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Cotswold District Council
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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62 approved · 204 refused · 210 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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- Awaiting decision26/02549/LBC
Alteration of walls, boundary treatments, and surfacing within the curtilage of The Dovecote, including the erection of a new stone wall on the western boundary including a recessed area for bins, erection of a stone dividing wall within the courtyard, infilling of the southern boundary wall, alteration of the internal stone wall to the driveway including reduction in height and position of the gate, alteration of the eastern boundary wall including raising the height of the stone wall, and laying of new paving
The Dovecote Southrop Lechlade Gloucestershire GL7 3PD
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Decided26/02550/CLEUD
Certificate of Lawful Existing Use or Development under Section 191 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 for moving of internal door as a meaningful start to works approved under applications 23/00751/FUL and 23/01034/LBC
Mount Pleasant Cottage Hatherop Road Fairford Gloucestershire GL7 4BA
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02551/FUL
Erection of part two storey part single storey rear extension and annex. Demolition of conservatory, garage and garden store
Little Hunsdon Well Lane Stow-on-the-Wold Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 1DB
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02552/FUL
Erection of single storey rear extension, internal alterations and associated works (part-retrospective)
Diamond Cottage Broad Campden Chipping Campden Gloucestershire GL55 6XB
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02553/FUL
Erection of single storey side and rear extension, installation of solar panels and associated works. Demolition of garage and conservatory
22 Close Gardens Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8DU
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02554/LBC
Controlled removal of the remaining second-floor ceilings and careful reinstatement of new ceilings
Ablington Manor Ablington Bibury Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5NY
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Decided26/02555/TCONR
Yew trees x 3 (G1) - reduce to 2m above ground level to allow more light into the house and gardenYew tree (T9) - reduce to 1.5m above ground level to be the same height as G1Yew tree (T10) - reduce the height to 5m above ground level and the radial spread to 2.5mYew tree (T11) - reduce the height to 1.5m above ground levelApple tree (T12) - reduce the height to 4.5m above ground level and the radial spread to 2m
Bannut Tree New Inn Lane Avening Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8NB
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02556/FUL
Repositioning of entrance gates, with the construction of new stone piers and the construction of a stone wall
Serendipity Station Road Blockley Moreton-In-Marsh Gloucestershire GL56 9DZ
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02557/FUL
New access to dwelling including gates, stone wall and piers, and timber fence
Brown House Station Road Blockley Moreton-In-Marsh Gloucestershire GL56 9DZ
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02558/FUL
Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of permission 26/00515/FUL - 'Erection of single-storey rear extension and front dormer window with associated works. Partial demolition of existing rear extension' to allow for amendment to include installation of ASHP and air conditioning unit
36 St Peters Road Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 1RG
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Decided26/02560/TCONR
Walnut (in decline) - fellSilver Birch - reduce crown by 1-2m (back to suitable growth points)Sycamore at Home Farm House (holiday property in Barnsley village leased to Homegrown Hotels) - remove limb showing significant split, and then pollard remaining stems to an approx height of 2-3m (in the hope that future growth will bring the tree into balance
Barnsley House Hotel Barnsley Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5EE
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Decided26/02563/COMPLY
Compliance with condition 6 (contamination) of permission 26/00666/FUL - Erection of link extension between stables and cart shed and erection of extension to the rear of the stables with associated works (partially retrospective) Change of use to form a Children's Day-Nursery School
Boldridge Farm Crudwell Lane Long Newnton Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8RT
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Decided26/02564/TCONR
Weeping Willow - Fell.
Plough Inn Cold Aston Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 3BN
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02565/LBC
Installation of two ANPR parking cameras and associated signage within the car park grounds
The George Moore Community Centre Moore Road Bourton-on-the-Water Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 2AZ
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02566/PLP
Permission in Principle application for a 3-bedroom self-build dwelling
Land Northwest Of Manor Farm Driffield Gloucestershire
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02567/FUL
Erection of two storey rear and single storey front extension with associated works
Willowmead Nursery View Siddington Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 6HN
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Decided26/02568/TCONR
T1 - Silver Birch tree to be crown reduced by approx 30%
Hooks Cottage Kingscote Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8XY
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Decided26/02569/TCONR
1 Conifer by wall and steps - take out two lower branches. 2 Mahonia - take out deadwood. 3 Laurel - trim. 4 Remove honeysuckle over confifer and remove deadwood. 5 - Trim Arbetus and laurel overlooking patio and shrub beneath fire alarm. 6 Trim Whitebeam and remove branch adjacent neighbouring window. Trim pyracantha along the rear fence. Straighten vegetation along hedge. 7 - Trim underside of Holly and shape shrubs on either side of the steps. 8-10 - Remove honeysuckle from firs, trim and tidy hedge adjoining lawn on underside of firs. 11 - Trim laurel and honeysuckle at rear of car park.
Old Chapel High Street Blockley Moreton-In-Marsh Gloucestershire GL56 9EX
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02573/FUL
Erection of a two-storey rear extension and associated works together with the conversion of the existing detached garage into ancillary accommodation
Weatherstones Ampney St Mary Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5SN
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02574/OPANOT
Prior notification for the change of use of an existing building (Use Class E) to a single self-contained residential dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) under the provisions of Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended)
20A Dyer Street Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 2PF
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Decided26/02576/COMPLY
Compliance with condition 7(v) - (the elevation and glazing of the kitchen infill) of permission 24/02232/FUL - Proposed internal and external alterations, small extension to spa room and pool to form a function room, replacement of conservatory with extension, formation of car parking and associated landscaping
Charingworth Manor Charingworth Ebrington Chipping Campden Gloucestershire GL55 6NS
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02577/FUL
Installation of 1.1metre high fall protection fencing
Sunground Garages The Sunground Avening Gloucestershire
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02578/FUL
Erection of outbuilding
6 Upper Dowdeswell Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 4LT
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Decided26/02579/LBC
Erection of outbuilding
6 Upper Dowdeswell Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 4LT
Received 25 Aug 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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