Cutlers Field And Horcott Hill Fairford Gloucestershire Data via plota.co.uk

25/03721/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Change of use of agricultural land to allow use as temporary campsites (including caravans) in association with Fairford Royal International Air Tattoo (for up to 28 days annually) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Nov 2025
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Validated
4 Feb 2026
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Committee
10 Jun 2026
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Approved
17 Jun 2026

Approved on 17 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 7 Jul 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Cotswold Planning and Licensing Committee on 10 Jun 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the temporary accommodation supported the event and its effects were considered acceptable.
  • The applicant’s speaker highlighted the event’s economic and educational benefits and the temporary reinstatement of the agricultural land.
  • The committee voted unanimously to permit the application, with 10 votes in favour and none against.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site, officer assessment, consultation, public speaker and committee decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Cotswold's committee minutes of 10 Jun 2026.

Documents 29

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 3

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI about 157 m away: Cotswold Water Park SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
Inside the Fairford built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Cotswold
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
GL7 4BX
Received
24 Nov 2025
Validated
4 Feb 2026
Ward
Lechlade, Kempsford & Fairford South
Parish
Kempsford
Case officer
Show
Decision
Application Permit
Decision date
17 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 133 days from validation, 75 days slower than Cotswold's median of 58 for agricultural works. Approved, as 87% of agricultural works here are.

50%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
63decided in the last year

Plota live figures for agricultural works decided by Cotswold in the last twelve months, from validation. Cotswold decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
6 May 2026
Committee
10 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No
Cotswold
Planning Authority Score
3.5/10
Below average
#218 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Cotswold is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #219 out of 296. 48% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (92%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Cotswold decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
89%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #128 of 296
92%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #150 of 296
53%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #219 of 296
48%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #212 of 296
74%
Minor dwellings approved
123 decided (1-9 homes)
74%
Major dwellings approved
23 decided (10+ homes)
84%
Change of use approved
38 decided
1,252
Total decisions
138 refused in the year to March 2026