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Forest of Dean District Council
Planning applications.

Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Forest of Dean District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates

7,810Searchable applications

279Recorded as pending

91%Approval rate · 6,808 approved or refused records

630Refused applications

6,178 approved · 630 refused · 346 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 14 Jul 2004 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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Conservation areas27 mapped area records

Article 4 direction areas2 mapped area records0 identified HMO area records; remaining records unclassified

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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.

Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

More application records

ConsentP0567/20/FUL
Installation of ground mounted solar panels and erection of a chicken coop. (Retrospective).
Sunnybank Elton Lane Elton Newnham Gloucestershire GL14 1JJ
Received 5 May 2020
DecidedP0568/20/GPDE
Prior notification for a single storey extension across the rear of the original house to provide downstairs bedroom/bathroom/living. (General Permitted Development Extension).
Hanover Green Farm Ledbury Road Redmarley Gloucester Gloucestershire GL19 3JZ
Received 4 May 2020
RefusedP0571/20/FUL
Conversion of 3 no barns into 4 dwellings with associated works.
Ash Farm Morse Lane Drybrook Gloucestershire GL17 9BE
Received 5 May 2020
ConsentP0574/20/FUL
Change of use of land to additional residential curtilage to provide new replacement accesses; erection of garage/workshop and stable building ancillary to dwelling: associated landscaping. Demolition of 3 no. outbuildings.
The Woodlands Marcle Road Dymock Gloucestershire GL18 2AR
Received 6 May 2020
RefusedP0576/20/FUL
Erection of 2 No. four bed detached dwellings with attached car port, associated landscaping and works. Demolition of existing sheds and garage.
Perrys Court Perrys Court Lane Ruardean Gloucestershire GL17 9US
Received 6 May 2020
ConsentP0577/20/OUT
Outline application for proposed mixed use development and site clearance. (Some Matters Reserved).
Engelhard Complex, Proposed New Building Valley Road Cinderford GL14 2PB
Received 6 May 2020
ConsentP0578/20/FUL
Creation of new access and off road parking with associated works.
2 Sunnybank Dean Road Newnham Gloucestershire GL14 1HH
Received 7 May 2020
ConsentP0051/20/DISCON
Discharge of condition 04 (hard and soft landscaping), condition 11 (fire hydrants), condition 15 (sample panels for re-pointing works), condition 17 (details of the proposed external doors and windows and rainwater goods and railings) and condition 19 (boundary treatments) of planning permission P1642/17/FUL. Discharge of condition 03 (re pointing), 05 (Details of proposed insulation of external walls and roofs), condition 06 (large scale details of windows including internal and external joinery) and condition 09 (Large scale details of eaves, verge and ridges and details of proposed rainwater goods) of Listed building consent P1643/17/LBC.
Woodend Farm Broom Hill Huntley Gloucester Gloucestershire GL19 3HA
Received 7 May 2020
DecidedP0581/20/LD1
Application under Section 191 to establish whether the erection of stables and associated feed and storage building and the construction of a m�nage for the keeping of horses and ponies for recreational use is lawful.
The Parsonage Preston Cross Ledbury HR8 2LJ
Received 7 May 2020
RefusedP0584/20/FUL
Conversion of stable building into an extension to the annexe.
Sunnybank Elton Lane Elton Newnham Gloucestershire GL14 1JJ
Received 11 May 2020
ConsentP0585/20/FUL
Erection of proposed car port (demolition of existing wood shelter).
The Anchorage Station Lane Longhope Gloucestershire GL17 0NA
Received 11 May 2020
RefusedP0587/20/FUL
Remedial amendments to an existing access off the roadside, a bridge over a sluice, turning yard area and extended hard surface, with minor landscaping across the access and down into the site. Erection of a new agricultural building. (Part Retrospective).
Land At Preston Cross Ledbury Herefordshire
Received 11 May 2020
ConsentP0588/20/FUL
Variation of condition 04 (balcony screen height) relating to planning permission P0549/16/FUL to retain the balcony screen at the current height of 1.2 m.
23 Baynham Road Mitcheldean Gloucestershire GL17 0JR
Received 11 May 2020
ConsentP0589/20/LBC
Listed Building Consent for the rebuilding and essential repairs to existing chimney stack together with remedial structural works to masonry base of the chimney flue at eaves level. Installation of stainless steel flue liner. (Part Retrospective).
Dean Hall Pleasant Stile Littledean Cinderford Gloucestershire GL14 3NR
Received 12 May 2020
ConsentP0592/20/FUL
Variation of Conditions 01 (approved plans) 04 (landscaping and boundary treatments), 07 (car parking) and 10 (play area boundary) of planning permission P0543/18/FUL to improve layout and residential amenity.
Plots 25 26 27 & 28 Edmunds Way St Whites Road Cinderford Gloucestershire GL14 3FD
Received 12 May 2020
ConsentP0593/20/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear extension and first floor side extension over existing garage and study with associated works.
25 Forest Road Milkwall Coleford Gloucestershire GL16 7LB
Received 12 May 2020
ConsentP0597/20/FUL
Construction of raised patio area to the rear. (part retrospective).
Whitehaven Tufthorn Road Coleford Gloucestershire GL16 8PX
Received 13 May 2020
RefusedP0598/20/FUL
Erection of a two storey extension with associated works.
1 Harts Farm Stud Chapel Lane Redmarley Gloucester Gloucestershire GL19 3JF
Received 13 May 2020
RefusedP0599/20/FUL
Erection of a two storey extension with associated works.
2 Harts Farm Stud Chapel Lane Redmarley Gloucester Gloucestershire GL19 3JF
Received 13 May 2020
RefusedP0600/20/FUL
Erection of a detached garage with annexe accommodation above ancillary to the main dwelling.
2 Harts Farm Stud Chapel Lane Redmarley Gloucester Gloucestershire GL19 3JF
Received 13 May 2020
ConsentP0604/20/LBC
Listed Building Consent for the conversion of an existing agricultural building comprising alterations, repairs, renovation and conversion to provide a detached, two storey dwelling. (Part Retrospective).
Hoarthorns Barn Hoarthorn Road Edge End Coleford Gloucestershire GL16 7EY
Received 13 May 2020
ConsentP0609/20/FUL
Addition of a single storey extension to rear of property to provide utility room, ground floor WC and shower facilities.
2 Cherry Tree Cottage Hillersland Coleford Gloucestershire GL16 7NY
Received 14 May 2020
ConsentP0610/20/FUL
Change of use of a machinery store to games room including the installation of 3x roof lights and integrated solar array and associated works.
Elmfield Court Church Lane Adsett Westbury On Severn Gloucestershire GL14 1NF
Received 14 May 2020
ConsentP0052/20/DISCON
Discharge of condition 08 (surfacing material details) of planning permission P1243/19/FUL.
Drews Farm Taynton Gloucester Gloucestershire GL19 3AN
Received 14 May 2020

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What these statistics cover

These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Forest of Dean District Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.

The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.

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