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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Forest of Dean District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
6,286 approved · 636 refused · 347 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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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.
Tithe Barn Hartpury Gloucestershire GL19 3DE
Received 29 Jul 20202 Westwick Road Huntley Gloucester Gloucestershire GL19 3EW
Received 30 Jul 2020Sandy Mount Viney Hill Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 4LY
Received 30 Jul 2020Spring Cottage Little Drybrook Clements End Coleford Gloucestershire GL16 8LP
Received 30 Jul 202025 Hillcrest Road Berry Hill Coleford Gloucestershire GL16 7RG
Received 30 Jul 2020Taynton Farm Shop Hownhall Taynton Gloucestershire GL19 3AW
Received 30 Jul 2020Corner House Farm Wickridge Street Corse Gloucester Gloucestershire GL19 4JW
Received 30 Jul 2020Tump Farm Sedbury Lane Sedbury Chepstow NP16 7HN
Received 31 Jul 2020The Bungalow Southend Lane Newent Gloucestershire GL18 1JD
Received 31 Jul 2020Land Adjoining Hedgerows Redmarley Gloucester Gloucestershire GL19 3JP
Received 23 Jul 20201 Summerville Cottage Poolhill Newent Gloucestershire GL18 1LL
Received 3 Aug 2020The Veldt House Preston Cross Ledbury HR8 2LJ
Received 3 Aug 2020Pound Cottage Huntley Road Tibberton Gloucester Gloucestershire GL19 3AF
Received 3 Aug 2020Gregory Farm (also Known As Caswell Farm) Brockweir Chepstow NP16 7NG
Received 31 Jul 2020Owen Farm Staunton Road Coleford Gloucestershire GL16 8QR
Received 3 Aug 2020The Orchard Staunton Coleford Gloucestershire GL16 8NX
Received 31 Jul 2020Carswalls Farm Tewkesbury Road Upleadon Newent Gloucestershire GL18 1ED
Received 3 Aug 2020Fountain Cottage Rock And Fountain Lane Rodley Westbury On Severn Gloucestershire GL14 1QN
Received 4 Aug 202023 Butlers Mead Blakeney Gloucestershire GL15 4EH
Received 31 Jul 2020The Nook New Road Popes Hill Newnham Gloucestershire GL14 1JT
Received 4 Aug 2020York Cottage Orchard Way Berry Hill Coleford Gloucestershire GL16 7AQ
Received 4 Aug 2020Coomb Cottage Union Road Coleford Gloucestershire GL16 7QB
Received 4 Aug 2020Land Between Rodley Manor Way And Naas Lane Lydney Gloucestershire
Received 4 Aug 202041 Abbots Gate Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 4BQ
Received 4 Aug 2020Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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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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