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84% of the 37 front porches Cotswold decided between September 2025 and August 2026 were approved; half were decided within 56 days. Plan Forecast, 3 November 2026.
Time to decide: half were decided within 56 days, counted from the day the application was valid (or received, where the register gives no valid date) over the 37 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 | 29 | 86% |
| 2025 | 13 | 69% |
Recent decisions
Real decisions, newest first. Addresses are reduced to the street here; the council publishes them in full on its own register.
Somerford Keynes Cirencester Gloucestershire
ApprovedErection of front porch and installation, replacement and rearrangement of fenestration and installation of rooflight
Decided 27 August 2026 26/02048/FUL
Chipping Campden Gloucestershire
ApprovedReplacement of existing fenestration and infill x2 ground floor windows, erection of a replacement entrance porch with repositioned principal door and glazed side panels, recladding of existing dormers, and installation of replacement entrance gates
Decided 12 August 2026 26/01744/FUL
Bledington Chipping Norton Gloucestershire
ApprovedVariation of condition 6 (ancillary use) of permission 26/00965/FUL (Erection of front open gabled porch, conversion and extension of garage to ancillary accommodation, and fenestration alterations with associated works) to allow for amendment to ancillary use of the garage
Decided 5 August 2026 26/01844/FUL
By ward in Cotswold
Approval rates differ across a council. These are every ward we hold enough decisions for.
- Campden & Vale 94%
- Fosseridge 85%
- Coln Valley 86%
- Kemble 91%
- Bourton Vale 93%
- Blockley 97%
- Chedworth & Churn Valley 91%
- Ermin 87%
- Grumbolds Ash with Avening 87%
- Sandywell 87%
- Lechlade, Kempsford & Fairford South 90%
- Siddington & Cerney Rural 90%
- Northleach 90%
- The Rissingtons 88%
- The Ampneys & Hampton 89%
- Stow 92%
- Tetbury East & Rural 98%
- Abbey 95%
- St Michael's 91%
- Moreton West 90%
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Other work in Cotswold
- Rear extension 190
- Garden room or outbuilding 161
- Two-storey extension 115
- Loft conversion or dormer 87
- Front porch 37
- Side extension 33
- New dwelling in a garden 31
Questions people ask
What percentage of front porches does Cotswold approve?
84% were approved, over 37 decisions that went one way or the other. Cotswold's figure across all types of work is drawn from 1,829 decisions.
How many front porches has Cotswold decided?
37 that went one way or the other, from September 2025 to August 2026.
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The figures above are the council. A forecast is your postcode: the same rate, the time a decision takes, and what happened on nearby streets. Free, and we email it to you.