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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62 approved · 204 refused · 210 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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- Decided26/01303/COMPLY
Compliance with conditions 4 (roof design) and 5 (design details) of permission 24/03792/FUL and conditions 3 (roof design), 4 (design details), 5 (doors and windows), 6 (windows), 9 (chimney pots and bird nest guards) and 13 (method statement - fireplace) of consent 24/03793/LBC - Demolition of porch and erection of single storey rear extension, internal and external alterations
Tollgate Park Street Stow-on-the-Wold Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 1AJ
Received 24 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01305/PPROW
Upgrade of Public Bridleway NBE8 & Restricted Byway NBE13 to Byways Open to All Traffic (BOAT), plus the addition of an unrecorded BOAT - Beverston & Tetbury Upton Parishes
Beverston Castle Beverston Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8TU
Received 24 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01306/AGRPAN
Notification under Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q (as amended) for the change of use of an agricultural barn to 1no. dwelling house and associated operational development
Agricultural Barn Sydenham Farm Broadwell Gloucestershire
Received 24 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01308/AGPA
Prior approval for erection of an agricultural building (building 2) associated hardstanding
Farm Buildings Homeleaze Farm Hatherop Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5DF
Received 17 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01309/AGPA
Prior approval for erection of agricultural building (building 1) and associated hardstanding
Farm Buildings Homeleaze Farm Hatherop Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5DF
Received 17 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01310/FUL
Erection of single-storey side extension with associated works. Demolition of existing outbuilding. Timber cladding to part of existing house.
Glebe House Grange Hill Naunton Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 3AT
Received 24 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01311/COMPLY
Compliance with condition 4 (watercourse protection plan) of permission 25/02566/FUL - New gates with name plaques and removal of swimming pool
Baunton Mill House Baunton Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 7BB
Received 24 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01313/FUL
Erection of a single-storey front extension and porch, single-storey rear extension, alterations to fenestration including the conversion of an existing window opening to form a door, and installation of a rooflight
Lydford 49 Cirencester Road Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8HA
Received 24 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01314/FUL
Erection of rear single-storey lean-to extension and two-storey side extension with associated works. Demolition of existing single-storey side and rear extension
The Orchard Back Ends Chipping Campden Gloucestershire GL55 6AU
Received 27 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01315/FUL
Demolition and reconstruction of existing lean-to infill extension and alterations to fenestration on southwest and northwest elevations
Setts Barn Coates Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 6JZ
Received 27 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01316/TCONR
766, semi mature bay tree ( laurus nobilis). boundary tree, close to road and building imapacting on adjacent structure. removal requested. 767, goat willow (salix). removal requested. 779, holly tree removal requested. 770, small leafed lime ( tilia cordata). Reduce by 3-5m, remove epicormic growth.778, crab apple ( mallus ). removal requested. 776, walnut ( juglans ). removal requested. 774, holly tree. removal requested.777, cherry tree removal requested. 768, small leafed lime. removal requested. 780-781, yew trees. 20% crown reduction requested and to remove growth overhanging building.
The Manor Hazleton Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 4EB
Received 27 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01317/FUL
Erection of single-storey rear extension with associated works. Demolition of existing conservatory
54 Roberts Close Stratton Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 2RP
Received 27 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01318/FUL
Erection of a rear single story extension and x2 rear dormer and x2 rooflights with associated works. Demolition of existing rear extension
8 Woodview Frampton Mansell Stroud Gloucestershire GL6 8JE
Received 27 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01319/COMPLY
Compliance with condition 6 (doors/windows) of permission 25/01214/FUL - Erection of ground floor extension to side and rear
Mount Pleasant Cottage Guiting Power Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 5UX
Received 27 Apr 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01323/FUL
Variation of condition 2 (Approved plans) of permission 13/01373/FUL for amendments to approved garage - Single storey rear extension and erection of hazel hurdles to replace existing fencing
5 New Row Brockhampton Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 5XQ
Received 27 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01324/FUL
Extension to cattle barn to create roof over the outdoor area
Newbarn Farm Duntisbourne Leer Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 7AS
Received 27 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01326/TCONR
G1 Ash - Multi-stem ash - fell to ground level due to ash dieback infection
62 Tarlton Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 6PA
Received 27 Apr 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01327/FUL
Erection of 45 no. residential dwellings with associated car parking, landscaping and ancillary development, includes demolition of existing building
Xylem Dewatering Solutions Coneygar Road Quenington Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5BX
Received 27 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01328/COMPLY
Compliance with condition 6 (Biodiversity enhancement) or permission 23/03986/FUL - Demolition of existing stables and erection of one dwelling
Stables Pump Lane Long Newnton Gloucestershire
Received 28 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01329/TCONR
To remove 2 Ash tree's showing significant signs of the die back disease. Tree's marked "A" in sketch planTo remove the overhang off of a Holly tree. Tree's marked "B" in sketch plan
4 The Manor Church Lane Mickleton Chipping Campden Gloucestershire GL55 6RZ
Received 28 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01330/NEI
Creation of additional employment accommodation, to include 8 new buildings housing 17 units, and the refurbishment of one existing building to create a further 2 units. Provision of employment floor space comprising use classes E (g) iii, B2 and B8, along with parking, landscaping, habitat enhancements and associated development at Aston Down Business Park
Aston Down Cowcombe Lane Chalford Gloucestershire
Received 24 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01331/COMPLY
Compliance with condition 4 (Sample Render) of permission 25/00799/FUL - Internal and external alterations, conversion of existing garage into living accommodation, loft conversion of existing garage into ancillary accommodation to include external steps access, stone porch, new detached garage and associated landscaping works
Brooke House Ewen Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 6BU
Received 28 Apr 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01332/FUL
Refurbishment of barn and stable block with associated works to create ancillary accommodation
Grove Farm House Cold Aston Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 3BJ
Received 28 Apr 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01333/LBC
Refurbishment of barn and stable block with associated works to create ancillary accommodation
Grove Farm House Cold Aston Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 3BJ
Received 28 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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