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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62 approved · 204 refused · 210 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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- Awaiting decision26/02709/COMPLY
Compliance with condition 4 (LEMP) of permission 26/01063/FUL - Change of use of land from agricultural to equestrian and formation of horse exercise arena and associated landscape works
Ashtree Farmhouse Icomb Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 1JQ
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Decided26/02710/TCONR
t1. reduce hazel back to boundary t2. reduce hazel back to boundary t.3 reduce yew back to boundary t.4 coppice hazel
Mickleton House High Street Mickleton Chipping Campden Gloucestershire GL55 6RX
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02712/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear extension. Demolition of the existing conservatory
12 Tayler Road Northleach Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 3JE
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02713/TCONR
Bi-annular pollarding of Willow tree - removal of regrowth to pollard points. 10 year management plan works every 2 years up to 2036. Applicant to contact the council prior to each phase of works.
Cornerstones Cottage School Lane South Cerney Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5TX
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02715/FUL
Variation of conditions of permission 18/01615/FUL - Residential re-development consisting of 26 residential (C3) units and associated works Condition Number(s): Condition 1. Conditions(s) Removal: Variation. improved light fitting. Omit drawing no 17064.108 Rev C Lighting Strategy Replace with 17065.108 Rev D Lighting Strategy
Land At Ullenwood Court Ullenwood Gloucestershire
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Decided26/02716/NONMAT
Non-Material Amendment to permission 24/03791/FUL - Conversion of former school buildings to 5 no. residential (C3) units with associated extensions, alterations and demolitions, and erection of new detached dwelling (C3), as well as hard and soft landscaping) to amend proposal description to split development into phase 1 and 2
Trop Darbres Cirencester Road Fairford Gloucestershire GL7 4BS
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02721/SPANOT
Prior notification for the installation 69kWp of Solar panels, located on existing roof at the site
Far Peak Northleach Gloucestershire
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Decided26/02722/TCONR
Horse chestnut - Crown reduction (approx 4m which is about 20% reduction).
The Vineyards Upper Slaughter Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 2JA
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Decided26/02723/TCONR
mature western red cedar 80%dead, full removal
Atkyns Manor Church Lane South Cerney Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5TT
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02727/COMPLY
Compliance with conditions 6 (timber front windows recessed to match), 7 (details - front windows), 8 (details - rear extension), and 9 (flush rooflights) of permission 25/03242/FUL - Single-storey rear extension and replacement windows
Manor Cottage High Street South Cerney Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5UG
Received 9 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02729/COMPLY
Compliance with conditions 3 (sample materials), 6 (landscaping scheme), 9 (energy efficiency), and 15 (LEMP) of permission 26/02081/FUL - Variation of conditions 2 (Approved plans) and 5 (Rainwater goods) of permission 24/01169/FUL - Conversion of equestrian building to single dwellinghouse to allow for amendments to fenestrations, introduction of vertical cedar cladding and incorporation of powder coated aluminium rainwater goods
Manor Farm Shorncote Somerford Keynes Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 6DE
Received 9 Sept 2026 - Decided26/02734/TCONR
1 - Apple - fell 2 - Hazel - re-pollard
5 Sunny Cottages Naunton Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 3AD
Received 9 Sept 2026 - Decided26/02735/TCONR
G1 - Plum x2 - fell
Hilltop House Great Rissington Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 2LP
Received 9 Sept 2026 - Decided26/02736/PPROW
Definitive Map Modification Order Application: Adding a Public Footpath from Kemble Wick to A429, Kemble and Ewen Parish
Land At Grid Reference 398111 195688 Kemble Wick Kemble Gloucestershire
Received 9 Sept 2026 - Decided26/02737/PPROW
Definitive Map Modification Order Application: Adding a Public Footpath from Limekiln Hill to A429, Kemble and Ewen Parish
STREET RECORD Rodmarton Gloucestershire
Received 9 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02739/FUL
Installation of Air Source Heat Pump
Wagoners Cottage 45 Barnsley Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5EE
Received 9 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02740/LBC
Installation of Air Source Heat Pump
Wagoners Cottage 45 Barnsley Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5EE
Received 9 Sept 2026 - Decided26/02741/COMPLY
Compliance with condition 8 (Arboricultural Method Statement) of permission 24/02665/FUL - Self build conversion of rural building to dwelling
Cackleberry Farm Burford Road Stow-on-the-Wold Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 1JY
Received 9 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02742/COMPLY
Compliance with Conditions 6 (landscape scheme), 10 (Construction Environmental Management Plan), 11 (Ecological Design Strategy), 12 (tree protection), 24 (Construction Management Plan) of permission 22/03534/FUL - Employment development comprising new production, office, workshop and service buildings, covered storage areas, external storage areas for products and parts, parking areas and vehicular access to the B4632 road, landscaping and external works
Orchard Works Willersey Industrial Estate Willersey Broadway Gloucestershire WR12 7QF
Received 9 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02743/COMPLY
Partial compliance with condition 10 (Detailed Design Code) of permission 16/00054/OUT - Outline application (with all matters except Access reserved for subsequent consideration) for a mixed use development comprising demolition of existing buildings (as detailed on the submitted demolition plan) and the erection of up to 2,350 residential dwellings (including up to 100 units of student accommodation and 60 homes for the elderly), 9.1 hectares of employment land (B1, B2 and B8 uses), a primary school, a neighbourhood centre including A1, A2, A3, A4 and A5 uses as well as community facilities (including a health care facility D1), public open space, allotments, playing fields, pedestrian and cycle links (access points onto Tetbury Road, Somerford Road and Cranhams Lane) landscaping and associated supporting infrastructure to include vehicle access points from Tetbury Road, Spratsgate Lane, Wilkinson Road and Somerford Road
Land At Chesterton Farm Cranhams Lane Cirencester Gloucestershire
Received 9 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02744/TCONR
T1 - silver birch - fell to ground level
2 Townend Cottage High Street Moreton-In-Marsh Gloucestershire GL56 0AD
Received 9 Sept 2026 - Decided26/02745/TCONR
1 - Turkish Hazel - 3.0m overall crown reduction
Kimberley Coronation Street Fairford Gloucestershire GL7 4HT
Received 9 Sept 2026 - Decided26/02746/NONMAT
Non-Material Amendment (condition 3) to permission 16/04947/FUL for the Omission of `Holiday` from the description of development
Tillys Tea House 18 - 19 High Street Moreton-In-Marsh Gloucestershire GL56 0AF
Received 9 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02749/FUL
Erection of front and side veranda/canopy
5 Hamilton Croft Meysey Hampton Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5LS
Received 9 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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