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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62 approved · 204 refused · 210 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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- Decided26/02643/COMPLY
Part compliance with condition 3 (sample materials) and 8 (sample panel) of permission 25/00704/FUL - Variation of conditions 2 (approved plans), 7 (trees/hedgerow protection measures) and 8 (excavation/surfacing within RPAs) of permission 23/02485/FUL - Erection of a storage outbuilding and other associated works
Park View Middle Duntisbourne Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 7AR
Received 2 Sept 2026 - Decided26/02644/TCONR
x1 mature Ash tree with decay at base, and leaning over boundary wall to fell, taking down in sections and leaving stump at wall height
Toad Hall Angel Lane Broad Campden Chipping Campden Gloucestershire GL55 6UT
Received 2 Sept 2026 - Decided26/02645/TPO
G1 - Willow x3 - coppice at ground level. 1 - Sycamore - remove x6 lower limbs on grass side2 - Ash - remove x1 lower limb. 3 - Horse Chestnut - 4.0m crown lift. 4 - Willow - re-pollard. 5 - Ash - 4.0m crown lift. 6 - Willow - re-pollard.7 - Willow - re-pollard
Abbey Grounds Dugdale Road Cirencester Gloucestershire
Received 2 Sept 2026 - Decided26/02646/TCONR
G1 - Group - crown lift to 4.0m over footpath up to bend in path1 - Lime - remove marked limb2 - Lime - remove marked limb
Land At Riverside Walk Gloucester Street Cirencester Gloucestershire
Received 2 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02649/NONMAT
Non-Material Amendment to permission 25/02186/REM - (Reserved Matters pursuant to outline permission 16/00054/OUT relating to appearance, scale, landscaping and layout for the provision of the spine road to serve Phase 2 D and E of the wider development including construction of the road and provision of the landscape verges and footpath/cycleways and discharge of conditions 16, 18, 55, 56, 58, 60 and 61) to amend wording of condition 3 (Management Plan - trees/planting)
Chesterton Farm Cranhams Lane Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 6JP
Received 2 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02651/TCONR
1 Conifer tree near to property - fell to ground level and grind out stump. The tree is beginning to split
Hill House Pound Lane Little Rissington Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 2NB
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02652/LBC
Adjustment to existing dry stone wall flower bed to create additional vehicular parking space
Corner Cottage High Street South Cerney Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5UP
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Decided26/02654/TCONR
T1 Pinus nigra - fell for public safety . High risk location. Tree has been in decline for a number of years - see Appendix 1.Replace with new tree.
St Peters Church Duntisbourne Abbots Gloucestershire
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02657/AGPA
Prior notification for the erection of a new steel portal frame agricultural barn
Land East Of Highclere Cirencester Road Birdlip Gloucestershire
Received 1 Sept 2026 - Decided26/02658/OHL
Proposed supply to an ANPR camera - In order to provide the supply National Grid wish to install an additional wood pole support within the existing overhead line
Land South West Of Two Mile Lodge Stroud Road Cirencester Gloucestershire
Received 2 Sept 2026 - Decided26/02659/OHL
Proposed supply to an ANPR camera - In order to provide the supply National Grid wish to install an additional wood pole support within the existing overhead line
Land South West Of Tumbledown Stroud Road Cirencester Gloucestershire
Received 2 Sept 2026 - Decided26/02660/TCONR
1 Ash - reduce by 30% in height. 1 Alder - reduced by 25% in height
Dormers Great Rissington Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 2LP
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Decided26/02661/TCONR
Cherry T1 - Fell partly dead and in the way of building works for access and drainage, replace with similar species
Silverlea Waterloo Lane Fairford Gloucestershire GL7 4BP
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Decided26/02662/COMPLY
Compliance with condition 3 (Works to rear ground floor opening) of consent 26/01404/LBC - Removal of modern internal stud walls, installation of second floor shower room including extractor fan at rear, replacement of rear windows, installation of combi boiler in kitchen with flue exiting via roof on rear of kitchen and associated works
4 Lower Terrace Lower Street Blockley Moreton-In-Marsh Gloucestershire GL56 9DS
Received 2 Sept 2026 - Decided26/02666/NONMAT
Minor changes to elevations - Non-Material Amendment of permission 26/00441/FUL (Replacement offices with roof mounted solar panels)
Bolbridge Brake Crudwell Lane Long Newnton Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8RT
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Decided26/02667/COMPLY
Compliance with condition 3 (sample stone tiles) of consent 25/00290/LBC - Replacement of existing roof
Redesdale Hall High Street Moreton-In-Marsh Gloucestershire GL56 0AX
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02668/SPANOT
Prior notification for the installation of 55 solar panels in total. 39 panels on the higher roof plus 16 panels on the lower roof
Christ Church Tetbury 8 The Chipping Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8ET
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Decided26/02669/TCONR
Ewen SpringsCrown Lift 2x Lime trees on drivefull pollard of weeping willow in gardenThe Tallet Garden: Walnut- reduce crown by 2-4m on side facing house and thin crown to allow more light thoughTopiary Yew- removeSpruce- Fell Apple tree- potential fell
Ewen Springs Ewen Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 6BY
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Decided26/02670/TCONR
17 Tilia on roadside - Reduction of up to 3m on lower roadside limbs in line with Gloucestershire Highways requirements.Fagus sylvatica on road side - Reduction of up to 3m on lower roadside limbs in line with Gloucestershire Highways requirments.
Street Record Station Road Chipping Campden Gloucestershire
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02671/FUL
Conversion & extension of existing linked garage to provide annexe together with associated works, including demolition of existing outbuildings summer house/kennels
Hillsdown Aston Road Chipping Campden Gloucestershire GL55 6PL
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Decided26/02672/TCONR
T1: Indian Bean Tree - weight reduction of the branches, thinning out and reducing overall size, to maintain size and shape for its location.T2: Goat Willow - Removing 2-3 lower limbs overhanging driveway, to raise the canopy over the drive to maintain access for carsT3 + T4 Portuguese Laurels x 2 - Full removal.T5: Sycamore - Target pruning a few limbs balance shape of canopy.
32 Eastleach Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 3NQ
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02673/FUL
Replacement windows to existing dwellinghouse
Friars Garth Church Lane Evenlode Moreton-In-Marsh Gloucestershire GL56 0NY
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Decided26/02674/TCONR
T1 Yew tree Remove dead section of Yew tree, Crown raise lowest tier of branches over the road and church yard Reduce the remaining tree by about 1.5 - 2 metres around the sides and follow the shape up and over the top to create a balanced canopy.T2 Lime PollardT3 Lime PollardT4 Lime Pollard
Church Of St Nicholas Church Road Condicote Gloucestershire
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02675/LBC
Internal alterations and works to external extract vents
42 Cecily Hill Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 2EF
Received 4 Sept 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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