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Cotswold planning applications
6,817 applications. 94% approved. 48 days to decide.
As of July 2026, PlanIndex holds 6,817 planning applications from Cotswold. 2,643 were decided in the trailing 12 months, with 94% of clear-cut outcomes approved.
Latest applications
Data to July 2026
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26/02312/TCONR Awaiting decision
Hollymount High Street Mickleton Chipping Campden Gloucestershire GL55 6SL
t1. reduce conifer 3m in height . t2. remove yew to ground level. t3. remove yew to ground level
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26/02319/TPO Awaiting decision
4 Old Hill Avening Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8NR
T1 and T2 are both Yew trees (Taxus baccata). T1 has long lateral branches which have extended far from the main stem into the neighbour's garden. Prune back by 1.5m. T2 also has exteneded lateral branches growing towards the owner's property. Prune back by 1.5m
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26/02322/TCONR Awaiting decision
Hunters Mead Little Rissington Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 2ND
T1 - Acer - Crown raise to 2.5 metres all round to clear roadside and driveway. Reduce side growth by up to 1 metre, reduce over extended height by 0.5 metres to clear highway and by lines.
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26/02308/TCONR Awaiting decision
42 Cecily Hill Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 2EF
Treework reducing overgrown Trees: 1. Remove Mallow Bush on Street 2. T1 Apple Tree Prune to Shape 3. T2 Acacia Tree lift and shape 4. T3 Willow reduce 33% 5. T4 Magnolia Tree reduce 33% 6. T5 Laurel reduce 20-30% 7. T6 Magnolia reduce 20-30% 8. T7 Pear reduce and shape 9. T8 Dead Pear take out 10. T9 Pear reduce and reshape 11. T10 Previt reduce and reshape 12. T11 Yew reduce and reshape 13. T12 Apple reduce and reshape 14. T13 Conifer Hedge reduce and reshape
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26/02299/TCONR Awaiting decision
Brookdale Charlton Road Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8DY
T1- Norway Spruce tree that is in decline to be felled
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26/02304/TCONR Awaiting decision
1 High Street Bourton-on-the-Water Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 2AP
T1 - Holm oak - Prune back inline with boundary wall
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26/02295/COMPLY Awaiting decision
Preston Mill South Cerney Road Cirencester Siddington GL7 6ET
Compliance with condition 2 (bat mitigation strategy) of consent 26/00661/LBC - Internal alterations of ground floor layout including reopening of existing window, installation of two first floor rooflights and installation of second floor bathroom. Refurbishment and alterations to attached annexe layout including the removal of partition wall and re-opening of blocked up doorway
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26/02301/TCONR Awaiting decision
Mill Meadow House Mill Lane Lower Slaughter Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 2HX
Oak (T1): fell. Tree is in chronic decline with major dieback throughout the crown. There is a significant amount of major deadwood overhanging the garden and two adjacent gardens
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26/02300/TCONR Awaiting decision
Doughton Manor Bath Road Doughton Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8TG
T1 - Lime tree to be felled as two thirds of the canopy is dead. T2 - Robinia tree which has become very leggy to have crown reduced by 30%
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26/02296/TCONR Awaiting decision
Earl Grey Cottage 17 Bath Road Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8EG
T1 - Eucalyptus tree to be re-pollard
Recent decisions
Data to July 2026
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25/01623/FUL Granted
Land At Grid Reference 401975 198339 Spratsgate Lane Siddington Gloucestershire
Installation of solar farm, associated infrastructure and grid connection cable run
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26/01344/LBC Granted
Ivy Villa Cirencester Road Fairford Gloucestershire GL7 4BS
Subdivision of property to allow independent occupation of The Shack, and conversion of outbuildings to ancillary accommodation
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26/01799/TPO Refused
Siddington Park Retirement Village Siddington Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 6GX
Multiple Western Red Cedars - reduce by 20 feet and thin - Tree numbers 86, 88, 90, 92, 94, 98,100, 102, 132, 136,138 on plan provided.
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26/01813/FUL Granted
102 Lamberts Field Bourton-on-the-Water Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 2EH
Erection of single storey rear extension. Demolition of conservatory and installation of side window
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26/01801/FUL Granted
Ryelands Rissington Road Bourton-on-the-Water Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 2DT
Infill roof section between two existing dormer windows to allow for additional roof accomodation
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26/01817/FUL Granted
Grange Lodge Broadwell Moreton-In-Marsh Gloucestershire GL56 0UQ
Reversion of Grange Lodge and associated garage building from a holistic wellness centre, fitness studio and juice bar (Use Class E) to accommodation and buildings ancillary to the principal dwelling known as The Grange
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26/01943/TCONR Granted
Hammersley Hatch Mill Lane Lower Slaughter Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 2HX
Conifer - fell tree
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26/01952/TCONR Granted
Sheppards Close Westington Chipping Campden Gloucestershire GL55 6EG
Cherry x2 (G1) - Crown reduction, removing approximately 2m in branch length and height to both. Witch hazel (T1) - Crown reduction, removing approximately 1m in branch length and height. Copper beech (T2) - Crown lift, providing 2m of clearance from ground level. Crown reduction, removing approximately 1m in branch length and 1.5m in height Common beech (T3) - Neighbouring tree. Crown lift to Northern side only, providing approximately 6m of clearance from ground level.
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26/01961/TCONR Granted
The Orchard Calveshill Chedworth Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 4AH
T1: Ash: Crown lift 5 limbs by stable area. G1: Beech tree group: Crown lift for trucks and horse boxes.
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26/01964/TCONR Granted
Maces Farm Wyck Rissington Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 2PN
G1 Ash - Proposal to fell group of Ash trees within close proximity to neighbours Grade II listed outhouse building. Concerns around cracks appearing in the structure
The full record
Decisions between 2020 and 2026
PlanIndex holds 6,242 decisions from Cotswold between 2020 and 2026, part of 6,817 applications on record. Over that period 96% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals, 5,562 granted against 250 refused. The busiest single year was 2021, with 2,737 applications recorded.
The trailing-year figures above track current activity. This record reaches back further, so a decision here may predate the online portal; each application still has its own page with the source link.
From the archive
Earliest records shown in full
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20/04059/TCONR Granted
Opposite Ablington Manor Ablington Bibury Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5NY
Large hollow ash overhanging the public road by the War Memorial - remove
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20/04095/DD Granted
Closes Cottage Edgeworth Stroud Gloucestershire GL6 7JG
Fell 2 dead Ash trees
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20/03997/TCONR Granted
Court House Pound Lane Little Rissington Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 2ND
Small flowering cherry adjacent to boundary wall - shown marked 1 on attached plan - proposal to remove as part of new garden planting scheme to completely tidy up the garden as part of major renovation and be more in keeping with the history of the property - plan is to completely remove the tree and roots.
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20/04046/NONMAT Granted
Orchard View 7A The Leasows Chipping Campden Gloucestershire GL55 6ES
Non material amendment to permission 18/04256/FUL (Variation of Condition 2 (plan numbers) of permission 17/02804/FUL involving amendments to design of subterranean single dwelling with single storey entrance building and associated works ) for alteration to pitch of Garden Room roof, reducing by 3 degrees from original proposal with increase in ridge height of approx 135mm, increase in height of zinc clad parapet wall to entrance area by approx 440mm and omission of flue
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20/04013/TCONR Granted
2 Old Manor Gardens Mickleton Chipping Campden Gloucestershire GL55 6RZ
T1, Oak reduce to growth points as in pictures, removing approximately 3-4m to prevent further failure
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20/03984/TCONR Granted
32 Close Gardens Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8DU
T1 Silver Birch tree to be reduced back to previous reduction points, previously done April 2016, and crown thinned
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20/04007/TCONR Granted
48 Dark Lane North Cerney CIRENCESTER Gloucestershire GL7 7BZ
T1 - Prunus cerasifera 'Pissardii' - reduce crown by approximately 30%, to previous pruning points, to reduce weighting on defective stems
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20/04006/TCONR Granted
Tudor House Cherington Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8SW
(1) Dead Sorbus on the rear right boundary, near the overhead wires. Fell to near ground level also the 2 dead conifers to the left, under the wires. (2) Dead Prunus in the border, above item (1). Fell to near ground level. (3) Cherry by the drive. Very lightly prune to branches and rose over the top of the Yews to allow more light to their tops
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20/04179/DD Granted
Fossebridge Inn Fossebridge Chedworth Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 3JS
T2 Ash - ash die-back
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20/04083/TCONR Granted
Hidcote Manor Gardens Hidcote Bartrim Ebrington Chipping Campden Gloucestershire GL55 6LR
3 areas of the gardens topiary to have rejuvenation and resizing work to bring these items back to scale for the garden as indicated on the submitted plan
Decision speed
12 months to July 2026, where both dates are published
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Within 8 weeks the statutory target for most applications 1,630 62%
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8 to 13 weeks the target band for major development 643 24%
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Over 13 weeks often extended by agreement 370 14%
Common questions
How many planning applications does Cotswold decide?
In the 12 months to July 2026, Cotswold decided 2643 planning applications. 94% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals.
How long does a planning decision take in Cotswold?
The median time from a planning application being received to a decision was 48 days over the 12 months to July 2026. Individual cases vary with complexity and consultation responses.
How many Cotswold decisions arrive within the eight week target?
Of the 2643 decisions in the 12 months to July 2026 where both dates are published, 62% came within eight weeks of the application being received, and 86% within thirteen weeks.
How many planning applications has Cotswold decided in total?
PlanIndex holds 6242 decisions from Cotswold between 2020 and 2026, out of 6,817 applications on record. Across that whole period 96% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals.
When is planning activity busiest in Cotswold?
October 2025 was the busiest month across the 12 months to July 2026, with 322 applications recorded. The monthly pattern is listed on this page.
How do I find a planning application by its reference number?
Every application indexed here has its own page at a stable address. Look the reference up in a search engine together with the council name, or browse the latest applications below. Each page shows the description, address, dates and decision as the council published them.
Cite these figures
Cotswold: 6,817 planning applications on record as of July 2026. Trailing 12 months: 2,643 decided, 94% approved, median 48 days to a decision. 3,097 new applications received in the same period. Decisions on record run between 2020 and 2026: 6,242 in total, 96% approved. Source: PlanIndex, planindex.co.uk.