News from Cotswold District Council:
Cotswold District Council is updating its adopted Local Plan in light of the new mandatory housing targets. The Government now requires the district to provide more than twice the number of homes it was previously planning for. This currently equates to a total target of 18,650 additional new homes for the new Local Plan over the period up to 2043.
The consultation period will run from:
14 November
until
2 January 2026 (11:59pm).
This is a Local Plan Regulation 18 consultation, which looks at different development strategy options to deliver this target and provides a preferred strategy option. Each option provides indicative housing figures based on high level proposals for each settlement or area.
The main consultation document that looks at a series of development scenarios to address the district’s development needs up to 2043, and proposes the Council’s preferred scenario. (Please note, several of the scenarios – including the preferred scenario – include strategic sites of 500 or more homes whose construction may continue after 2043). The consultation document also considers development needs other than housing and includes an updated Vision and Objectives for the Local Plan.
A Call for Sites has also been issued, inviting people to propose sites that can help deliver development needs up to 2043. This can include land for housing, employment, renewable energy etc.
To view and respond to the consultation documents online, visit https://your.cotswold.gov.uk.
(Select ‘Preferred Options Consultation 2025‘)
Drop-in exhibitions will also be held across the district, giving you the chance to speak to planning officers and ask questions about the process:
- 28 November: King George’s Hall, Mickleton (2–7pm)
- 5 December: St David’s Centre, Moreton-in-Marsh (2–7pm)
- 11 December: Fairford Community Centre (2–7pm)
- 18 December: Corinium Museum, Cirencester (2–7pm)
For any questions about the emerging Local Plan or the consultation, please contact Cotswold District Council.