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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62 approved · 204 refused · 210 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
More application records
- Decided25/02959/COMPLY
Compliance with condition 4 (fencing) of consent 25/00757/LBC. Demolition of the Science Laboratories building at the Royal Agricultural University.
The Royal Agricultural University Stroud Road Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 6JS
Received 19 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02960/FUL
Conversion of ground floor of existing barns from general storage to cafe with retail area, including amendments to the lean-to and decking/patio area, and associated alterations
Shoecroft Barn Ablington Bibury Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5NU
Received 19 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02961/LBC
Conversion of ground floor of existing barns from general storage to cafe with retail area, including amendments to the lean-to and decking/patio area, and associated alterations
Shoecroft Barn Ablington Bibury Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5NU
Received 19 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02962/FUL
Alterations to dwelling, demolition of garage and garden store, erection of detached carport and installation of ground-mounted solar photovoltaic array
The Tallett Ewen Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 6BU
Received 19 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02963/FUL
Erection of garage, extension to west elevation, erection of two dormer windows and landscaping works
The Orchard Mill Lane Somerford Keynes Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 6DU
Received 22 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02964/CLOPUD
Certificate of Lawful Proposed Use or Development under section 192 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 for domestic single storey rear extension to replace existing conservatory
29 Lodersfield Lechlade Gloucestershire GL7 3DJ
Received 22 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02966/FUL
Conversion of existing barn to form 1 no. dwelling, to include revisions to roof design, new garage, and associated works (further to planning permission 22/02321/FUL)
Farncombe Barn Clapton-on-the-Hill Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 2LG
Received 22 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02968/COMPLY
Compliance with condition 5 (palisade fencing) of permission 25/00756/FUL. Demolition of the Science Laboratories building at the Royal Agricultural University.
The Royal Agricultural University Stroud Road Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 6JS
Received 22 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02969/TCONR
Multi stemmed conifer, 6-7m high, large crown spread. Remove.
Kingfisher Keep Mill End Northleach Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 3HJ
Received 22 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02970/TCONR
1 - Norway Maple - 2.0m overall crown reduction. 2 - Norway Maple - fell. 3 - Hawthorn - fell. 4 - Laurel - fell
Pyke House High Street South Cerney Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5UP
Received 22 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02971/COMPLY
Compliance with conditions 3 (sample materials), 4 (shutters/glazing), and 8 (sparrows) of permission 24/00765/FUL - Conversion of agricultural outbuilding to residential use
Forty Farm Kingshill Lane Preston Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5PP
Received 22 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02972/FUL
Variation of condition 2 (drawing numbers) of permission 24/01699/FUL - Conversion of outbuilding to form ancillary accommodation
Astraeus Maces Hill Daglingworth Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 7AA
Received 22 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02973/TCONR
Tree no 1 Bramley Apple Dead to RemoveTree no 2 Coppiced Hazel to Reduce crown down to 600 mm and remove suckersTree no 3 Thorn to Reduce crown by 60%, balance shape and remove congested branches
5 Prospect Place Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 1EZ
Received 22 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02974/TCONR
one ash tree with ash die back to be removed
The Old Mill House Mill Lane Lower Slaughter Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 2HX
Received 22 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02975/CLOPUD
Certificate of Lawful Proposed Use or Development under Section 192 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 for the conversion of garage to office space with bifold doors
5 Mitchell Way Upper Rissington Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 2QD
Received 23 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02976/FUL
Formation of field access with associated works
Land South West Of Church Farm Duntisbourne Abbots Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 7JN
Received 23 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02977/TCONR
Tree works as per Guy Watson of Certhia consulting ltd report
Westonbirt School Westonbirt Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8QG
Received 23 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02978/FUL
New garden shed and trellis alongside boundary wall
1 Lane Cottages High Street Northleach Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 3EU
Received 23 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02979/TCONR
Apple x 2 & Plum (G1) located at the back of property. Apple reduce crown back to old pruning points. Plum reduce crown by 1-2m.
15 Barnsley Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5EF
Received 23 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02980/FUL
Change of use of first and second floor offices associated with a bank (Use Class E) into short term lets (Use Class sui generis), including amendments to fenestration
Lloyds Bank Plc The Square Stow-on-the-Wold Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 1BJ
Received 23 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02981/LBC
Amendments to fenestration and internal works to facilitate the change of use of the first and second floor offices associated with a bank (Use Class E) to short term lets (Use Class sui generis)
Lloyds Bank Plc The Square Stow-on-the-Wold Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 1BJ
Received 23 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02982/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear extension, first floor rear extension including gablet and flat roofed dormer window within rear of garage
Greystone Cottage Ashton Road Siddington Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 6HW
Received 23 Sept 2025 - Awaiting decision25/02983/OUT
Outline application for the erection of up to 30 dwellings with associated means of access, car parking, public open space, landscaping, sustainable drainage system (SuDS) and associated infrastructure (all matters reserved except for access)
Land North Of Folly View Broadway Road Willersey
Received 23 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02984/TCONR
Significant yew tree adjacent to Orchard House . Prune back by 1-2m and re-shape
Orchard House Ablington Bibury Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5NY
Received 23 Sept 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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