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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62 approved · 204 refused · 210 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
More application records
- Decided26/02163/FUL
Demolition of existing single-storey bungalow and erection of a replacement single-storey dwelling
North Rye Bungalow Donnington Moreton-In-Marsh Gloucestershire GL56 0XU
Received 17 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02168/FUL
Replacement of existing Cotswold stone roof tiles with Natural Blue Grey slate tiles
Kendall and Davies Station Road Bourton-on-the-Water Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 2AA
Received 20 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02169/FUL
Erection of first floor rear extension and loft extension. Installation of new fenestration with associated works
45 Melville Estate Bourton-on-the-Water Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 2EU
Received 20 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02170/TCONR
T1 - Remove Ornamental Pear, due to planned terrace T2 - Remove Laburnum due to poor amenity value and excessive rot Relocate ParrotiaT3 - Remove dead limbs from YewT4 - Remove Apple tree, due to poor yield and extensive landscaping and planting planned
The Old Forge Lower Oddington Moreton-In-Marsh Gloucestershire GL56 0UP
Received 20 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02171/LBC
Minor interior and exterior alterations to support continued use of the dwelling as a whole residential property
Church Cottage Church Westcote Chipping Norton Gloucestershire OX7 6SF
Received 20 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02172/FUL
Erection of a dwelling and associated works - Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of permission 20/04549/FUL to enable amendments to design of approved scheme & erection of a detached garage
Juniper Barn Upper Oddington Moreton-In-Marsh Gloucestershire GL56 0XG
Received 20 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02174/TCONR
T2 Birch - remove. T3 Maple - remove.
Pear Tree Cottage Moreton Road Longborough Moreton-In-Marsh Gloucestershire GL56 0QQ
Received 20 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02176/FUL
Erection of store building
Coln Community Store Main Street Coln St Aldwyns Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5AN
Received 20 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02177/FUL
Pitched roof rear loft conversion, erection of rear dormer and installation of skylight to front elevation with associated works
55 Chester Street Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 1HG
Received 20 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02180/FUL
New below ground services through churchyard, new SVP and WC ventilation grille, all to facilitate internal reordering. New tarmac path from existing path to west tower door. Replacement of in-situ concrete roof slab over basement, installation of 2no. Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHP) and extending existing metal railings to perimeter of new roof slab
Parish Church Of Saints Peter And Paul Bell Lane Blockley Gloucestershire
Received 20 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02181/TCONR
T1 Copper Beech - reduce the overhang back from the house by approx 3m
3 Church Piece Lower Swell Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 1LZ
Received 20 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02182/LBC
External alterations comprising of re-rendering of the south western elevation; the installation of perspex screens to ground floor windows; the installation of protective snow-guards to existing gutters; and repainting of the existing gutter/cornice (part-retrospective)
The Clubhouse Gosditch Street Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 2AG
Received 20 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02183/AGFO
Prior notification for the erection of agricultural grainstore
Stockwell Farm Stockwell Birdlip Gloucestershire
Received 21 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02184/FUL
Variation of condition 2 (approved plans), of permission 26/00568/FUL - (Erection of rear single-storey extension, placement of garden room, and installation of solar panels with associated works) to allow for amendment for additional solar panels on the garage
28 Oaklands Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 1FA
Received 21 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02185/NONMAT
Changes to approved substation building - Non-Material Amendment of permission 24/01739/FUL - Conversion of existing Grade II Listed Coln House into 4 no. residential units (C3), with associated extensions, alterations and demolitions of later extensions, erection of new end of terrace house (C3), replacement rear extension, soft and hard landscaping to include site entrance gate, and 2 no. car port buildings
Coln House Row Milton Street Fairford Gloucestershire GL7 4NW
Received 21 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02186/AGFO
Prior notification for the erection of a 6m x 10m propagation 'Keder' greenhouse for the production of plants
The Field Nursery Parkway Siddington Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 6HH
Received 21 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02187/CLOPUD
Certificate of Lawful Proposed Use under Section 192 of the Town and country Planning Act 1990 for use of land for car parking and temporary structures for up to 28 days per calendar year
Land At Luckley Farm Longborough Gloucestershire
Received 21 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02188/OUT
Outline application for residential development of up to 25 dwellings including the detailed matter of access, and associated works (including demolition of existing structures on site)
Land South West Of Southcroft Evenlode Road Moreton-In-Marsh Gloucestershire
Received 21 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02191/FUL
Replacement of roof tiles and timber casement windows (Retrospective)
48 Park Road Blockley Moreton-In-Marsh Gloucestershire GL56 9BZ
Received 21 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02192/LBC
Proposed replacement windows and doors, repairs to dormer windows, internal roof works, internal refurbishment works, reinstatement of historic openings, replacement utility roof covering, and associated external drainage works
The Old Forge Dale Street Naunton Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 3AU
Received 21 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02193/FUL
Erection of drystone wall to southern boundary and associated works
10 Dukes Field Down Ampney Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5PQ
Received 21 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02194/FUL
Replacement of existing dormer window with a new timber dormer window matching the existing in design
7 Northwick Terrace Greenway Road Blockley Moreton-In-Marsh Gloucestershire GL56 9BL
Received 21 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02196/LBC
Internal alterations including the removal of two non-original partition walls and associated making good to walls, floors and ceilings to match existing
3 The Granary Northwick Park Blockley Moreton-In-Marsh Gloucestershire GL56 9RJ
Received 21 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02197/COMPLY
Compliance with condition 3 (sample panel) of consent 25/01453/LBC & condition 6 (sample panel) of permission 25/01452/FUL - Erection of annexe outbuilding and pool house, reworking of terrace, erection of garden orangery, external and associated works
Copse Hill House Copse Hill Lower Slaughter Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 2HZ
Received 22 Jul 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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