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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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62 approved · 204 refused · 210 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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- Decided26/01363/COMPLY
Compliance with Conditions 2 (sample materials), and 3 (sample panels), and Partial Compliance with Conditions 5 (details - doors, windows, gates), 6 (details - eaves, verges, ridges), and 7 (details - rwg) of consent 25/03455/LBC, and Compliance with Conditions 4 (sample materials), and 5 (sample panels), and Partial Compliance with Conditions 7 (details - doors, windows, gates), 8 (details - eaves, verges, ridges), and 9 (details - rwg) of permission 25/03454/FUL - Erection of a walled garden and associated works
Bledisloe House Coates Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 6NH
Received 29 Apr 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01367/FUL
Installation of roof mounted solar panels across multiple school buildings
Westonbirt School Westonbirt Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8QG
Received 29 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01368/COMPLY
Compliance with condition 4 (Sample Walling Panel) of permission 23/02460/FUL- Erection of extensions and associated landscaping works
Blank Cottage Cold Aston Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 3BN
Received 30 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01369/TCONR
T1 - Copper Beech - located opposite schoolCrown lift to achieve a 5m clearance over the highway. Reduce extended branches growing over the road back in line with the crown leaving an even and balanced appearance. Remove deawood.
Fir Tree Cottage Hatherop Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 3NA
Received 30 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01370/TCONR
t1. reduce walnut by 2mt2. remove beecht3. remove beecht4. remove beech t4. reduce height of cedar by 2m
Turnpike House Collin Lane Willersey Broadway Gloucestershire WR12 7PE
Received 30 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01371/FUL
Phased development provision of hard standing (phase 1) and conversion of existing barn to dwelling with associated works (phase 2)
Land Parcel South Of Meadow View Stow Road Bourton-on-the-Water Gloucestershire
Received 30 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01374/CPO
GCC consultation - The Town and County Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 - Request for an EIA Screening Opinion for Northleach sewage Works upgrade
Sewage Disposal Works East End Northleach Gloucestershire
Received 29 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01375/TCONR
T1 - Monterey Cypress - Reduce as much as possible keeping green - approx 1 metre all round, crown raise over extended low branches to 2.5 metres from ground level
St Francis House Church Westcote Chipping Norton Gloucestershire OX7 6SH
Received 30 Apr 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01377/FUL
Change of use of land for 8no traveller pitches with car parking, hardstanding and associated works
Oakfields Cricklade Road South Cerney Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5QE
Received 6 May 2026 - Decided26/01380/NEI
Improved field access and farm track (retrospective)
Outside Cotswold District Gloucestershire
Received 30 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01381/CLOPUD
Certificate of Lawful Proposed Used Use or Development under section 192 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 for the erection of a detached garden store within the rear garden
Westview Woodbridge Lane Withington Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 4BA
Received 30 Apr 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01382/LBC
Replacement windows and external doors and internal alterations (part retrospective)
32 Coxwell Street Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 2BH
Received 30 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01384/COMPLY
Compliance with condition 6 (repointing sample) of permission 23/01998/FUL, and conditions 5 (repointing sample), and 10 (stone cleaning sample) of consent 23/01999/LBC - Reinstatement of roof and internal structure with other associated works.
The Churchill Inn Paxford Chipping Campden Gloucestershire GL55 6XH
Received 1 May 2026 - Decided26/01385/TCONR
T1 - Ash tree that is suffering from Ash Dieback to be removed
The Basley The Street Leighterton Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8UN
Received 1 May 2026 - Decided26/01386/FUL
Change of use of land to residential (Retrospective)
Woodlands House Cherington Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8SL
Received 1 May 2026 - Decided26/01387/FUL
Variation of condition 8 (occupancy break) of permission 25/00422/FUL to allow year-round holiday occupation of 2 The Somerford Lodges (Plot CW102) (Variation of condition 20 (specific time/occupation) to permission 04/03278/FUL - Replacement of permitted facilities building with 3 holiday units)
2 The Somerford Lodges Lower Mill Estate Somerford Keynes Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 6FL
Received 1 May 2026 - Decided26/01389/NONMAT
Non-Material Amendment (to seek approval for plots 21 and 23 to be open-market housing) for permission 21/02766/REM - Erection of 67 dwellings, open space, and landscaping (Reserved Matters application)
Land To East Of Evenlode Road Moreton-In-Marsh Gloucestershire
Received 1 May 2026 - Decided26/01390/CLOPUD
Certificate of Lawful Proposed Use or Development under Section 192 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 for the erection of a single storey rear extension
Ploughing Barn 4 Old Dowmans Farm Coberley Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 9FF
Received 1 May 2026 - Decided26/01392/TCONR
T1 Beech tree - causing damage to surrounding area - remove
Merrivale Farm House Friday Street Weston Subedge Chipping Campden Gloucestershire GL55 6QH
Received 1 May 2026 - Decided26/01393/FUL
Erection of single-storey extension to west elevation, infill extension to east elevation, glazed infill to existing courtyard walkway, enlargement of existing rooflights, fenestration alterations, and installation of ASHP and EV charging point with associated parking and landscaping works
Elkstone Manor Elkstone Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 9PD
Received 1 May 2026 - Decided26/01394/NONMAT
Non-Material Amendment (minor change to fenestration of oak and glass 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 1 May 2026 - Decided26/01395/FUL
Erection of porch with associated works
The Cuttings School Lane Middle Chedworth Chedworth Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 4AJ
Received 30 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01396/TCONR
G1 Crack Willow Re-Pollard back to previous pollard points x13 treesG2 Crack Willow Re-Pollard back to previous pollard points x4 treesG3 Crack Willow Re-Pollard back to previous pollard points x4 trees
Land Parcel Known As The Conygree Station Road Chipping Campden Gloucestershire
Received 1 May 2026 - Decided26/01397/FUL
Change of use from equestrian/agricultural land to residential and the erection of two self-build dwellings with associated garages, landscaping, and access works
Land North West Of Highfield Cottage London Road Tetbury Gloucestershire
Received 1 May 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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