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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.
6,309 approved · 639 refused · 347 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Cherry Trees Broad Street Littledean Cinderford Gloucestershire GL14 3JS
Received 12 Aug 202044 Coverham Road Berry Hill Coleford Gloucestershire GL16 7RD
Received 12 Aug 2020Bramley Barn Beachley Chepstow NP16 7HB
Received 12 Aug 202017 Culver Street Newent Gloucestershire GL18 1DB
Received 13 Aug 2020Land Adjoining Unlawater Lane Newnham Gloucestershire GL14 1BN
Received 13 Aug 2020The National Diving And Activity Centre Day House Quarry Tidenham Chepstow NP16 7LH
Received 14 Aug 2020Jessamine Cottage Hinders Lane Huntley Gloucester Gloucestershire GL19 3EZ
Received 17 Aug 2020Bridewell Farm Woodland Road Christchurch Coleford Gloucestershire GL16 7NR
Received 17 Aug 2020Varnister House Varnister Ruardean Gloucestershire GL17 9BQ
Received 17 Aug 2020Orchard Lodge Ring Fence Woolaston Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 6NX
Received 17 Aug 2020Drews Farm Bulley Lane Churcham Gloucester Gloucestershire GL2 8BQ
Received 17 Aug 2020Grove Hill Leddington Ledbury Gloucestershire HR8 2LG
Received 17 Aug 2020Staunton Court Ledbury Road Staunton Gloucester Gloucestershire GL19 3QD
Received 17 Aug 20204 College Road Cinderford Gloucestershire GL14 2EX
Received 17 Aug 202033 Ford House Road The Scarr Newent Gloucestershire GL18 1LQ
Received 18 Aug 2020The Parlour Brook Farm Prince Crescent Staunton Gloucester Gloucestershire GL19 3RF
Received 18 Aug 2020Horsley Grove Cliffords Mesne Newent Gloucestershire GL18 1JW
Received 18 Aug 2020New House Beech Way Bream Gloucestershire GL156NB
Received 18 Aug 20202 Lightfoot Newent Gloucestershire GL18 1SB
Received 17 Aug 2020Morning Cottage Staunton Coleford Gloucestershire GL16 8NX
Received 13 Aug 2020Yew Tree Cottage Flaxley Newnham Gloucestershire GL14 1JR
Received 17 Aug 20209 The Butts Newent Gloucestershire GL18 1SH
Received 12 Aug 2020Heathers The Green Redmarley Gloucester Gloucestershire GL19 3JT
Received 12 Aug 202043 Buckshaft Road Ruspidge Cinderford Gloucestershire GL14 3DS
Received 18 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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