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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62 approved · 204 refused · 210 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided25/03129/FUL
Alterations and additions to cottage including single storey extension, conversion of external store to studio, demolition of garden store and landscape enhancements
Havencrest Duntisbourne Abbots Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 7JN
Received 6 Oct 2025 - Decided25/03130/LBC
Alterations and additions to cottage including single storey extension, conversion of external store to studio, demolition of garden store and landscape enhancements
Havencrest Duntisbourne Abbots Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 7JN
Received 6 Oct 2025 - Decided25/03133/FUL
Variation of condition 2 (Drawing numbers) permission 23/03810/FUL - Replacement of conservatory roof
3 Milton Place Fairford Gloucestershire GL7 4HR
Received 8 Oct 2025 - Decided25/03135/FUL
Subdivision of detached dwelling to form 2 no. semi-detached dwellings
Jackaments Prospect Farm Kemble Airfield Kemble Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 6PL
Received 3 Oct 2025 - Decided25/03136/TCONR
Fell Leylandii
4 The Bank Broadwell Moreton-In-Marsh Gloucestershire GL56 0TZ
Received 3 Oct 2025 - Decided25/03138/TPO
Silver Birch crown reduce by up to 4m in all directions to create a balance. The cut be back to previous position of cuts.
38 Hampton Street Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8JP
Received 3 Oct 2025 - Decided25/03139/CLOPUD
Certificate of Lawful Proposed Use or Development under section 192 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 for the proposed use as a Commercial Coffee Roastery and Bagel Bakery
Whiteshoots Garage Whiteshoots Hill Bourton-on-the-Water Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 2LE
Received 6 Oct 2025 - Decided25/03140/TCONR
Spruce tree on edge of garden facing Victoria Road. Reduce to previous points
The Cottage Victoria Road Quenington Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5BW
Received 6 Oct 2025 - Decided25/03141/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear flat roof extension
26 Ashcroft Road Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 1QX
Received 6 Oct 2025 - Decided25/03142/FUL
Erection of oak framed garden studio
75 Nightingale Way South Cerney Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5WA
Received 6 Oct 2025 - Decided25/03143/TCONR
t1. clear willow from utility's by 1mt2. clear ash from utilitys by 1m t3. reduce apple by 1mt4. reduce apple by 1mt5. reduce apple by 1mt6. reduce apple by 1m
The Prebend Great Rissington Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 2LN
Received 6 Oct 2025 - Decided25/03145/TPO
1 - Sycamore - Tip prune east and south lower sections of the crown back by 1.5m keeping pruning cuts below 30mm in diameter and crown lift to 4.0m all around to leave a more balanced crown and to allow more light into the property. 2 - Purple Plum - 1.5m overall crown reduction
Tarry Cottage Church Road Daglingworth Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 7AG
Received 6 Oct 2025 - Decided25/03146/FUL
Change of use of farm building to one dwellinghouse with associated conversion works
Clay Meadow Cirencester Road South Cerney Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 6HU
Received 6 Oct 2025 - Decided25/03147/FUL
Variation of conditions 2 (approved drawings and details) and 9 (biodiversity enhancement plan) of planning permission 24/03187/FUL for conversion of public house (sui generis) to three dwellings (Use Class C3), including a rear extension and demolition of outbuilding [former skittle alley], with associated hard and soft landscaping to include alterations to the layout
The Greyhound 3 Hampton Street Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8JN
Received 6 Oct 2025 - Decided25/03148/FUL
Change of use from Class F1(f) (place of worship) to Class E(f) (day nursery), erection of canopy extension and associated works
Meadowbank House Meadow Road Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 1YA
Received 6 Oct 2025 - Decided25/03149/FUL
Conversion of public house (sui generis) to four dwellings (Use Class C3), including a rear extension and rebuilding/repair of outbuildings, with associated hard and soft landscaping
The Greyhound 3 Hampton Street Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8JN
Received 6 Oct 2025 - Decided25/03150/FUL
Demolition of garage and erection of a two-storey rear extension and single-storey side extension with associated works
Eyford Hill Farm Eyford Upper Slaughter Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 1HD
Received 6 Oct 2025 - Decided25/03151/COMPLY
Partial compliance with condition 2 (sample materials) of permission 24/01985/REM - Phase one of residential development for the erection of 83 dwellings (Reserved Matters application).
Land West Of Hatherop Road Fairford Gloucestershire
Received 6 Oct 2025 - Decided25/03152/COMPLY
Compliance with conditions 4 (Material sample - roof), 5 (Design details), 6 (Landscaping), 13 (Bat Roosting), 15 (Archaeology), and 16 (Drainage strategy) of permission 23/02902/FUL. Conversion of existing barns to form 1 No. dwelling house
Land And Buildings Known As Garnes Barn Ablington Bibury Gloucestershire
Received 6 Oct 2025 - Decided25/03154/COMPLY
Compliance with conditions 4 (Land contamination), 5 (Surface water drainage scheme), 6 (Energy efficiency), 7 (Sample materials), 8 (Details), 9 (Biodiversity enhancements), 10 (External lighting) and 11 (Landscaping scheme) of permission 22/00641/FUL - Alteration and conversion of existing garage/workshop building to create 1 x new dwelling with ancillary development
The Byre Siddington Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 6HL
Received 6 Oct 2025 - Decided25/03155/NOTDEM
Prior notification for demolition of 30x total prefabricated concrete garages in 2no blocks, with asbestos corrugated roofs and steel up-and-over doors
Sunground Garages The Sunground Avening Gloucestershire GL8 8NW
Received 6 Oct 2025 - Decided25/03157/FUL
Installation of swimming pool with stone copings and oak decking, solar panels with battery on approved ancillary accommodation (23/01291/FUL), and conservation-style rooflight to flat roof of Old Swan House
Old Swan House Great Rissington Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 2LH
Received 7 Oct 2025 - Decided25/03158/LBC
Installation of conservation-style rooflight to flat roof of Old Swan House
Old Swan House Great Rissington Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 2LH
Received 7 Oct 2025 - Decided25/03159/FUL
Change of use of barn to equestrian use with associated works including stationing of a muck trailer on existing hardstanding (retrospective)
Barn At College Farm Tetbury Road Cirencester Gloucestershire
Received 7 Oct 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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