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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62 approved · 204 refused · 210 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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- Decided26/00439/COMPLY
Compliance with conditions 3 (sample materials), 4 (sample panel), 5 (windows colour), 6 (oak to be untreated), 7 (rainwater goods) and 8 (windows) of permission 24/03239/FUL - Erection of replacement single-storey rear extension and associated works. Replacement fenestration.
Bounty Cottage Church Street Longborough Moreton-In-Marsh Gloucestershire GL56 0QT
Received 10 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00440/COMPLY
Compliance with conditions 4 (sample roof material), 5 (design details), and condition 6 (doors) of permission 25/00594/FUL & 3 (sample roof materials), 4 (design details), and 5 (door) of consent 25/00595/LBC - Erection of pitched roof over and use of outbuilding as ancillary accommodation
Fletchers Farmhouse Wyck Rissington Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 2PN
Received 10 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00441/FUL
Replacement offices with roof mounted solar panels
Bolbridge Brake Crudwell Lane Long Newnton Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8RT
Received 11 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00442/TCONR
T1-Sycamore tree - Crown reduction to height and spread by up to 2meters (20-25%) and remove major deadwood
Sharringtons Hatherop Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 3NA
Received 11 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00443/TCONR
T1 Sycamore sp. Remove primary limb encroaching over carriageway and village greenG1 Mixed species including sycamore, lime and horse chestnut Crown lift all branches encroaching over carriageway to 3.6m above ground.
Farmington Lodge Farmington Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 3ND
Received 10 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00444/FUL
Erection of single-storey rear extension with associated works. Demolition of existing extension
9 Condurrow Court Stow-on-the-Wold Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 1LX
Received 11 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00445/TCONR
To reduce a row of conifer's on the road side verge to approx. 10ft. Marked A on the site planTo reduce a yew tree by 1.5m all round, in corner of the as tree is causing crack's in garage wall's. Marked B on the site plan
5 Poplars Close Westington Chipping Campden Gloucestershire GL55 6EN
Received 11 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00446/FUL
Change of use and conversion of agricultural barn to dwelling and conversion of outbuilding to form garages/store together with landscaping and associated works
Horcott Barn Horcott Farm Horcott Road Fairford Gloucestershire
Received 11 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00447/LBC
Reopening and glazing of existing ventilation slits; retention and sensitive upgrading of all external openings; re-roofing and installation of new rainwater goods; minor external alterations including a new entrance, timber shutters, conservation rooflights, an escape window and a discreet flue; internal works including a new first floor at the NW end, removal of modern agricultural fittings, and new stud partitions to form domestic rooms; and landscaping works involving replacement of concrete with gravel, new low boundary treatments, a revised gravel driveway, and native hedging to facilitate the conversion from agricultural building to dwelling. Demolition of modern lean to
Horcott Barn Horcott Farm Horcott Road Fairford Gloucestershire
Received 11 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00448/LBC
Installation of 2 new windows in south-east and north-west attic gables and addition of timber enclosure in attic bedroom
Brook Cottage Hill Mill Lane Ozleworth Wotton-Under-Edge Gloucestershire GL12 7QB
Received 11 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00449/TCONR
Reduce height of Cherry Tree in the front Garden by approximately 2.0m, shape and balance
Little Paddock Church Street Moreton-In-Marsh Gloucestershire GL56 0LT
Received 10 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00450/FUL
Variation of a Condition 2 of permission 24/03239/FUL - Erection of replacement single storey rear extension and associated works replacement fenestration
Bounty Cottage Church Street Longborough Moreton-In-Marsh Gloucestershire GL56 0QT
Received 11 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00451/TCONR
1. To fell to ground level and remove 4 multi-stemmed conifer trees at rear of property. They are blocking light to the property and dropping deadwood
Honey Cottage 10 Millbrook Ley Broadwell Moreton-In-Marsh Gloucestershire GL56 0TR
Received 11 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00452/TCONR
1. To fell to ground level and remove Walnut (T1) heavily leaning towards house at side of property near tennis court.2. To fell to ground level 12 x Cherry Trees (G2) at front of property.
Hampen House Hampen Andoversford Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 4JJ
Received 11 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00453/FUL
Erection of two-storey side extension with associated works. Demolition of existing garage
48B Somerford Road Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 1TX
Received 11 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00455/FUL
Change of use to Class E (b) (sale of food and drink), insertion of extractor vent, creation internal openings and creation of communal plant room
Manor Farm Buildings Upper Slaughter Gloucestershire
Received 12 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00456/LBC
Change of use to Class E (b) (sale of food and drink), insertion of extractor vent, creation internal openings and creation of communal plant room
Manor Farm Buildings Upper Slaughter Gloucestershire
Received 12 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00458/TCONR
T1 - 3 dead trees and a blue spruce - remove to ground level - 3 trees are dead and the blue spruce has dead patches in the canopy and is growing close to the property
1 Foxes Row Broadwell Moreton-In-Marsh Gloucestershire GL56 0TL
Received 12 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00459/TCONR
T1 - Conifer and small Sycamore with Elder adj - Remove to ground level - Pushing over and damaging adj wall and footpath as per arb report
2C Leaholme House The Avenue Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 1EH
Received 12 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00460/TCONR
T1-2 cherry trees - Remove to ground level - Too close to 3rd party wall
1 St Clements Walk Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 2BY
Received 12 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00461/LBC
Installation of wooden-framed map on exterior wall
Chipping Campden County Library High Street Chipping Campden Gloucestershire GL55 6AT
Received 12 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00462/FUL
Variation of a Condition 2 of permission 22/03306/FUL - Conversion, alteration and partial demolition of existing buildings to create 4 no. dwellings together with covered parking and associated ancillary development
Peter Hammond Motorcycles Ltd 40 - 44 Watermoor Road Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 1LD
Received 12 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00463/PPROW
Additional Public Footpath from BDD16 to County Boundary, Parish of Driffield (south east of Lambs Copse)
Lambs Copse Driffield Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5PY
Received 12 Feb 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00464/FUL
Alterations and upgrades to the existing access arrangements, the creation of a new access, construction of a new gatehouse, construction of a new greenhouse, and associated landscaping
Ablington Manor Ablington Bibury Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5NY
Received 12 Feb 2026
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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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