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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62 approved · 204 refused · 210 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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- Awaiting decision26/02676/FUL
Erection of single storey pitched roof rear extension and front porch extension. Form new dormer window and velux rooflights to existing rear elevation. Provide solar panels to existing garden room roof
5 Wyck Rissington Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 2PN
Received 2 Sept 2026 - Decided26/02677/TCONR
T1 - Dead tree - FellT2 - Red Acer - Re pollard just above old points by removing 1 metreT3 - Plum - Reduce by 0.5 metres all round, remove deadwood
Garden Cottage The Square Bibury Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5NT
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Decided26/02680/TCONR
T1 flowering Pear - fell to ground level due to size and proximity to buildingT2 flowering Pear - crown lift
The Old Chapel Eastington Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 3PL
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02682/FUL
Use of land for the continued stationing of a mobile home for an equestrian worker
The Stables Bang Up Lane Cold Aston Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 3BQ
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Decided26/02684/COMPLY
Compliance with condition 4 (landscape scheme), 14 (barn owl and kestrel mitigation), 15 (energy efficiency) of permission 25/03179/FUL - Conversion of a Dutch barn to a self-build dwelling including alterations, extension, erection of storage wall and associated works - Variation of condition 2 (plans) of permission 25/00761/FUL involving amendments to design of approved scheme
Micklands Hill Farm Barn Stow Road Bledington Chipping Norton Gloucestershire OX7 6XH
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Decided26/02685/NONMAT
Non-Material Amendment to permission 25/03179/FUL - Conversion of a Dutch barn to a self-build dwelling including alterations, extension, erection of storage wall and associated works - Variation of condition 2 (plans) of permission 25/00761/FUL involving amendments to design of approved scheme
Micklands Hill Farm Barn Stow Road Bledington Chipping Norton Gloucestershire OX7 6XH
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02688/FUL
40 Yurts located in two areas within the site to be used as holiday accommodation restricted between 1 March to 31 October for a period of five years the yurts will use the site's existing facilities, including WCs and showers
Fairford Water Ski Club Whelford Road Fairford Gloucestershire GL7 4DT
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02689/COMPLY
Compliance with conditions 5 (Access and Visibility), 7 (Sample Panel Stone), 9 (Landscaping), 16 (Bat Roosting Features) and 17 (External Lighting) of permission 26/01502/FUL - Variation of condition 2 (Plans) of permission 24/03795/FUL - (Erection of a self-build agricultural worker's dwelling (alternative siting to that approved under 24/01716/REM) and associated access) to increase dwelling size, amend siting, design and access, and discharge of condition 5 (Sample Materials) at Sybils Farm Evenlode Gloucestershire
Sybils Farm Evenlode Gloucestershire
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Decided26/02690/TCONR
T1 - Yew tree to be crown raised by approximately 3 metres above roof of electric station building T2 and T3 - Holly trees to be felled Reason for works is to keep trees clear from electric building for health and safety
Westonbirt School Westonbirt Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8QG
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Decided26/02691/TCONR
tg1 marked blue 5 ash trees growing in drainage ditch to remove t2 marked red 1 ash tree to remove large fungal bracket and signs of rot in trunk
Pimlico Cottage Broadwell Moreton-In-Marsh Gloucestershire GL56 0TX
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02692/CLOPUD
Certificate of Lawful Proposed Use or Development under Section 192 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 for Erection of a timber frame garden room
17 Glovers Way Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8FF
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02693/TPO
T1 Sycamore - Reduce crown by approx. 2m in height and lateral spread
Broadleaf Management Services Ltd Estate Office Westwood Court Somerford Road Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 1TX
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02694/ADV
Display of illuminated and non-illuminated signs to the exterior of the building
Royal Oak High Street South Cerney Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5UP
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02695/LBC
Display of illuminated and non-illuminated signs to the exterior of the building redecoration of the exterior walls using lime wash
Royal Oak High Street South Cerney Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5UP
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02697/AGPA
Prior notification for the erection of a general purpose agricultural storage building
Veizeys Quarry Tetbury Gloucestershire
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02698/COMPLY
Compliance with conditions 4 (wall panel), 5 (design details), 6 (vent details), 10 (bat mitigation), and 11 (lighting design strategy) of permission 24/01666/FUL - Erection of a cottage dwelling and associated landscaping works
Box Bush High Street Bourton-on-the-Water Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 2AN
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02699/FUL
Variation of condition 2 (plans) of permission 25/01987/FUL- (Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of two new dwellings with associated works - Variation of conditions 2 (Plans) and 16 (Surface water drainage scheme) of permission 23/02468/FUL) to enable amendments to boundary wall
Homestallend House Todenham Moreton-In-Marsh Gloucestershire GL56 9PF
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02700/COMPLY
Compliance with conditions 3 (external materials) and 4 (joinery details) of permission 26/01445/FUL and with conditions 2 (external materials) and 3 (joinery details) of consent 26/01446/LBC - Demolition of modern extensions on existing barn, use of barn as garden store and erection of Bonni outbuilding
The Folly Chavenage Lane Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8XN
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02702/FUL
Proposed therapy and wellbeing outbuilding
Dovecote House Hazleton Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 4DX
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02703/TCONR
T1 - Silver Birch Removal A bat hotel is to be constructed on site, as a condition of Newbold barn renovation this tree is obstructing the bat hotel construction
Newbold Barn Duntisbourne Abbots Gloucestershire GL7 7JN
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02704/TCONR
Horse Chestnut, reduce in height by approximately 10 metres to a suitable live point, as shown in attached photograph
Land West Of Coln Mill Coln St Aldwyns Gloucestershire
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02705/ADV
Display of new non-illuminated fascia signage to existing retail premises
Card Warehouse 31 Cricklade Street Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 1HY
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02707/FUL
Infill open porch to create w/c
Moors Farm Coln St Aldwyns Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5AY
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02708/TCONR
To fell to ground level and remove Apple Tree in garden to make space for new summer house installation
Hill Cottage The Quarry Brockhampton Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 5XL
Received 7 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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