3 December 2025 - Planning
Local Plan Reg 18 Preston Parish Council response
Here you will find the response to the Reg 18 Consultation submitted by Preston Parish Council, also a letter to Cllr Mike Evemy regarding the housing targets.
Welcome to Preston
Preston is an English civil parish within the district of Cotswold and the county of Gloucestershire
Preston is a small village most of which lies 1 1/2 miles east of Cirencester between the A417 to Fairford and the A419 to Swindon. In recent years, however, the village has extended south of the A419 by the small development at Preston Leigh and the Rangeford Retirement Home at Siddington Park. In 2011 the Census recorded 327 inhabitants in the civil parish. The 2021 Census data for the Parish is not yet available but the population in the Cotswolds District as a whole has increased by 9.6% in the 10 years between 2011 and 2021.
Contact Info
- 07771946627
- 07771946627
- clerk@prestonparishcouncil.gov.uk
31 John Tame Close,
Fairford,
Gloucestershire,
GL7 4NP
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18 November 2025 - Planning
Transcript and slides from public meeting held in Ampney Crucis regarding the CDC Local Plan
A Transcript and the slides from the public meeting held in Ampney Crucis regarding the CDC Local Plan Reg 18 consultation are now available from the Ampney Crucis website.
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14 November 2025 - Planning
CDC Reg 18 Consultation is now live
Your voice matters! The Cotswold district needs around 18,650 new homes by 2043. Cotswold District Council wants your views on where these homes could go and what they could look like. 2500 houses are proposed for Preston.
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7 November 2025 - Planning
Presentation on CDC Reg 18 consultation
Following on from the meeting held at the Village Hall on Thursday 6th November, the presentation given by Helen Martin, Director of Communities and Place at CDC, is now available to view and download.
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Population Estimate
291
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District
Cotswold
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County
Gloucestershire
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Region
South West
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Country
England
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Postcode District
GL7
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01285
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