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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62 approved · 204 refused · 210 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 decision26/01784/LBC
Conversion of existing cottage and traditional barns to No.5 dwellings with associated works
Land And Buildings Known As The Horseshoe Manor Farm Road Coates Gloucestershire
Received 23 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01785/ADV
Installation of illuminated and non-illuminated replacement corporate signage
Baylis Vauxhall Gloucester Road Stratton Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 2JU
Received 9 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01786/FUL
Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of permission 25/04040/FUL (Erection of rear extension with associated works. Demolition of garage) to allow for amendment to extension
Mulberry Harnham Lane Withington Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 4DD
Received 9 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01787/FUL
Erection of new extension and demolition of existing extension
Castlett Farm Barton Lane Guiting Power Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 5UZ
Received 9 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01788/FUL
Erection of an outbuilding to be used as a garage and workshop, ancillary to the main residential dwelling
Hyde Colman Temple Guiting Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 5RT
Received 9 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01789/LBC
Erection of an outbuilding to be used as a garage and workshop, ancillary to the main residential dwelling
Hyde Colman Temple Guiting Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 5RT
Received 9 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01790/COMPLY
Compliance with conditions 4 (Design details), 9 (external lighting) of permission 25/02431/FUL and 2 (Design details), 4 (external lighting) of consent 25/02432/LBC- Convert former stables and adjoining barn to single dwelling
Church Barn The Street Didmarton Badminton Gloucestershire GL9 1DT
Received 9 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01791/FUL
Addition of supply and extract ventilation and change of use from shop to a combined drinking establishment with expanded food provision and hot food takeaway (Sui Generis)
2 Bishops Walk Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 1JH
Received 9 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01793/FUL
Retrospective application for change of use from agricultural to equestrian. Including fencing of 3 paddocks, laying hardstanding within existing gateway and erection of 2 timber freestanding stable units and associated works
Land South East Of Beech Cottage Trewsbury Road Coates Gloucestershire
Received 9 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01794/FUL
Proposed works to the courtyard, including modifications to hardstanding and landscaping, installation of a stone trough and benches, partial lowering of the courtyard wall, and a replacement gate with associated works
The Old Rectory Rectory Lane Great Rissington Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 2LL
Received 9 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01795/FUL
Variation of condition 2 (Approved plans) of planning permission 24/00503/FUL - Erection of single storey rear and side infill extension to link cottage, utility and summer house - to allow for amendments to ground floor layout
The Cottage Kineton Guiting Power Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 5UG
Received 9 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01796/LBC
Proposed works to the courtyard, including modifications to hardstanding and landscaping, installation of a stone trough and benches, partial lowering of the courtyard wall, and a replacement gate with associated works
The Old Rectory Rectory Lane Great Rissington Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 2LL
Received 9 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01798/TPO
Removal of one sycamore, due to extensive lean and causing damage to fencing around the garden. Tree once a twin stem tree other stem failed some years ago due to storm damage leaving cavity base.
5 St Lawrence Road Lechlade Gloucestershire GL7 3BZ
Received 9 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01799/TPO
Multiple Western Red Cedars - reduce by 20 feet and thin - Tree numbers 86, 88, 90, 92, 94, 98,100, 102, 132, 136,138 on plan provided.
Siddington Park Retirement Village Siddington Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 6GX
Received 9 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01800/COMPLY
Compliance with Conditions 3 (Design details) and 4 (Fire and acoustic separation) of permission 24/03853/FUL Change of use and conversion of existing building to create 4no. apartments on first and second floor
2 Market Place Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 2NS
Received 10 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01801/FUL
Infill roof section between two existing dormer windows to allow for additional roof accomodation
Ryelands Rissington Road Bourton-on-the-Water Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 2DT
Received 10 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01802/TPO
1 - Oak - fell due to decline.2 - Common Horse Chestnut - 2.5m overall crown reduction to reduce overlong limbs and spread over road.3 - Common Horse Chestnut - 1.5m lateral cutback on roadside to minimise spread over the road.
Land East Of 52 Oaklands Cirencester Gloucestershire
Received 10 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01804/FUL
Erection of single storey rear kitchen extension. Erection of 4 bay framed car port
Windfalls Silver Street South Cerney Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5TP
Received 10 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01805/TCONR
The garden contains mature Western Red Cedar which periodically requires reduction to prevent damage to phone lines and to reduce shading in the garden. This was carried out in 2017 and 2022 and is required again
6 Old Hill Avening Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8NR
Received 10 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01806/COMPLY
Compliance with condition 2 (methodology of undertaking works) of consent 25/00499/LBC - Replacement internal staircase and associated works including addition of ventilation to cellar window beneath staircase
Manor Farm Cold Aston Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 3BN
Received 10 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01807/TCONR
ornamental cherry, an arborist would be engaged to fell the tree and as much as possible of the roots removed to inhibit regrowth in the present location
Bibury Village Hall Church Road Bibury Gloucestershire
Received 10 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01808/FUL
Variation of condition 2 (Approved plans) of permission 24/00956/FUL (Erection of replacement dwelling together with alteration and extension of existing ancillary outbuilding and other associated works) to allow for amendment to external covered area
Hideaway Bow Wow South Cerney Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5TW
Received 24 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01809/FUL
Erection of first floor side extension and associated works
2 St Johns Close Stratton Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 2JA
Received 10 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01811/FUL
Erection of two-storey front and rear extensions, erection of rear box dormer and demolition of rear
10 Roman Way Bourton-on-the-Water Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 2EW
Received 10 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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