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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
8,216Searchable applications
279Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 7,182 approved or refused records
668Refused applications

6,514 approved · 668 refused · 366 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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

  1. ConsentP1949/20/OUT

    Outline application for the erection of two detached dwellings with associated works.

    Land Adjoining 14 Loop Road Beachley NP16 7HE

    Received 18 Nov 2020
  2. RefusedP1950/20/AG

    Erection of an agricultural building for storage of animal bedding to improve bio-security measures that are required on the holding.

    Greencroft Farm Taynton Gloucester Gloucestershire GL19 3AN

    Received 19 Nov 2020
  3. RefusedP1958/20/FUL

    Change of use of agricultural building to a dependant dwelling.

    Land South Of Heath Farm Bungalow Redmarley Gloucester Gloucestershire GL19 3ND

    Received 20 Nov 2020
  4. ConsentP1959/20/FUL

    Proposed boundary fence

    11 Netherend Crescent Woolaston Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 6NW

    Received 20 Nov 2020
  5. ConsentP1960/20/LBC

    Listed Building Consent for the regularisation of various works undertaken at Grove House and proposed works for the repair and refurbishment of the summerhouse and pavilion and associated works.

    Grove House Dyke House Lane Bromsberrow Heath Ledbury Herefordshire HR8 1QY

    Received 20 Nov 2020
  6. ConsentP1961/20/NONMAT

    Non material amendment to P1474/20/FUL to allow for changes to the fenestration.

    Cardinal Cottage Popes Hill Newnham Gloucestershire GL14 1LD

    Received 23 Nov 2020
  7. ConsentP1962/20/FUL

    Proposed roof conversion to allow for additional bedroom and en-suite including new windows and internal alterations and works. Erection of a detached garage. Demolition of existing garage.

    Two Ways Parkend Road Yorkley Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 4TE

    Received 23 Nov 2020
  8. ConsentP1963/20/LBC

    Listed Building Consent for the installation of new 1.8m high hoop top metal fencing and bespoke automated metal vehicular in/out gates. Removal of existing timber fencing and metal vehicular in/out gates to east boundary (Speech House Road).

    Heart Of The Forest Community Special School Speech House Coleford Gloucestershire GL16 7EJ

    Received 23 Nov 2020
  9. ConsentP1964/20/FUL

    Erection of a garage, store and car port. Erection of a front porch. Extend existing driveway and installation of access gates.

    The Beeches 93 High Street Aylburton Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 6DL

    Received 23 Nov 2020
  10. ConsentP1965/20/TPO

    Removal of deadwood for x 1 ash tree, removal of dead stems from x1 elm tree, canopy reduction by 4m on x 2 oak trees, removal of deadwood from crown of x 2 oak trees, crown lift to x 1 lime tree at Dymock Parish Hall

    Dymock Parish Hall Ledbury Road Dymock Gloucestershire GL18 2EG

    Received 23 Nov 2020
  11. RefusedP1966/20/FUL

    Siting of temporary rural workers dwelling for three years, treatment plant, stables and hay barn, use of an existing access.

    Land At Park Hill Woolaston Gloucester GL15 6PX

    Received 24 Nov 2020
  12. ConsentP1967/20/FUL

    Erection of a replacement conservatory to the rear elevation.

    Charter House Woodville Road Cinderford Gloucestershire GL14 2AX

    Received 24 Nov 2020
  13. ConsentP1969/20/FUL

    Conversion of disused church in to 6 flats. Erection of a terrace of 3 x 3 bedroom dwellings with associated works.

    Sacred Heart Chapel Grahamstown Road Sedbury Gloucestershire NP16 7AD

    Received 24 Nov 2020
  14. UnknownP1970/20/TPO

    Crown lift mixture of trees at Newent Lake.

    Newent Lake Lakeside Newent Gloucestershire

    Received 24 Nov 2020
  15. ConsentP1971/20/FUL

    Erection of a front porch and single storey rear extension and extension and introduction of dormer to the roof of the existing garage to create additional living accommodation with associated works.

    Little Garth Bell Lane Bromsberrow Heath Ledbury HR8 1NX

    Received 25 Nov 2020
  16. ConsentP1972/20/FUL

    Installation of a Bio disk treatment plant.

    Leadon Vale Farm Pauntley Redmarley Gloucester Gloucestershire GL19 3HZ

    Received 25 Nov 2020
  17. ConsentP0121/20/DISCON

    Discharge of Condition 05 (waste management plan) of reserved matters permission P0041/20/APP.

    Land North Of Southend Lane Newent Gloucestershire

    Received 25 Nov 2020
  18. UnknownP1980/20/FUL

    Erection of a single storey side extension to form garage, part single and part double storey rear extension

    Orchard Lee Bishton Lane Tidenham Chepstow NP16 7LG

    Received 26 Nov 2020
  19. ConsentP1986/20/FUL

    Erection of a single storey rear extension with associated works. (Revised Scheme).

    6 Westfield Road Cinderford Gloucestershire GL14 2QP

    Received 25 Nov 2020
  20. ConsentP1987/20/FUL

    An application to vary the approved plans relating to planning permission P0362/20/FUL (i.e. single storey extension).

    Ridgeway Stantway Lane Westbury On Severn Gloucestershire GL14 1QG

    Received 26 Nov 2020
  21. ConsentP1988/20/LD2

    Application under section 192 to establish whether conversion of attached garage into additional living accommodation requires planning permission.

    Mayflower 4C Bowens Hill Road Coleford Gloucestershire GL16 8DL

    Received 25 Nov 2020
  22. ConsentP1990/20/FUL

    Replacement of metal gate with a wooden gate and new fence panel. (Retrospective).

    4 Lower Cross Clearwell Coleford Gloucestershire GL16 8LD

    Received 26 Nov 2020
  23. RefusedP1994/20/FUL

    Proposed detached dwelling. Associated parking and landscaping. (Re-submission).

    Land Adjacent 6 Bowens Hill Road Coleford Gloucestershire GL16 8DU

    Received 26 Nov 2020
  24. ConsentP1995/20/FUL

    Variation of condition 01 (approved plans) relating to P1705/19/APP to allow for minor material amendments to house designs.

    Land Adj No 4 Sedbury Lane Tutshill Chepstow NP16 7DU

    Received 26 Nov 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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