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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62 approved · 204 refused · 210 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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- Decided26/02580/COMPLY
Compliance with condition 3 (sample roofing) of permission 22/02994/FUL - Conversion of stone barn and replacement of metal barns to form dwelling
Heath Farm Middle Hill Chipping Campden Broadway Gloucestershire WR12 7JY
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Decided26/02581/COMPLY
Compliance with condition 18 (The Remediation Scheme) of permission (23/02682/FUL) - Mixed use development comprising healthcare facility, 27 dwellings (including 11 affordable units), landscaping, site access, internal estate road and associated works
Land West Of Worwell Farmhouse Cirencester Road Tetbury Gloucestershire
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02582/COMPLY
Compliance with conditions 3 (sample stone) , 4 (sample panel) and 5 (details) of permission 25/03719/FUL and conditions 2 (sample stone), 3 (sample panel) and 4 (details) of consent 25/03720/LBC - Construction of an in-ground swimming pool with associated paving and landscaping, and rebuilding of sections of existing stone garden walls Installation of a small timber plant shed beneath the existing timber pergola
Swallow Farm Maugersbury Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 1HR
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02583/FUL
Demolition of the existing former stable building and the removal of existing fencing and gate; erection of a single-storey two-bedroom 'self-build' dwelling of timber frame construction, with associated parking, turning, landscaping and access as existing from High Bank
Yew Trees High Bank Shipton Oliffe Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 4JE
Received 26 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02584/LBC
Replacement of the existing front entrance timber door and frame with a bespoke painted timber flood-resilient door and frame
1 Mill Close Blockley Moreton-In-Marsh Gloucestershire GL56 9DN
Received 26 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02585/FUL
Erection of single storey rear and front extension with associated works
23 The Hemplands Chedworth Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 4NH
Received 26 Aug 2026 - Decided26/02586/TCONR
1 - Willow - crown lift to 5.0m over river only.G1 - Prunus & Willow - coppice at ground level.2 - Willow - remove lower limb over river.G2 - Willow x2 - coppice at ground level.3 - Poplar - crown lift to 5.0m over river only. Remove lower limb on south side.4 - Willow - coppice at ground level.
Street Record City Bank Road Cirencester Gloucestershire
Received 26 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02587/FUL
Erection of replacement garage and workshop and erection of an annexe demolition of existing garage and sunroom
Hoffen House Fields Road Chedworth Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 4NQ
Received 26 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02589/LBC
Stabilisation, repair and reinstatement of damaged fabric
The Lodge The Old Quarries Steps Lane Avening Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8GG
Received 26 Aug 2026 - Decided26/02590/TCONR
T2 YewDead top. Remove dead sections from upper canopy.T4 AshExtensive ganoderma fruiting bodies around whole base. Tree is subject to a staged removal.Fell in sections to close to ground level. T5 SycamoreTree has Ktretzschmaria duesta fungal infection. Fell in sections to ground level .G1 LimesRe-pollard groupReason for above workHealth & Safety due to location and/or condition and good arboricultural practice
Hampnett House Hampnett Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 3NN
Received 26 Aug 2026 - Decided26/02591/DD
Western Red Cedar (T1) - The root plate has failed - Reduce to approx 3-5m above ground level, retaining the clipped lower canopy and potentially a small portion of the un-managed canopy.
Barnsley House Hotel Barnsley Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5EE
Received 26 Aug 2026 - Decided26/02592/COMPLY
Compliance with conditions 3 (sample panel) and 4 (sample roof slate) of permission 26/00481/FUL - Erection of garden building. Demolition of existing garden building
12 The Chipping Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8ET
Received 26 Aug 2026 - Decided26/02594/TCONR
MT1 - Cherry (dead) - Fell ground level
Little Manor The Green Bledington Chipping Norton Gloucestershire OX7 6XQ
Received 27 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02597/FUL
Variation of condition 2 (Approved plans) of permission 23/03840/FUL - Two storey side extension, rear single storey extension, porch extension and demolition of conservatory to allow for amendment to rear flat roof extension
2 Southside Shipton Moyne Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8PP
Received 26 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02600/FUL
Development of land and erection of buildings to expand an existing Integrated Retirement Community (Use Class C2), including landscaping, parking, access and associated works
Phase 2 Siddington Park Farm Siddington Gloucestershire
Received 26 Aug 2026 - Decided26/02601/NONMAT
Non-Material Amendment (design) of permission 26/00720/FUL - Demolition of existing garden store and construction of a detached games room
34 Longfurlong Lane Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8TJ
Received 26 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02602/FUL
Erection of single storey rear/side extension and front porch with associated works
15 Dulverton Place Moreton-In-Marsh Gloucestershire GL56 0HF
Received 26 Aug 2026 - Decided26/02603/TCONR
Tree is encroaching on window and wall as in the photo, I wish to prune these branches back
Stonecroft Sherborne Street Lechlade Gloucestershire GL7 3AH
Received 26 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02604/FUL
Erection of a two storey rear, front and side extension, erection of a first floor side extension, new entrance gate, extended driveway and double garage to rear with associated works. Demolition of existing garage, roof extension, conservatory and entrance gate
Pittmans Lower Swell Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 1LF
Received 27 Aug 2026 - Decided26/02606/COMPLY
Compliance with conditions 3 (dismantling method statement), 6 (stone sample) and 7 (sample panel) of consent 24/03862/LBC - Repair of the left/east pier
Sandywell Lodge Sandywell Park Whittington Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 4HF
Received 27 Aug 2026 - Decided26/02607/NONMAT
Non-Material Amendment (design) 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 27 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02608/FUL
Change of use of No. 7 Park Street from residential (Use Class C3) to a Living Museum (Use Class Sui Generis), including the change of use of the ancillary outdoor spaces (related to Nos. 3A, 5 & 7 Park Street) in support
7 Park Street Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 2BX
Received 27 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02609/FUL
Formation of new farm access and associated works
Chittlegrove Rendcomb Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 7DG
Received 27 Aug 2026 - Decided26/02610/NONMAT
Non-Material Amendment to permission 07/01089/REM - (Construction of 48 holiday homes, associated roads, paths, bridges, structures and sewage treatment plant (Phase 2)) to amend fenestration and doors at plot 2.02 (4 Longcross Causeway)
4 Longcross Causeway Coln Waters Lechlade Gloucestershire GL7 3DT
Received 27 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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