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New house in a garden planning permission in Cotswold: what actually gets approved

Decided by Cotswold between September 2025 and October 2026. Every figure here is a count of decisions on the council's own register — not a prediction about yours.

New dwellings in gardens decided by Cotswold

74%

of 31 decisions approved

Counting decisions that went one way or the other.

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74% of the 31 new dwellings in gardens Cotswold decided between September 2025 and October 2026 were approved; half were decided within 111 days. Plan Forecast, 3 November 2026.

Time to decide: half were decided within 111 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.

YearDecisionsApproved
20265791%
20252576%

Recent decisions

Real decisions, newest first. Addresses are reduced to the street here; the council publishes them in full on its own register.

Address withheld

Refused

Permission in Principle application for a 3-bedroom self-build dwelling

Decided 8 October 2026 26/02566/PLP

Huxley Court South Cerney Gloucestershire

Refused

Erection of self-build dwelling with associated works

Decided 16 September 2026 26/01577/FUL

Address withheld

Approved

Conversion of existing rural buildings to self-build dwelling

Decided 9 September 2026 26/00798/FUL

By ward in Cotswold

Approval rates differ across a council. These are every ward we hold enough decisions for.

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What percentage of new dwellings in gardens does Cotswold approve?

74% were approved, over 31 decisions that went one way or the other. Cotswold's figure across all types of work is drawn from 1,829 decisions.

How many new dwellings in gardens has Cotswold decided?

31 that went one way or the other, from September 2025 to October 2026.

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