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Former Watermoor Primary School Watermoor Road Cirencester Gloucestershire

26/01476/FULFull ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 3 July 2026

Council decision: Application Permit3 conditions

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Demolition of modern extensions to former school building

Received
8 June 2026
Ward
Gaydon, Kineton & Upper Lighthorne
  1. Received8 Jun
  2. Validated25 Aug
  3. Consult.7 Oct
  4. Target20 Oct
  5. Decided3 Jul

About this application

This is a planning application for demolition at Former Watermoor Primary School Watermoor Road Cirencester Gloucestershire. Cotswold has handled 6 applications of this type. This one was decided in 45 days, 10 days longer than Cotswold's typical decision time. The site is in the Cirencester Town Centre conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 1 application across Gaydon, Kineton & Upper Lighthorne.

96% of all applications at Cotswold District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 5 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type
Full Application
Parish
Kineton

Planning application dates

Date validated
25 August 2026
Consultation end
7 October 2026
Target decision date
20 October 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer
Jessica Moody

Additional information

Documents
10

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: Cirencester Town Centre Conservation Area
  • Listed building: Grade II: Fleece HotelOn or next to this site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Cotswold

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