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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62 approved · 204 refused · 210 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided26/01171/FUL
Conversion of stables to log/garden store and erection of garage within existing barn
Home Farm Barn Upper End Bagendon Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 7DU
Received 13 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01172/FUL
Erection of single-storey rear extension and first-floor front extension with associated works
11 Sherwood Road Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8BU
Received 13 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01173/NONMAT
Non material amendment to permission 18/01615/FUL - (Residential re-development consisting of 26 residential (C3) units and associated works) for an off-road pull-in space for parking of drainage tanker when servicing drainage treatment plant
Land At Ullenwood Court Ullenwood Gloucestershire
Received 13 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01174/TCONR
1 - Flowering Cherry - reduce by 2.5m to tidy2 - Evergreen shrub - trim to tidy3 - Silver Birch - reduce height by approx. 3-4m and shape4 - Ivy-clad Silver Birch - remove to above-ground level5 - Fruit tree (dead) - remove6 - Elderberry (dead) - remove7 - Tree group - reduce by 2-3m8 - Fruit tree (dead) - remove9 - Magnolia - reduce by 1.5m10 - Tree - reduce by 50%11 - Hazel (Dead) - remove12 - Fruit tree (in decline) - remove13 - Fruit tree (dead) - remove14 - Fruit tree (in decline) - remove15 - Fruit tree - reduce by 3m16 - Fruit tree (in decline) - remove17 - Fruit tree - reduce by 3m 18 - Fruit tree (in decline) - remove19 - Fruit tree (in decline) - remove20 - Fruit tree (in decline) - remove21 - Fruit tree (dead) - remove22 - Shrub - remove
The Orchards Upper Slaughter Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 2JB
Received 13 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01175/FUL
Erection of single-storey front extension and single-storey side extension with associated works
79 Pheasant Way Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 1BJ
Received 13 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01176/TCONR
T1 - Hornbeam tree - Remove to ground level due to root structure compromised and hazard tree assessment
Dower House Lower End Daglingworth Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 7AQ
Received 14 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01177/COMPLY
Compliance with condition 4 (details - garage door) of permission 25/00316/FUL - Erection of underground garage in lieu of approved single garage (24/01278/FUL)
Rosemary Cottage 12 Awkward Hill Bibury Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5NJ
Received 14 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01178/TPO
T29 Sycamore - reduce overhanging portions over 1 Dukesfield by up to 2.5 metresT26 Sycamore - reduce overhanging portions over 1 Dukesfield by up to 2.5 metres
Copse Behind Dukes Field Down Ampney Gloucestershire
Received 14 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01179/FUL
Installation of a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) unit, associated timber enclosure, and CCTV in connection with the approved EV charging development (ref. 25/03556/FUL)
1 Windrush Heights Windrush Burford Gloucestershire OX18 4BF
Received 14 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01183/AGFO
Prior notification for the erection of grain storage barn
Glebe Barn Farm Didmarton Badminton Gloucestershire GL9 1DX
Received 14 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01184/COMPLY
Compliance with condition 2 (Sample walling panel) of permission 24/02735/FUL and consent 24/02736/LBC - Demolition of existing greenhouse and construction of a replacement bespoke conservatory
Manor House Church Lane South Cerney Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5TT
Received 14 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01188/NONMAT
Non Material Amendment to fenestration and size of single storey extension to master suite of permission 22/03595/FUL - Single storey extension to side, construction of oak & glass structure
The Barn Broad Campden Chipping Campden Gloucestershire GL55 6UU
Received 14 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01189/CLPWLB
Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Works to a listed building for the removal and re-work of a section of non load-bearing timber studwork and reconfigure bathroom as an ensuite on first floor
Wixey House Leysbourne Chipping Campden Gloucestershire GL55 6HL
Received 15 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01191/PPROW
Definitive Map Modification Order (DMMO) application for the reclassification of Restricted Byway KSN5 to Byway Open to All Traffic, at Hampen (nr Shipton Oliffe), Shipton Parish
Street Record Hampen Shipton Oliffe Gloucestershire
Received 10 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01192/FUL
Erection of pool house with associated works. Demolition of existing pool house
Hill House Windrush Burford Gloucestershire OX18 4TS
Received 15 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01193/NONMAT
Non Material Amendment (relocation of front door and porch, remove window from utility room, addition of side door to garage, lower rooflights position, remove high-level window in east elevation, reduce triangular window in west elevation, and alterations to porch design) to permission 22/01332/FUL - Erection of two-storey detached dwelling (self-build)
Hillview Farm Silver Street South Cerney Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5TP
Received 15 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01195/NONMAT
Non-Material Amendment (amend the tooled Bradstone to render and alterations to roof lantern) of permission 25/03655/FUL - Erection of single storey rear extension
9 Cherry Orchard Road Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8HX
Received 15 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01196/COMPLY
Compliance with condition 9 (windows/doors) 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 15 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01197/TCONR
Cherry (T1) - Crown reduction by approximately 1m in branch length, to lessen shading and dominating the gardenLilac (T2) - Removal to ground level due to codominant stems separating at base, causing concerns of failure. Holly (T3) - Removal to ground level due to congesting area due to be relandscaped.Fruit trees will be planted in another area of the garden to mitigate the loss of these trees at the homeowners request.
Mill Meadow House Mill Lane Lower Slaughter Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 2HX
Received 15 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01198/LBC
Installation of timber garage doors with associated works
Forty Farm Kingshill Lane Preston Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5PP
Received 1 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01199/FUL
Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of permission 18/02170/FUL - Conversion of barn and outbuildings into two dwellings to allow for amendments to design
Forty Farm Kingshill Lane Preston Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5PP
Received 15 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01200/PLP
Permission in Principle application for the erection of up to two dwellings including parking and pathway
Land West Of 5 Highfield Mews Cottages Havenhill Road Tetbury Gloucestershire
Received 16 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01201/FUL
Erection of single-storey side and rear extension, erection of front dormer window, replacement windows, and installation of entrance gates with associated works and landscaping
Brookside House Blind Lane Chipping Campden Gloucestershire GL55 6ED
Received 15 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01203/TCONR
T1 - YEW - reduce/trim approximately 2.5 feet back into rounded shape all over (repeat work) - Note this is minor work
Japonica Cottage Springfield Road Quenington Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5BU
Received 15 Apr 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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