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68% of the 31 changes of use Cotswold decided between April 2024 and October 2026 were approved; half were decided within 62 days. Plan Forecast, 5 November 2026.
Time to decide: half were decided within 62 days, counted from the day the application was valid (or received, where the register gives no valid date) over the 31 decisions with both dates.
Year by year
A year we hold only part of will show fewer decisions rather than a different rate, so read the count beside the percentage.
| Year | Decisions | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 115 | 84% |
| 2025 | 165 | 86% |
| 2024 | 118 | 91% |
Recent decisions
Real decisions, newest first. Addresses are reduced to the street here; the council publishes them in full on its own register.
Dyer Street Cirencester Gloucestershire
ApprovedPrior notification for the change of use of an existing building (Use Class E) to a single self-contained residential dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) under the provisions of Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended)
Decided 27 October 2026 26/02574/OPANOT
Address withheld
RefusedErection of 'glamping pod' and change of use of land for furnished holiday let
Decided 26 October 2026 26/02405/FUL
Address withheld
RefusedChange of use of horse arena from equestrian to residential use and construction of natural pond with ancillary outbuilding
Decided 22 October 2026 26/02389/FUL
By ward in Cotswold
Approval rates differ across a council. These are every ward we hold enough decisions for.
- Campden & Vale 95%
- Fosseridge 90%
- Coln Valley 90%
- Bourton Vale 90%
- Grumbolds Ash with Avening 89%
- Blockley 94%
- Ermin 85%
- Kemble 93%
- Sandywell 90%
- Lechlade, Kempsford & Fairford South 89%
- Chedworth & Churn Valley 89%
- The Ampneys & Hampton 89%
- Northleach 91%
- Siddington & Cerney Rural 88%
- The Rissingtons 88%
- Stow 90%
- Abbey 96%
- Tetbury East & Rural 96%
- St Michael's 92%
- Tetbury with Upton 87%
- Bourton Village 85%
- Moreton West 91%
- Watermoor 92%
- Fairford North 98%
- Four Acres 95%
- Moreton East 85%
- Stratton 80%
- South Cerney Village 92%
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Other work in Cotswold
- Rear extension 413
- Garden room or outbuilding 394
- Two-storey extension 284
- Loft conversion or dormer 178
- Front porch 95
- Side extension 81
- New dwelling in a garden 74
- Change of use 31
Questions people ask
What percentage of changes of use does Cotswold approve?
68% were approved, over 31 decisions that went one way or the other. Cotswold's figure across all types of work is drawn from 4,292 decisions.
How many changes of use has Cotswold decided?
31 that went one way or the other, from April 2024 to October 2026.
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