Cotswold vs County Durham — planning approval compared

How do planning outcomes differ between Cotswold and County Durham? A side-by-side comparison based on 30,094 combined decisions.

Last updated: March 2026

Cotswold: 95.4%

15,871 decisions · 15,141 approved · 730 refused · 32 wards

County Durham: 95.0%

14,223 decisions · 13,506 approved · 717 refused · 113 wards

Overall approval rates

Cotswold (15,871 decided)

95.4%

County Durham (14,223 decided)

95.0%

By application type

Advertisement — Cotswold (119 decided)

88.2%

Advertisement — County Durham (483 decided)

97.5%

Certificate of Lawfulness — Cotswold (359 decided)

88.9%

Certificate of Lawfulness — County Durham (191 decided)

85.3%

Change of Use — County Durham (47 decided)

80.9%

Discharge of Conditions — Cotswold (1,996 decided)

98.5%

Discharge of Conditions — County Durham (2,215 decided)

99.1%

Full — Cotswold (6,408 decided)

93.4%

Full — County Durham (7,275 decided)

94.4%

Listed Building — Cotswold (1,636 decided)

94.6%

Listed Building — County Durham (652 decided)

98.0%

Other — Cotswold (870 decided)

86.3%

Other — County Durham (974 decided)

95.8%

Prior Approval — Cotswold (67 decided)

92.5%

Prior Approval — County Durham (416 decided)

90.6%

Trees — Cotswold (4,416 decided)

99.8%

Trees — County Durham (1,970 decided)

92.5%

What the numbers mean

There is a 0.4 percentage point difference in overall approval rates between these councils. County Durham is the stricter of the two, which means similar applications may face higher refusal risk there. However, approval rates vary by ward and application type, so your specific situation may differ from the averages.

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