Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
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62 approved · 204 refused · 210 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Interactive planning map loads with JavaScript. Dataset sources are linked below.
Download Article 4 coverage for all authorities (CSV)
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 decision26/02458/COMPLY
Compliance of conditions 3 (Sample materials), 4 (Sample walling panel), 11 (Archaeology), 12 (Tree protection) and BNG plan of permission 25/03025/FUL - Change of use of residential land to wedding venue and the erection of a 1.5 storey building to be used as guest accommodation
Waters Edge At Ewen Ewen Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 6BY
Received 13 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02461/FUL
Erection of two storey side extension and single storey side extension, changes to fenestrations and associated works. Demolition of two side extensions
Middle Ground Castlett Street Guiting Power Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 5US
Received 13 Aug 2026 - Decided26/02462/TCONR
1. To thin and reduce 2 x large Sycamores in rear garden by 2-3 meters and reshape.2. To fell to ground level and remove 8 Conifer trees in rear garden. (All shown in G2)
Cromwell House Naunton Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 3AF
Received 13 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02463/LBC
Alterations to courtyard wall to improve access arrangements
The Oxhouse Southrop Manor Estate Southrop Gloucestershire GL7 3NX
Received 14 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02464/FUL
Erection of garage and outhouse to rear garden with associated works
Valley View Ashcroft Road Bagpath Kingscote Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8YG
Received 14 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02465/LBC
Erection of garage and outhouse to rear garden with associated works
Valley View Ashcroft Road Bagpath Kingscote Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8YG
Received 14 Aug 2026 - Decided26/02466/TCONR
Eucalyptus gunnii var divaricata - heavy reduction in height with remaining branches cut ack to within one metre of the main stem to roughly the height to above the boardwalk handrail. Any regrowth will be pollarded on cyclical basis of three to five years
Batsford Arboretum Batsford Park Batsford Moreton-In-Marsh Gloucestershire GL56 9AT
Received 27 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02467/TCONR
1 - Sycamore - fellG1 - Group - crown lift to 3.0m
Windrush House Windrush Burford Gloucestershire OX18 4TU
Received 14 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02468/LBC
Installation of boiler flue
25 Sheep Street Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 1QW
Received 14 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02469/FUL
Variation of conditions 1 (Approved plans), 3 (landscaping scheme) and 5 (overflow parking area) of permission 19/04203/FUL - (Variation of Condition 3 (car parking and vehicular movements), Condition 4 (landscape), Condition 21 (lighting) and removal of Condition 22 (access) of application 17/01013/FUL)
Manor Farm Barns Southrop Gloucestershire
Received 14 Aug 2026 - Decided26/02470/TCONR
1 - Sycamore (in decline) - fell2 - Sycamore - fell
Orchard Cottage 48 Eastleach Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 3NQ
Received 14 Aug 2026 - Decided26/02471/NONMAT
Non-material amendment (additional window and modest Juliet balcony) to permission 25/00879/FUL - Erection of a single storey rear extension for home office/garage storage space
Kestrel House 1 Ermin Drive Birdlip Gloucester Gloucestershire GL4 8BP
Received 14 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02472/FUL
Erection of two storey side extension, single storey rear extension including alterations to porch and internal and external works. Widening of existing parking area and dropped kerb
34 Station Road Andoversford Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 4LA
Received 14 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02473/FUL
Erection of a two storey rear extension and replacement garage with associated works
White House Coates Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 6NH
Received 14 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02474/CLOPUD
Certificate of Lawful Proposed Use or Development under section 192 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 for Photovoltaic Solar panels to roof considered permitted development but want to ensure that permitted rights have not been removed
12 Southgate Court Upper Rissington Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 2LY
Received 14 Aug 2026 - Decided26/02476/TCONR
1. To reduce by 15-20% and thin out large Beech (T1) in rear garden near roadside.2. To reduce by 15% and thin out large Lime tree (T2) in rear garden near roadside and remove all epicormic growth.
Church Cottage Church Lane Sevenhampton Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 5SL
Received 14 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02478/FUL
Proposed two new dwellings
Land West Of 5 Highfield Mews Cottages Havenhill Road Tetbury Gloucestershire
Received 14 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02479/LBC
Installation of staircase within the church tower
Bartholomew House Newington Bagpath Kingscote Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8GH
Received 14 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02480/FUL
Installation of two ground mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) arrays and associated infrastructure
Phillips Farm Todenham Moreton-In-Marsh Gloucestershire GL56 9NY
Received 14 Aug 2026 - Decided26/02482/TCONR
T1 - Sweet Chestnut - RemoveT2 - Ash - RemoveT3 - Field Maple - RemoveT4 - Field Maple - Remove
Newbold Farm Duntisbourne Abbots Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 7JN
Received 17 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02483/FUL
Erection of an open sided timber frame carport on our double parking space at the top end
12 Grebe Square Upper Rissington Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 2NH
Received 17 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02484/FUL
Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of permission 24/00519/FUL - (Erection of eight units of holiday accommodation falling within Use Class C1, to be occupied in connection with Whelford Pools Fishery, together with associated access, parking, landscaping, ecological enhancement and ancillary works) to allow for amendment to site layout of northern accommodation units
Whelford Pools Fishery Whelford Pools Whelford Road Fairford Gloucestershire
Received 17 Aug 2026 - Decided26/02487/TCONR
T1 - Sycamore - To fell to ground level and remove.T2 - Scots Pine - To fell to ground level and remove.T3 - Scots Pine - To fell to ground level and remove.T4 - Scots Pine - To fell to ground level and remove.T986 - Sycamore - To remove major deadwood from crown.
Woodlands Upper Swell Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 1EW
Received 17 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02489/FUL
Construction of an agricultural access track, hardstanding and improved access onto highway
Land Parcel At E418892 N223997 Burford Road Stow-on-the-Wold Gloucestershire
Received 28 Aug 2026
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsResearching a proposal in Cotswold District Council
Start with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
How to search planning applicationsGuides to planning records
All planning guides
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning permission drawings: how to read plans
Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.
UK researchPublished Updated
Property research · 13 min read
Planning approval rates: how to read council statistics
Understand planning approval rates with an interactive calculator, worked examples and comparison table. Check sample sizes, outcomes and coverage before comparing.
UK researchPublished Updated
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.
Check collection coverageMore planning authorities in England
- Council of the Isles of Scilly
- Coventry City Council
- Crawley Borough Council
- Cumberland Council
- Dacorum Borough Council
- Darlington Borough Council