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Cotswold District Council
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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62 approved · 204 refused · 210 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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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- Decided26/00955/TCONR
Fell small cherry in rear garden.
Old Tiles School Lane South Cerney Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5TX
Received 24 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00956/FUL
Erection of single-storey lean-to front extension and fenestration alterations with associated works
3 Springvale Bourton-on-the-Water Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 2ES
Received 24 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00957/TCONR
T1 - Large Sycamore monolith that is totally dead and rotten to be felled at ground level
Thistledown Back Lane Leighterton Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8UL
Received 24 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00958/TCONR
T1 - Multi-stem Goat Willow to be felledG1 - a line of Sycamore Trees to be crown lifter over the garden side only
Wisteria Cottage Doughton Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8TG
Received 24 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00959/TCONR
T1 & T2 - Both Portuguese Laurel trees that are clearly in decline with hollow cavities to be felled
10 Bath Road Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8EF
Received 24 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00960/TCONR
T1 - Silver Birch tree to be reduced by approx. 30%
12 The Green Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8DN
Received 24 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00961/AGFO
Prior notification for the erection of an agricultural steel framed extension for housing livestock
Swyre Barton Farm Coln St Aldwyns Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5AX
Received 24 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00963/OUT
Outline planning application for the erection of a self-build, rural worker's dwelling with associated access and all other matters reserved
Land Northwest Of Manor Farm Driffield Gloucestershire
Received 24 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00965/FUL
Erection of front open gabled porch, conversion and extension of garage to ancillary accommodation, and fenestration alterations with associated works
Sandbanks Old Burford Road Bledington Chipping Norton Gloucestershire OX7 6UT
Received 24 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00966/TCONR
silver birch reduction and tidy up 2x Mountain ash- Re-pollard two mountain ash trees back to previous cut pointsConifer hedge - Reduce hedge line back
Jacobs Cottage Cotswold Meadows Great Rissington Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 2FN
Received 24 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00968/TCONR
1. To crown lift away from road and reduce by approx. 4-5m in height, to growth points Lime Tree (T1) on boundary, close to road.2. To crown reduce Weeping Beech (T2) by approx 2-3 metres
Daffodil House Chedworth Road Withington Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 4BN
Received 24 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00969/TCONR
T1- Western Red Cedar: Large tree located on the rear boundary. Reduce height by approximately 1/3, Trim/prune sides. Remove lower branches up to a height of 3m to allow more light under the canopy.T2+T3- Holly and Laburnum: Two small trees growing next to each other.- Request permission to reduce height on the Holly by approximately 1/3 and trim/prune sides to create a smaller formalised shape. Reduce height on Laburnum to match the Holly once pruned, trim/prune sides to create a formalised shape, in an effort to separate from each other and create more light onto the garden.T4 - Large Holly (neighbours): Large tree on boundary in neighbours garden with branches overhanging boundary line. Cut back all overhanging branches back to boundary line to reduce encroachment into the garden.T5 - Lime (neighbours): Cut back all overhanging branches back to boundary line to reduce encroachment into the garden.
32 Tower Street Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 1EF
Received 24 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00971/FUL
Change of use of land to create additional residential land, erection of single-storey side extension with glazed link, front door canopy, and double carport with associated works
Honeysuckle House Sandy Lane Court Upper Rissington Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 2NF
Received 24 Mar 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00972/COMPLY
Compliance with condition 14 (contamination) of permission 23/00417/FUL - Erection of a dwelling of exceptional quality (paragraph 80e) plus associated hard and soft landscaping
Former Wyck Hill Nursery Wyck Hill Stow-on-the-Wold Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 1HY
Received 24 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00974/COMPLY
Compliance with conditions 3 (sample walling panel) and 4 (recessed doors and windows by 75mm) of permission 25/03438/REM - Reserved matters pursuant to outline permission 23/02998/OUT relating to appearance, layout, landscaping and scale for the erection of an agricultural worker's dwelling
Bisley Lane Farm Edgeworth Stroud Gloucestershire GL6 7JE
Received 24 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00975/COMPLY
Compliance with condition 6 (design details) of consent 24/02233/LBC - Proposed internal and external alterations, small extension to spa room and pool to form a function room, replacement of conservatory with extension, formation of car parking and associated landscaping
The Manor Charingworth Ebrington Chipping Campden Gloucestershire GL55 6NS
Received 24 Mar 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00977/ADV
Installation of 1no. fascia, and 2no. hanging, illuminated advertisement signs
Mezze Garden 30A Castle Street Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 1QH
Received 24 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00978/COMPLY
Compliance with condition 8 (dormer windows) of consent 25/03014/LBC - Proposed internal and external alterations.
Townsend Culkerton Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8SS
Received 24 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00979/NONMAT
Non material amendment to permission ref. 25/02757/FUL (Erection of a porch, single storey rear extension including pergolas, loft conversion, addition of windows at second floor in side elevations and addition of ground floor window to rear elevation) to increase size of approved porch
4 Firefly Close Upper Rissington Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 2RE
Received 24 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00980/FUL
Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of permission 25/02943/FUL - Single-storey rear side extension, associated internal alterations, and single-storey Garden Room
20 The Square Bibury Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5NS
Received 24 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00981/FUL
Rear single storey extension and alteration to outbuilding to form additional living accommodation
6 London Road Terrace London Road Moreton-In-Marsh Gloucestershire GL56 0HN
Received 25 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00982/TCONR
T1: Cherry. Tree is in advanced stages of decline. Removal and replace with similar prunus/fruit tree.
Monks Cottage Eastleach Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 3NQ
Received 25 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00983/NONMAT
Non material amendment to permission ref. 25/02763/REM (Reserved Matters pursuant to outline permission 16/00054/OUT relating to appearance, layout, landscaping and scale for the erection of 100 dwellings, landscaping and public open space for Phase 2 A of the development, and discharge of conditions 11, 16, 18, 48, 56) to amend trigger for Condition 4 to pre-construction above slab level
Chesterton Farm Cranhams Lane Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 6JP
Received 25 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00984/COMPLY
Compliance with conditions 8 (landscape scheme) and 11 (30 year LEMP) of permission 24/03226/FUL - Conversion and alteration of a redundant Grade II listed barn and adjoining redundant farm buildings to create a six bedroom self-contained single family dwelling with ancillary accommodation
Former Old Hinchwick Farm Old Hinchwick Road Condicote Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 1EX
Received 25 Mar 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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