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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62 approved · 204 refused · 210 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Awaiting decision26/02864/FUL
Erection of rear and side single storey extensions, addition of a dormer window to the front elevation, with alterations to fenestration and associated works
Old Paddock Ham Lane South Cerney Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5UF
Received 21 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02865/CLEUD
Certificate of Lawful Existing Use or Development under Section 191 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 for the use of land as an extension to Mayfield Park as a caravan and camping site and recreational purposes ancillary to that use at Mayfield Park
Mayfield Caravan Park Mayfield Park Bagendon Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 7BH
Received 21 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02866/TPO
Birch (with heavy lean) - tree is being out-competed for light by larger Sycamore tree and growing with a significant lean as a result - request permission to fell this tree as it has outgrown the space and beginning to struggle.Sycamore - request permission to reduce crown all over back to old points and crown lift all round
33 Roberts Close Stratton Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 2RP
Received 21 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02868/TCONR
T1 - Liquid Amber tree to be removed as it is in declineT2 - Small Copper Beech tree to be removed as it is in declineT3 - very large Lime tree to be crown lifted by approx. 2 meters to give better view across the fields
Court Cottage The Street Shipton Moyne Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8PN
Received 21 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02869/TCONR
Reduce Ash tree in rear garden by approx 1-2m (20-30%) Balance and shape canopy
Old Manor Cottage Upper Slaughter Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 2JG
Received 21 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02870/COMPLY
Compliance with condition 8 (nesting provisions) and 11 (contamination) of permission 24/01315/FUL - Change of use including conversion of stables and cart barn (equestrian/agricultural use) into 12 guest accommodation units (C1 Use) and provision of parking area
Ewe Pens Farm Cirencester Park Cirencester Gloucestershire
Received 21 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02872/COMPLY
Compliance with conditions 4 (landscape scheme), 8 (bat and bird enhancements), 9 (external lighting), 12 (surface water drainage scheme) of permission 23/02699/FUL - Change of use of former agricultural buildings to tourist accommodation together with associated ancillary works
Poulton Fields Farm Poulton Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5SS
Received 21 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02873/TCONR
1 - Sycamore - fell
Field End Great Rissington Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 2LN
Received 21 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02874/TPO
1 - Norway Maple - 2.5m overall crown reduction to allow more light into the garden.
12 Oaklands Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 1FA
Received 21 Sept 2026 - Decided26/02879/NONMAT
Non-Material Amendment to permission 23/01513/FUL - (Exception site for 37 affordable homes) to amend the wording of condition 9 to allow for the installation of timber eaves fascias
Land North Of Oddington Road Stow-on-the-Wold Gloucestershire
Received 21 Sept 2026 - Decided26/02882/TCONR
t1. reduce silver birch by up to 2m
1 Orchard Bank Great Rissington Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 2LT
Received 22 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02887/PLP
Create one additional dwelling and associated curtilage
The Old Pump House South Cerney Road Siddington Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 6ET
Received 15 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02890/COMPLY
Compliance with condition 2 (walling sample) , 3 (sample panel) and 9 (Birds) of permission 26/01115/FUL - Variation of condition 1 (approved plans) - of permission 25/01920/FUL - (Variation of condition 2 (Approved Plans) of permission 22/02735/FUL - Alterations and extensions, including demolition, to dwellinghouse including landscaping works) to erect garage link and amend layout
Ford Hill Farm Temple Guiting Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 5XU
Received 23 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02891/CONBGP
Compliance with Biodiversity Net Gain details of permission 25/02249/FUL Erection of dining room extension to Hyde Barn, single storey prep kitchen outbuilding to east of Hyde Barn, single storey extension and entrance canopy to The Grange
Hyde House Hotel Fosseway Stow-on-the-Wold Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 1FA
Received 22 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02894/LBC
Opening of new principal entrance doorway and installation of door to the North elevation of the Tower
Bartholomew House Newington Bagpath Kingscote Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8GH
Received 22 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02897/TCONR
T1: Maple , Condition: Declining : - Specifications: Remove to ground level
Glebe House The Square Bibury Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5NS
Received 23 Sept 2026 - Decided26/02899/TCONR
Reduce lower limbs of mature chestnut tree by 1-1.5 meters to balance overall crown/canopy of tree
21 The Stables Lechlade Gloucestershire GL7 3FE
Received 23 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02906/NONMAT
Non-Material Amendment (design) to permission 20/01566/FUL - Replacement of existing with new single storey structure, construction of new natural stone wall within the site and removal of 2no. trees
The Old Rectory Church Street Willersey Broadway Gloucestershire WR12 7PN
Received 23 Sept 2026 - Decided26/02908/TCONR
To fell to ground level small Mountain Ash tree in front of property
Bayard View The Quarry Brockhampton Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 5XL
Received 23 Sept 2026 - Decided26/02918/TCONR
H1 Beech ? Proposal to reduce outgrown hedge to approximately 2.4 metres in height
Maces Farm Wyck Rissington Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 2PN
Received 24 Sept 2026 - Decided26/02921/TCONR
1. To fell to ground level and remove small ivy covered Silver Birch (T1) & Spruce (T2) tree above oil tank.2. To fell to ground level and remove Silver birch (T3) leaning towards Reading Rooms. Chip up all brash and remove arisings
South Farm Barn Shipton Oliffe Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 4JF
Received 24 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02922/FUL
Erection of rear conservatory with associated works
12 Ermin Place Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 1NZ
Received 22 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02923/AGPA
Prior approval for the erection of a roofed extension to cover existing concrete pad at the rear of an existing lambing/machinery barn
Pinnock Farm Winchcombe Gloucestershire
Received 23 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02928/TCONR
Dismantle Norway Maple into the main fork, leaving the stem as a monolith feature
Park House 30 Dollar Street Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 2AN
Received 24 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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