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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62 approved · 204 refused · 210 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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.
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More application records
- Decided26/00611/LBC
Replacement two storey and single storey extension, roof replacement, refurbishment and other repairs
Corner Cottage Woodmancote Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 7ED
Received 24 Feb 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00613/OUT
Outline application for 50 dwellings, plus associated infrastructure and landscaping. All matters reserved except access
Land To The East Of Nostle Road Nostle Road Northleach Gloucestershire
Received 24 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00614/FUL
Replacement of existing timber carport
Ewen Farm House Ewen Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 6BU
Received 24 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00615/TCONR
4 trees in back garden that are too high for size of garden. Trees will be pollarded Ivy cut back The trees are 3 cherry trees and a crab appleGrafters tree surgeon is doing the work
9 Greyrick Court Mickleton Chipping Campden Gloucestershire GL55 6TT
Received 24 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00616/TCONR
Remove the existing tree ((Chamaecyparis Lawsoniana)Indicated on drawing no. 2522-03B
10 Glebe Close Stow-on-the-Wold Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 1DJ
Received 24 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00617/FUL
Change of use from retail to one dwelling (C3)
Bliss Unit 3 Brewery Yard Sheep Street Stow-on-the-Wold Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 1AA
Received 24 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00618/COMPLY
Compliance with condition 3 (installation, details) of consent 25/01442/LBC - Linking of outhouse WC to interior, replastering of kitchen walls in insulating lime plaster, internal plaster repairs and replacement rear timber windows with slim double glazing
25 Watermoor Road Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 1JW
Received 25 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00619/FUL
Change of use, repairs and alterations to commercial building to create 2no. residential units to upper floors and 2no. retail units to ground floor
19 Market Place Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8DD
Received 25 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00620/LBC
Conversion, repairs and alterations to building, to create 2no. residential units to upper floors and 2no. retail units to ground floor
19 Market Place Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8DD
Received 25 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00621/TCONR
Remove 3x Lawson Cypress trees and 1x Elder to approx ground level. Trees are causing excessive pressure on listed dry stone wall
Lyon Cottage West End Northleach Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 3HG
Received 25 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00622/FUL
Demolition of existing rear projection and front porch and erection of single storey rear extension and front porch and associated works
16 Sopwith Road Upper Rissington Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 2NS
Received 25 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00623/FUL
Erection of external rear staircase and alterations to existing flat roof to facilitate additional seating area, and installation of awning to front elevation with associated works
Keiths Coffee Shop 2 Black Jack Street Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 2AA
Received 25 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00624/COMPLY
Compliance with condition 5 (Design Details) of listed building consent 24/02315/LBC - Demolition of existing extensions, erection of two storey rear extension, replacement of porch and lean-to extension
Elm Cottage Norton Hall Mickleton Chipping Campden Gloucestershire GL55 6PU
Received 25 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00626/CONBGP
Compliance with Biodiversity Net Gain details required by planning permission permission 25/03212/FUL -Creation of drainage ditch with associated works
Field To The South Of Church Farm Duntisbourne Abbots Gloucestershire
Received 18 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00630/CLOPUD
Certificate of Lawful proposed use under Section 192 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 for the erection of a single storey rear extension
Pippin Cottage High Street Longborough Moreton-In-Marsh Gloucestershire GL56 0QE
Received 25 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00631/CLOPUD
Certificate of Lawful proposed use under Section 192 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 for the formation of habitable room in roofspace with front and rear velux rooflights
3 Woodland View Woodmancote Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 7DS
Received 25 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00633/LBC
Replacement of No.6 rear windows, side patio doors, removal of modern partitions in kitchen/dining room, and new W/C with associated works (Retrospective).
33 The Chipping Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8EU
Received 25 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00634/FUL
Demolition of existing stables and erection of replacement stables for private use
Land Parcel E393513 N212671 Climperwell Road Brimpsfield Gloucestershire
Received 26 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00635/AGFO
Prior notification for erection of an agricultural building for general storage of farm machinery
Owdeswell Manor Gloucester Road Andoversford Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 4LD
Received 26 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00636/LBC
Alterations to front porch, removal of modern internal partitions, creation of new and blocking of existing internal openings and installation of two new attic bathrooms.
Whitehall Farm Sevenhampton Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 5TL
Received 26 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00637/FUL
Erection of timber and partially glazed front porch
Touchstones Little Rissington Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 2ND
Received 26 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00639/LBC
Replacement rain water goods, repairs to external walls and fenestration including replacement of the heating system and associated flue
Church Cottage Market Place Lechlade Gloucestershire GL7 3AB
Received 26 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00640/LBC
Structural interventions to nave walls and roof
St Bartholomews Church Newington Bagpath Kingscote Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8UE
Received 26 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00641/TCONR
T1 Cherry tree planted by current owner - remove as casting too much shade
Maces Cottage Wyck Rissington Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 2PN
Received 26 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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