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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62 approved · 204 refused · 210 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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
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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.
More application records
- Decided26/02751/TCONR
Reduce the following trees in height down to old pruning points, plus reshaping - One Cherry; One Apple; One Ash; One Maple
7 Black Jack Mews Black Jack Street Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 2AA
Received 9 Sept 2026 - Decided26/02752/NONMAT
Non-Material Amendment (design) to 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
The Manor Charingworth Ebrington Chipping Campden Gloucestershire GL55 6NS
Received 9 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02754/COMPLY
Compliance with condition 3 (surface water drainage) of permission 25/03206/FUL - Erection of single storey extension to side elevation
Wellspring Cottage Water Lane Somerford Keynes Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 6DS
Received 9 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02756/FUL
Erection of new porch to main dwelling. Conversion of garage and home office, to annex, including installation of dormer with associated works
The Brambles High Street Meysey Hampton Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5JT
Received 10 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02760/TPO
T1 - Horse Chestnut tree - Reduce crown, mainly vertical growth by about 2 meters back to previous pruning points to retain structural integrity of tree and to promote healthy growth.Remove major deadwood over 30mm diameter
The Old School School Hill Stratton Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 2LS
Received 10 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02764/AGRPAN
Prior Notification under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q for the change of use of 2no. agricultural buildings to 4no. dwellinghouses including operational development
Land West Of Garcroft Badsey Lane Willersey Gloucestershire
Received 10 Sept 2026 - Decided26/02765/LBC
Change in external paint colour to the existing windows, doors and guttering on the main house and associated garage
Cherry Orchard Cottage Broad Campden Chipping Campden Gloucestershire GL55 6UU
Received 10 Sept 2026 - Decided26/02766/TCONR
T1 - Yew - reduce side growth back to inside of wall and raise up by approx 3m above wallT2 - Beech - prune off side growth growing towards cables by approx 3mT3 - Sycamore - fell stem nearest to YewT4 and T6 - Hazel - CoppiceT5 - Medlar - reduce by approx 1m and shapeHedge - redue height by approx 2m and prune in side by approx 1m
Kingshill Eastleach Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 3NH
Received 10 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02767/FUL
Proposed change of roof tiles at rear of property
Moss Cottage 2 The Square Guiting Power Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 5UR
Received 10 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02768/LBC
Proposed change of roof tiles at rear of property
Moss Cottage 2 The Square Guiting Power Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 5UR
Received 10 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02769/FUL
Change of use and conversion of an existing workshop to form a single self-build dwellinghouse with associated works
Icomb Cow Pastures Icomb Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 1JG
Received 11 Sept 2026 - Decided26/02771/TCONR
Fell two of the tree numbers 780 and 781
The Manor Hazleton Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 4EB
Received 11 Sept 2026 - Decided26/02772/TCONR
G1 - Crown reduce back to previous reduction points(approx. 2.5m height and 2m in raidal spread) Group of 4 hornbeam with shared canopy
11 Cirencester Road Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8EP
Received 11 Sept 2026 - Decided26/02773/TCONR
Tree works identified in schedule Hidcote Tree Works September 2026.
Hidcote Manor Gardens Hidcote Bartrim Chipping Campden Gloucestershire GL55 6LR
Received 11 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02777/FUL
Erection of 1no. dwellinghouse, provision of school/community building with associated amenity space, and extension to existing cemetery
Land At Cemetery Lane Bibury Gloucestershire
Received 11 Sept 2026 - Decided26/02778/TCONR
1 - Silver Birch (3 stems) - 3.0m height reduction and reduce lateral spread by up to 2.0m leaving shaped crown
House On The Corner Cricklade Street Poulton Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5HW
Received 11 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02781/FUL
Conversion of garage to provide living space to main dwelling, including the installation of two dormers and associated works
Cherry Tree House Fossebridge Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 3JW
Received 11 Sept 2026 - Decided26/02782/TCONR
3 x Apple trees in the rear garden - reduce the trees by approximately 1 m all over, back to a framework, leaving some small growths where possible; formative prune all 3 trees to encourage good future structure and to remove dead material.
Cardinal House 2 Cooks Court High Street Northleach Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 3ER
Received 11 Sept 2026 - Decided26/02783/TCONR
1) Cornus - Reduce by approximately 1.5 m in height, and shape in the sides accordingly, leaving a soft natural shape where possible. Remove the low side stem to allow more light into the border2) Magnolia. Reduce to near previous, removing approximately 2m of growth from the height and 1m from the radial spread
The Gatehouse 1 Cooks Court High Street Northleach Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 3ER
Received 11 Sept 2026 - Decided26/02784/TCONR
Hawthorn next to the garage. Trim hard all over to leave in a spherical shape
Weavers Cottage 3 Cooks Court High Street Northleach Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 3ER
Received 11 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02785/TCONR
Cotoneaster - removal.
55 Dyer Street Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 2PP
Received 11 Sept 2026 - Decided26/02787/TCONR
T1 - Ash - signs of die back - dismantle for road safety - overcrowded area T2 - Ash - signs of die back - dismantle for road safety - overcrowded area T3 - Suspected Ash clad with ivy - Dead - dismantle for road safety
High Gables Lower Chedworth Chedworth Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 4AN
Received 11 Sept 2026 - Decided26/02788/TCONR
T1 - Poplar - Twin stemmed from base, 20ft young specimen - Pollard to reduce windload and reduce risk of branch strike to surrounding buildings
Cromwell House Cheap Street Chedworth Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 4AA
Received 11 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02789/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear/side infill extension to create kitchen, W/C and dining room. Extension to dormers front and rear
24 Sandford Leaze Avening Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8PB
Received 14 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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