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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Cotswold District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
62 approved · 204 refused · 210 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
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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.
Environmental Waste Controls Plc Pyke Quarry Kingscote Stroud Gloucestershire GL6 0QA
Received 26 Feb 2026Church Farm Middle Road Little Barrington Burford Gloucestershire OX18 4TE
Received 3 Mar 2026Nutwood Cottage Lechlade Road Southrop Lechlade Gloucestershire GL7 3NU
Received 4 Mar 2026Annexe Manor House High Street Northleach Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 3ES
Received 4 Mar 2026Hillside Cottage Fossebridge Coln St Dennis Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 3JW
Received 2 Mar 2026Whites Barn Cheap Street Chedworth Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 4AA
Received 4 Mar 2026Lakes 103, 103A & 104 London Road Fairford Gloucestershire
Received 23 Feb 2026Barley Croft Cottage Cutwell Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8DZ
Received 27 Feb 2026Wynyards Farm Upper Slaughter Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 2JR
Received 9 Feb 2026Tudor Cottage Whittington Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 4HD
Received 4 Mar 2026Belmont Barn Strawberry Lane Meysey Hampton Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5HL
Received 2 Mar 2026Bridge Cottage Mill Lane Blockley Moreton-In-Marsh Gloucestershire GL56 9HT
Received 4 Mar 2026Marlborough Cottage High Street Lechlade Gloucestershire GL7 3AD
Received 4 Mar 2026Nashes Barn The Coach Road Siddington Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 6HL
Received 4 Mar 2026Land Parcel Easting 410889 Northing 195586 Cricklade Gloucestershire
Received 3 Mar 202634 Longfurlong Lane Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8TJ
Received 2 Mar 2026Donnington Brewery Upper Swell Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 1EP
Received 4 Mar 2026Meyseyhampton Manor School Lane Meysey Hampton Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5JS
Received 4 Mar 2026Meyseyhampton Manor School Lane Meysey Hampton Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5JS
Received 4 Mar 2026Cripps House 18 Thomas Street Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 2AX
Received 5 Mar 2026Cripps House 18 Thomas Street Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 2AX
Received 5 Mar 2026The Granary Clapton-on-the-Hill Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 2LG
Received 5 Mar 202612 Coxwell Street Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 2BH
Received 5 Mar 2026Springwood School Lane Blockley Moreton-In-Marsh Gloucestershire GL56 9HU
Received 5 Mar 2026Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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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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