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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62 approved · 204 refused · 210 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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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- Decided26/01684/TCONR
Mature yew tree- Fell tree and remove stump to open entrance area for light
The Priory Pump Lane Long Newnton Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8RR
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01685/TCONR
Western Red Cedar (Thuja Plicata) - Fell Sycamore Acer (Pseudoplatanus) -FellElder Sambucus Nigra - Fell
2C Leaholme House The Avenue Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 1EH
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01686/COMPLY
Compliance with condition 3 (Ecology) of consent 26/00640/LBC - Structural interventions to nave walls and roof
Bartholomew House Newington Bagpath Kingscote Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8GH
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01687/FUL
Erection of rear single storey extension, with alterations to fenestration and porch extension with associated works. Demolition of existing conservatory
1 Cornwall Close Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8JD
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01688/FUL
Change of use of land to residential and the erection of a fence and wall
Moorhouse Climperwell Road Brimpsfield Gloucester Gloucestershire GL4 8LG
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01689/FUL
Erection of gym, fitness studio & cafe associated with luxury holiday lets & associated works
Church Farm Little Rissington Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 2ND
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01690/FUL
Alterations to fenestration including removal of four windows and addition of a patio door on the East elevation, alterations to two windows on the West elevation and associated works (Retrospective)
Land South Of Back Lane Ampney Crucis Gloucestershire
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01691/COMPLY
Compliance with condition 3 (details of mitigation measures) and Condition 4 (noise mitigation measures) of permission 25/01181/FUL- Installation of a Fujitsu 10KW wall-mounted air-conditioning unit to exterior wall of north elevation
4 The Somerford Lodges Lower Mill Estate Somerford Keynes Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 6FL
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01692/FUL
Erection of a two storey self-build dwelling and associated works
77 Queen Elizabeth Road Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 1DH
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01693/FUL
Variation of conditions 2 (Approved Plans) of permission 25/01445/FUL (Erection of a new self-build dwelling with associated works) to allow for amendment to extension footprint, fenestration and front porch
Cotswold Lea Hospital Road Moreton-In-Marsh Gloucestershire GL56 0BQ
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01694/NONMAT
Non-material amendment to planning permission 18/04317/FUL (Two storey and single storey rear extension, and alterations to parking area): (i) Omit two storey extension, (ii) replace side access door in single storey extension with a window, and (iii) replace rooflights with a single roof lantern
Coppice Bank The Quarry Brockhampton Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 5XL
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01695/TCONR
1 Sycamore - Remove & replace.2 Sycamore - Remove & replace.3 Alder - Remove & replace.4 Cherry - Remove & replace. 5 Horse Chestnut - Crown reduction by 3 metres and re-shaping.6 Norway Maple - Crown reduction by 4 metres and re-shaping.8 Alder - Crown reduction by 4 metres and re-shaping.10 Horse Chestnut - Crown reduction by 4 metres and re-shaping.12 Ash - Ash die back - Remove & replace.13 Ash - Dead - Remove & replace.19 Ash - Crown reduction by 4 metres.20 Ash - Crown reduction by 4 metres.21 Firrs - Crown reduction by 4 metres.22 Ash- Dead - Remove & replace.23 Horse Chestnut - Crown reduction by 3 metres and re-shaping.
Bittenham Springs Ewen Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 6BY
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01696/TCONR
1 x Yew tree to reduce by 2.5 metres
Todenham Manor Todenham Moreton-In-Marsh Gloucestershire GL56 9PE
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01699/FUL
External and internal alteration to barns to support the use of the barn as a dwelling, annexe and home office. Alterations to curtilage listed barn to support the use as a garage (self-build)
The Old Parlour Chedworth Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 4BU
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01700/LBC
External and internal alteration to barns to support the use of the barn as a dwelling, annexe and home office. Alterations to curtilage listed barn to support the use as a garage (self build)
The Old Parlour Chedworth Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 4BU
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01701/COMPLY
Compliance with Condition 3 (sample materials), Condition 4 (sample panel - stone), and Condition 5 (sample panel - render) of permission 25/01717/FUL Erection of 98 dwellings including landscaping and associated infrastructure.
Land West Of Hatherop Road Fairford Gloucestershire
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01705/TELEC
Prior Notification for the installation of 1 no. power generator and ancillary development thereto
Land At Lechlade Marina Fairford Road Downington Lechlade Gloucestershire
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01706/FUL
Replacement of existing windows, external sliding doors and bay weatherboard cladding
Rivercourt Beeches Road Cirencester Gloucestershire
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01707/COMPLY
Compliance with conditions 6 (off-site highway works), 7 (CMS) and 13 (drainage) of permission 19/00051/FUL - New single detached dwellinghouse
Land South West Of The Common The Common Siddington Gloucestershire
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01708/TCONR
To reduce the height of a multi stemmed 25ft beech tree by 30% and to reduce a maple tree by 20% to maintain there size and shape.
Ingleside Oddington Road Stow-on-the-Wold Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 1AL
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01710/TCONR
Work details on the attached work documents:Sycamore opposite Antiques shop - Deadwood, Crown lift all round to 5m, remove ivy.Lime trees o/s Medical centre - Removal basal growth, deadwood.Shrub opposite Oak House - Deadwood, crown lift over footpath 2m.Lime trees opposite chinese takeaway - Removal basal growth, deadwood, crown lift all round to 5m.Lime tree opposite Estate Agents - Removal basal growth, deadwood, crown lift all round to 5m.Lime trees opposite Ryton House - Crown lift to give 1m clearance for house, crown lift all round to 5m, removal basal growthLime tree opposite motor company - Remove basal growth, deadwwod, crown lift all round to 5m, crown lift to give 1.5m clearence on house side.
Street Record Burford Street Lechlade Gloucestershire
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01711/COMPLY
Compliance with condition 18 (access) of permission 23/03984/FUL - Erection of 2no. dwellings with associated works
Tally-Ho Cottage Old Burford Road Bledington Chipping Norton Gloucestershire OX7 6UT
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01712/TCONR
G1 - Hornbeam group - 3.0m overall crown reduction1 - Wild Service Tree - 1.0m overall crown reduction2 - Hornbeam - fellG2 - Ash and Holm Oak - fell3 - Norway Spruce (neighbours) - tip prune on south east side by up to 2.0m blending crown to keep natural shape
Mill View Cottage Arlington Bibury Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5NL
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01715/TCONR
1 - Beech - reduce crown back to previous pruning points
Thatched Cottage Ditch Lane Winson Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5ES
Received 3 Jun 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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