Planning application
Shoecroft Barn Ablington Bibury Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5NU
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Conversion of ground floor of existing barns from general storage to cafe with retail area, including amendments to the lean-to and decking/patio area, and associated alterations
As published by the council, reference 25/02960/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02960/FUL
- Category
- Full applications
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Application Refused
- Received
- 19 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 29 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 25 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Coln Valley
- Parish
- Bibury
- Decision by
- Committee Decision
- Postcode
- GL7 5NU
Site history
Applications at this address on the Cotswold register
This site has had 4 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 1 refused.
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26/01869/FUL Decided
Shoecroft Barn Ablington Bibury Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5NU
Temporary change of use of part of an existing building from general storage to bicycle hire
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26/01666/FUL Granted
Shoecroft Barn Ablington Bibury Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5NU
Erection of temporary ice cream kiosk serving Bibury Trout Farm (retrospective)
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25/02961/LBC Granted
Shoecroft Barn Ablington Bibury Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5NU
Conversion of ground floor of existing barns from general storage to cafe with retail area, including amendments to the lean-to and decking/patio area, and associated alterations
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Sep 2025
Received by Cotswold
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29 Sep 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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25 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Application Refused
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
31 documents on file for this application
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