meyseyhampton Manor School Lane Meysey Hampton Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5JS
Received 22 Aug 2025 - Decided25/02648/COMPLY
Compliance with conditions 2 (Floor/ceiling upgrading) and 3 (Internal joinery) of consent 25/01850/LBC - Internal alterations, improvements and associated works
26 Church Street Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8JG
Received 22 Aug 2025 - Decided25/02649/FUL
Proposed 1 No. Parking Space
The Cottage Old Coombe House 3 New Church Street Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8FD
Received 22 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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