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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62 approved · 204 refused · 210 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Awaiting decision26/01615/FUL
Renovation of existing building for horticultural and storage use
Brandhouse Farm West End Avening Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8NE
Received 22 May 2026 - Decided26/01618/FUL
Replacement conservatory
Pendle Cottage Somerford Keynes Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 6DN
Received 26 May 2026 - Decided26/01619/LBC
Replacement conservatory
Pendle Cottage Somerford Keynes Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 6DN
Received 26 May 2026 - Decided26/01620/TCONR
Dead Indian Bean tree - Fell
Dragon House High Street Chipping Campden Gloucestershire GL55 6AG
Received 22 May 2026 - Decided26/01621/SCR
Request for Environmental Impact Assessment Screening opinion for a proposed greenway between Kemble Railway Station and the Steadings Development, Cirencester
Land Between Kemble Railway Station And Cirencester Kemble Cirencester Gloucestershire
Received 22 May 2026 - Decided26/01623/TCONR
T1: Willow- Back of the property- Pollard at a final height of 4m
Hazleton House Hazleton Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 4EB
Received 26 May 2026 - Decided26/01624/FUL
Erection of glazed enclosure and associated works within rear curtilage, with landscaping works (part retrospective)
10 - 11 The Street Bibury Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5NP
Received 26 May 2026 - Decided26/01625/LBC
Erection of glazed enclosure and associated works within rear curtilage, with retrospective landscaping works
10 - 11 The Street Bibury Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5NP
Received 26 May 2026 - Decided26/01626/LBC
Proposed internal alterations
1C Church Street Stow-on-the-Wold Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 1BB
Received 26 May 2026 - Decided26/01627/CONBGP
Compliance with Biodiversity Net Gain details required by permission 25/02171/FUL - The demolition and replacement of an existing dwelling and the erection of two additional dwellings along with landscaping, drainage and other associated works
Stanmore House Ewen Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 6BU
Received 21 May 2026 - Decided26/01628/FUL
Erection of single storey front extension
28 Oaklands Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 1FA
Received 27 May 2026 - Decided26/01634/TCONR
Removal of a large side brench as showw hanging to the left part of our Walnut tree which is also hanging over our neighbours garden
Pear Tree Villa Main Street Willersey Broadway Gloucestershire WR12 7PJ
Received 26 May 2026 - Decided26/01636/FORST
fell individual ash and Lawson's cypress at risk of falling onto busy A436 road, with room to restock inCpt 1 (7x trees ). Thinning of ash and an Austrian pine in Cpt 2 where the canopy of surrounding beech trees would be maintained therefore it is not required that these trees be restocked
Land At Ullenwood Coberley Gloucestershire
Received 27 May 2026 - Decided26/01637/PLP
Permission in Principle application for the erection of a single dwelling on land to the rear of the existing property
12 Broadway Lane South Cerney Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5UH
Received 5 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01638/CONBGP
Compliance with Biodiversity Net Gain details required by permission 24/02117/FUL - Conversion of office building to 9 no. apartments, erection of 5 no. new dwellings to the rear, together with associated ancillary development
5 Dyer Street Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 2PP
Received 27 May 2026 - Decided26/01639/COMPLY
Compliance with condition 7 (Schedule of Repairs) of consent 21/04561/LBC Restoration, refurbishment and extension, demolition of small single storey extension, part demolition of two storey extension and replacement with two storey extension, construction of 1 storey extension and glazed link, addition of a new first floor stone mullion window at the front of the property and replacement of windows and door to rear, amendments to parking area, including erection of garage, change of use of land to residential, erection of swimming pool with hardstanding and pool house.
The Row Donnington Gloucestershire
Received 27 May 2026 - Decided26/01640/TCONR
G1 - 1x Elder 1x Elm 1x Ash 2x Thorn - Fell ground levelT1a - Conifer - Fell due poor formT2a - Ash - Fell due to lean and overcrowding neighbouring propertyT1 - Ash - Remove low limb. Crown raise remaining to 5.5 metres garden side onlyT2 - Apple - Reduce by up to 3 metresT3 - Apple - Reduce by up to 3 metresT4 - Apple - Reduce by up to 3 metres
Bunt Barn Donnington Road Broadwell Moreton-In-Marsh Gloucestershire GL56 0TN
Received 27 May 2026 - Decided26/01641/TPO
Full works requirements attached , same works required as per application Approval number 24/00876/TPO Dated 11th April 2024
Unit 3 Woolrich House The Waterloo Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 2GA
Received 27 May 2026 - Decided26/01642/AGFO
Prior Notification for the erection of an agricultural barn for the storage of hay and machinery with hardstanding
Land Parcel At E405051 N211235 Chedworth Gloucestershire
Received 27 May 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01644/FUL
Erection of two storey extension to the existing building with alterations and associated works. Construction of new car park.
Adtech Polymor Engineering Ltd Aston Down East Frampton Mansell Stroud Gloucestershire GL6 8HX
Received 27 May 2026 - Decided26/01645/TCONR
T1- Purple plum- Remove lower branches- decay, location is in walnut cottage - removing over hang
11-12 Swan Close Lechlade Gloucestershire GL7 3BY
Received 27 May 2026 - Decided26/01646/TCONR
Silver Birch - Side prune branches to clear from building.
11-12 Swan Close Lechlade Gloucestershire GL7 3BY
Received 27 May 2026 - Decided26/01647/COMPLY
Compliance with conditions 3 (sample materials), 4 (sample walling panel), 5 (timber windows), 6 (details), 7 (flush rooflights), 8 (fireplace), 11 (biodiversity enhancements), 12 (lighting scheme) of consent 25/03382/LBC - Replacement single storey rear extension, replacement first and second floor rear extensions and other internal alterations
18 Watermoor Road Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 1JW
Received 27 May 2026 - Decided26/01648/AGFO
Prior notification for the erection of a new steel portal framed agricultural barn
Ampney Knowle Farm Ampney Knowle Barnsley Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5ED
Received 27 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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