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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62 approved · 204 refused · 210 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Awaiting decision26/00465/LBC
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 - Awaiting decision26/00466/FUL
Erection of stand-alone sauna (Retrospective)
67 Minety Lake Lower Mill Estate Somerford Keynes Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 6GB
Received 12 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00467/PPROW
Upgrading Public Bridleway BAP20 to Restricted Byway BAP20, Ampney St Peter Parish (north west of address above)
Land At E409317 N199172 Poulton Gloucestershire
Received 12 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00468/LBC
Works to No.6 windows
Seven Springs House Seven Springs Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 9NG
Received 12 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00469/LBC
Form ground floor WC in studwork
Waterfront Tea Room Victoria Street Bourton-on-the-Water Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 2BX
Received 12 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00470/NONMAT
Non Material Amendement (alterations of east elevation windows. Slot window reduced in number and replaced with timber casements to match the west elevation. South gable column of Ashlar stone replaced for a timber post with stone staddle) to permission 24/02249/FUL - Erection of one self-build dwelling along with the reconfiguration of an existing access, associated car parking, landscaping, and drainage
West End House The Street Didmarton Badminton Gloucestershire GL9 1DT
Received 12 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00471/TCONR
Atlantic Blue Cedar (north-eastern corner of rear garden) - request permission to reduce crown all over by 30% (up to 1.8m) and shape, as it is leaning towards neighbouring house
Bridge House Fairford Road Downington Lechlade Gloucestershire GL7 3DL
Received 12 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00472/OPANOT
Prior Approval for change of use from agricultural/business use to B2 (general industrial) or E(g) (commercial, business and service) for storage and administrative purposes
Pinchpool Farm Windrush Burford Gloucestershire OX18 4TT
Received 12 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00473/TCONR
T1 Beech - remove lower branches to allow 12ft clearance from groundT2 Apple - fell due to poor specimen (see photo)
Home Farm Barn Upper End Bagendon Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 7DU
Received 12 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00479/FUL
Outdoor fireplace and landscaping works (part retrospective)
Rosemary Cottage 12 Awkward Hill Bibury Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5NJ
Received 13 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00480/LBC
Outdoor fireplace and landscaping works (part retrospective)
Rosemary Cottage 12 Awkward Hill Bibury Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5NJ
Received 13 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00481/FUL
Erection of garden building. Demolition of existing garden building
12 The Chipping Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8ET
Received 13 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00482/LBC
Erection of garden building. Demolition of existing garden building
12 The Chipping Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8ET
Received 13 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00483/TPO
T1 - Sycamore tree that is clearly in decline with a very large open cavity at the base, excessive dead wood in the canopy, and sheds substantial limbs during inclement weather to be removed.
Hare And Hounds Hotel Bowldown Road Westonbirt Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8QL
Received 13 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00484/FUL
Erection of a stand-alone bat roost building
Applestone Court Cirencester Road Fairford Gloucestershire GL7 4BS
Received 13 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00485/CONBGP
Compliance with Biodiversity Net Gain details required by permission 24/03791/FUL - Conversion of former school buildings to 5 no. residential (C3) units with associated extensions, alterations and demolitions, and erection of new detached dwelling (C3), as well as hard and soft landscaping
Applestone Court Cirencester Road Fairford Gloucestershire GL7 4BS
Received 13 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00486/FUL
Erection of single-storey rear extension and porch with associated works
Park House Windrush Burford Gloucestershire OX18 4TT
Received 13 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00487/LBC
Replacement of polycarbonate roof, rear door and sidelight to utility room extension, installation of ventilation ducting to cellar, removal of paint from cellar masonry and repointing (retrospective)
37 The Chipping Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8EU
Received 13 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00488/COMPLY
Compliance with condition 5 (external lighting) of permissions 24/00348/FUL and 25/00758/FUL - Demolition of 5no. agricultural barns and replacement with 1no. agricultural barn
Ford Hill Farm Temple Guiting Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 5XU
Received 13 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00489/LBC
Change of use from commercial (Class E) to a single dwelling (Class C3), together with associated internal and external alterations (further to 25/02181/LBC)
33 Dyer Street Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 2PP
Received 13 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00490/FUL
Variation of condition 2 (approved plans and details) of planning permission 25/02180/FUL - Change of use from Commercial (Class E) to a single dwelling (Class C3), together with associated external alterations
33 Dyer Street Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 2PP
Received 13 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00492/LBC
Opening up and reinstating of existing ridge tiles and two rows of tiles along the eaves, removal of tiles and installation of 2 Bat Access Tiles to rear slope of Main House roof, replacement of existing concrete modern tiles with reproduction Cotswolds roof slates and addition of conservation rooflight on modern rear lean-to.
20 The Square Bibury Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5NS
Received 13 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00494/FUL
Erection of single-storey rear extension
Hawthorn House Great Rissington Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 2LN
Received 13 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00495/FUL
Conversion of a traditional barn to residential use and the erection of five new-build residential dwellings, the provision of landscaping, demolition of six existing agricultural barns and associated works - Variation of condition 2 (plans) of permission 25/01431/FUL to enable amendments to design of approved scheme
Land North East Of New Barn Farm Temple Guiting Gloucestershire
Received 13 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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