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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62 approved · 204 refused · 210 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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- Decided26/01970/FUL
Variation of conditions 2 (Approved plans) and 6 (Timber windows and doors) of permission 25/01617/FUL - Erection of a new dwelling
4 London Road Ampney Crucis Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5RS
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01971/COMPLY
Compliance with Conditions 2 (Hard and Soft Landscaping) and 3 (Street Tree Planting) of permission 25/02763/REM Reserved Matters pursuant to outline permission 16/00054/OUT relating to appearance, layout, landscaping and scale for the erection of 100 dwellings, landscaping and public open space for Phase 2 A of the development, and discharge of conditions 11, 16, 18, 48, 56
Chesterton Farm Cranhams Lane Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 6JP
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01972/COMPLY
Compliance with condition 7 (Building Performance) of permission 25/02763/REM Reserved Matters pursuant to outline permission 16/00054/OUT relating to appearance, layout, landscaping and scale for the erection of 100 dwellings, landscaping and public open space for Phase 2 A of the development, and discharge of conditions 11, 16, 18, 48, 56
Chesterton Farm Cranhams Lane Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 6JP
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01973/TCONR
T1 Pine in decline Remove G1 Silver Birch on lawned area: Dead: Remove.G1 4 x Silver Birch Dead: Remove to ground level .
Glebe House Vicarage Lane Poulton Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5HU
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01974/COMPLY
Compliance with Condition 10 (Drainage) of permission 25/02875/FUL - Conversion of barn to dwelling including reinstatement of traditional roof pitch and glazed link single-storey extension (revised scheme to 16/00886/FUL) (part retrospective)
Tumbledown Barn Knockdown Didmarton Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8QY
Received 25 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01976/TPO
Dead Lime Tree (957) next to the retirement village. Recommend removal.Two Horse Chestnuts (1978 &1979) Faliure at stem. Next to South Cerney Road recommended MonolithSycamore (1980) faliure at base. Next to South Cerney Road recommended tree removalSycamore (1977) next to South Cerney Road collapsed tree recommend Monolith
Siddington House Siddington Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 6EU
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01977/CLOPUD
Certificate of Lawful Proposed Use or Development under section 192 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 for an outbuilding.
34 Eastleach Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 3NQ
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01979/FUL
Variation of conditions 2 (plans) and 13 (Surface Water Drainage) of permission 24/00343/FUL- Conversion of an agricultural barn to residential use, demolition of lean-to, construction of a one-and-half storey extension, a garage and landscaping
Newbold Barn Duntisbourne Abbots Gloucestershire GL7 7JN
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01980/COMPLY
Compliance with conditions 3 (Archaeology), 5 (Design details) and 6 (Acoustic enclosure) of permission 23/01355/FUL - External alterations, including addition of 2 no. rooflights over Vestry, relocation of north porch gates and replacement with doors, addition of extract vents/SVP, addition of 2 no. ASHPs within an acoustic enclosure, provision of storage sheds and bin storage, and provision of improved paved access to Vestry and condition 3 (Details of fixings) of permission of 24/03817/FUL - Installation of photo voltaic panels on the south aisle roof
Church Of St Lawrence Market Place Lechlade Gloucestershire
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01981/TCONR
Six Willows - pollardingT1 is a mature willow that has grown close to power lines. It requires reduction to all secondary and tertiary crown growth to the principal scaffold framework, retaining the primary structural limbs at approximately 5m-6m above ground. T2 is a mature willow that is leaning heavily towards the Grade 2 listed Great Barrington Mill. It requires pollarding back to 2.5m - 3.5m above ground level.T3 & T4 are mature willows that require re-pollarding to reduce all secondary and tertiary crown growth to the principal scaffold framework, retaining the primary structural limbs at approximately 5m-6m above ground. T5 & T6 are semi-mature willows that require light pollarding to c3m above ground.
Great Barrington Mill Minnow Lane Little Barrington Burford Gloucestershire OX18 4UT
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01982/FUL
Replacement of the garage roof
Englefield Station Road South Cerney Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5UE
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01984/COMPLY
Compliance with conditions 4 (drainage scheme) and 5 (CEMP) of permission 23/01529/FUL - Erection of a detached bungalow with associated landscaping and parking; removal of dormer from existing bungalow (resubmission)
Sunnyside Gloucester Road Andoversford Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 4HR
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01985/AGFO
Prior notification for the erection of a purpose-built free-range poultry housing structure
Kiln Bank Farm Evesham Road Stow-on-the-Wold Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 1EJ
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01986/TPO
Dismantle to ground level a Christmas treeReduce crown of chestnut by up to 3m (around previous pruning points) leaving an even and balanced crown. Chip and remove all waste
34 Eastleach Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 3NQ
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01987/TCONR
Box - which has outgrown location and is growing close to building - request permission to fell and remove
40 - 41 Barnsley Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5EE
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01988/FUL
Conversion of barn to ancillary residential use, with extensions, alterations, and associated works
Newbold Barn Duntisbourne Abbots Gloucestershire GL7 7JN
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01989/LBC
Conversion of barn to ancillary residential use, with extensions, alterations, and associated works
Newbold Barn Duntisbourne Abbots Gloucestershire GL7 7JN
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01990/FUL
Variation of conditions 2 (approved plans) and 3 (Materials) of permission 25/03936/FUL- (Erection of garage, shed and entrance gates with associated works. Demolition of garage) to allow for amendment to garage roof material and height
The Old Church House Kemble Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 6AD
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01991/TPO
1. To fell to ground level and remove dead Pine Tree (Tree 271)
Street Record Pine Halt Andoversford Gloucestershire
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01993/TCONR
Tree works as per survey supplied. Lifting, felling cutting back etc.
The Guiting Manor Amenity Trust Office The Square Guiting Power Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 5UR
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01994/FUL
Replacement of detached garage with single-storey ancillary annex for residential use associated with the existing dwelling
Sadlers Rissington Road Bourton-on-the-Water Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 2DT
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01995/COMPLY
Compliance with condition 9 (second floor stairs details) 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 30 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01996/FUL
Proposed conversion of roof space to provide bedroom and bathroom including the erection of two new dormers and rooflights with associated works
7 Clarrie Road Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8EW
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01999/FUL
Erection of two single storey rear extensions with associated works. Installation of new solar panels
8 Railway Terrace Station Road Kemble Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 6AU
Received 30 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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