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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.
6,949 approved · 719 refused · 408 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 14 Jul 2004 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Lilac Cottage Turners Tump Ruardean Gloucestershire GL17 9XG
Received 11 Aug 2021Sunnygarth Woodland Place Yorkley Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 4SA
Received 12 Aug 2021Sand Pit Bell Lane Bromsberrow Heath HR8 1NX
Received 12 Aug 202140 Jubilee Place Staunton Gloucester Gloucestershire GL19 3RS
Received 13 Aug 2021Claremont High Street Newnham Gloucestershire GL14 1BE
Received 13 Aug 2021Hillfields Farm Kempley Road Dymock Gloucestershire GL18 2BA
Received 13 Aug 2021Moedigate Belmont Road Hewelsfield Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 6UX
Received 16 Aug 2021The Bowery Newland Coleford Gloucestershire GL16 8NP
Received 16 Aug 202118 Upper Common Aylburton Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 6DQ
Received 16 Aug 2021Ciderwheel Cottage Furnace Valley Blakeney Gloucestershire GL15 4DH
Received 16 Aug 2021Oakle Farm Oakle Street Churcham Gloucester Gloucestershire GL2 8AG
Received 13 Aug 2021Madgetts Farm Tidenham Chase Chepstow NP16 7LZ
Received 17 Aug 2021Poplars Cottage Tibberton Lane Huntley Gloucester Gloucestershire GL19 3DY
Received 18 Aug 20214 Orchard Road Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 5QQ
Received 18 Aug 2021Church Farm Mork Lane St Briavels Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 6QE
Received 18 Aug 2021Church Farm Mork Lane St Briavels Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 6QE
Received 18 Aug 202127 Woodside Street Cinderford Gloucestershire GL14 2NL
Received 18 Aug 2021Severnvale Equestrian Centre Tidenham Chepstow NP16 7LL
Received 19 Aug 2021Boxbush Farm Oxenhall Lane Gorsley HR9 7BJ
Received 19 Aug 2021Oak House Church Street St Briavels Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 6RG
Received 19 Aug 2021Oak House Church Street St Briavels Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 6RG
Received 19 Aug 20212 Peacock Close Newent Gloucestershire GL18 1RD
Received 19 Aug 2021Drift Lodge The Green Redmarley Gloucester Gloucestershire GL19 3JT
Received 19 Aug 2021Tan Cottage Blaisdon Longhope Gloucestershire GL17 0AH
Received 18 Aug 2021Records 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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