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Forest of Dean District Council
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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
8,907Searchable applications
274Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 7,799 approved or refused records
734Refused applications

7,065 approved · 734 refused · 418 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 14 Jul 2004 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.

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More application records

  1. ConsentP0172/22/FUL

    Conversion of Agricultural Barn to a Residential Dwelling.

    Barn To The East Of Green Croft Farm Taynton GL19 3AN

    Received 8 Feb 2022
  2. ConsentP0173/22/FUL

    Erection of annexe ancillary to the main dwelling. Demolition of existing outbuilding.

    1 Veldt House Cottages Preston Cross Ledbury HR8 2ND

    Received 7 Feb 2022
  3. ConsentP0174/22/FUL

    Erection of a first floor side extension together with associated works.

    10A Bilson Cinderford Gloucestershire GL14 2LJ

    Received 8 Feb 2022
  4. ConsentP0175/22/FUL

    Engineering operations on agricultural land, to alter ground levels and create a new surface water swale, including new orchard planting (part retrsopective).

    Broadstone Farm Staunton Road Staunton Coleford GL16 8PB

    Received 8 Feb 2022
  5. DecidedP0176/22/LD2

    Application under section 192 to establish whether the erection of a single storey rear extension requires planning permission.

    Kyla Tufthorn Road Coleford Gloucestershire GL16 8PY

    Received 9 Feb 2022
  6. ConsentP0177/22/FUL

    Erection of two single storey extensions to the changing rooms with associated works.

    Memorial Hall Netherend Crescent Woolaston Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 6SU

    Received 9 Feb 2022
  7. DecidedP0179/22/LD2

    Application under section 192 to establish whether a loft conversion and minor internal alterations requires planning permission.

    24 Church Road Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 5ED

    Received 9 Feb 2022
  8. ConsentP0180/22/FUL

    Installation of ground mounted solar panel array.

    The Croft Chessgrove Lane Longhope Gloucestershire GL17 0QJ

    Received 7 Feb 2022
  9. ConsentP0181/22/FUL

    Erection of 2 No. single storey extensions with car port. Erection of a detached garage with solar PV array and shed. Demolition of existing garage and shed.

    1A Perch Drive Mile End Coleford Gloucestershire GL16 7DG

    Received 8 Feb 2022
  10. ConsentP0182/22/TCA

    1 x Pear tree (diseased) - remove and replace with 2 new pear trees. 2 x Silver Birch trees - undertake a crown reduction of between 2 to 2.5 metres and tidy up lower branches.

    Pear Tree Cottage Causeway Redmarley Gloucester Gloucestershire GL19 3JS

    Received 8 Feb 2022
  11. ConsentP0183/22/FUL

    Variation of Conditions 02 (approved plans) and 07 (car parking and manoeuvring facilities), removal of conditions 08 (driveway gradient), 09 (vehicular access) and 10 (car parking) relating to planning permission P0032/11/FUL to remove the requirement to provide shared parking amenity.

    Pochar House (Also Known As Land At Fairbank) Camomile Green Lydbrook Gloucestershire GL17 9LL

    Received 8 Feb 2022
  12. ConsentP0184/22/TCA

    Remove 2 x Hawthorn on North West property boundary. Remove 1 x young, self-seeded Oak on North West property boundary to enable adjacent Rowan to thrive.

    Bryn Derw Upper Road Pillowell Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 4RA

    Received 8 Feb 2022
  13. ConsentP0185/22/FUL

    Erection of two storey front extension with associated works.

    31 Compton Close Corse Gloucestershire GL19 3RP

    Received 10 Feb 2022
  14. ConsentP0186/22/TCA

    T1 and T2 are Golden Cupressaceae sp. standing to the front of the property. Applicant would like to crown reduce by 25-30% in order to maintain the trees within the available space. T3 is a small Fastigiate Yew, standing to the side of the property. Applicant would like to reduce canopy by 50% in order to create a smaller tree that does not interfere with the adjacent building.

    Kingsweir Church Road Longhope Gloucestershire GL17 0LG

    Received 10 Feb 2022
  15. ConsentP0187/22/FUL

    Erection of a single storey rear and side extension with associated works.

    23 Primrose Drive Milkwall Coleford Gloucestershire GL16 7PU

    Received 10 Feb 2022
  16. ConsentP0188/22/FUL

    Erection of a rear single storey extension with associated works. Demolition of existing conservatory.

    7 School Crescent Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 5TA

    Received 10 Feb 2022
  17. ConsentP0190/22/FUL

    Erection of No. 2 detached garages with parking and associated works.

    Plot 1 & 2 The Old Sawmills The Tufts Bream Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 6HL

    Received 9 Feb 2022
  18. DecidedP0191/22/AG

    Prior notification for the erection of a general purpose building for the storage of hay, straw and machinery.

    Hewelsfield Court Hewelsfield Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 6UL

    Received 11 Feb 2022
  19. ConsentP0192/22/APP

    Approval of reserved matters (Access, Appearance, Landscaping, Layout and Scale) relating to outline permission P1206/19/OUT and Discharge of conditions 4 (electric vehicle charging, cycle storage, recycling storage,fire hydrants) 5 (foul and surface water drainage scheme ), 6 (vehicular access including visibility splays at the access point to the development, roadside frontage boundaries, footway levels, and surfacing materials) and 7 (areas for the parking) relating to P1206/19/OUT.

    Land Adjoining Longhope Road Huntley

    Received 10 Feb 2022
  20. UnknownP0197/22/FUL

    Erection of a detached bungalow with associated parking, landscaping and works.

    Robins Nest Birdwood Gloucester Gloucestershire GL19 3EF

    Received 11 Feb 2022
  21. ConsentP0012/22/DISCON

    Discharge of condition 04 (CEMP) relating to planning permission P1696/21/FUL.

    Lydney Harbour Harbour Road Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 4ER

    Received 11 Feb 2022
  22. ConsentP0013/22/DISCON

    Discharge of conditions 03 (CEMP) and 04 (Biodiversity) relating to planning permission P1697/21/FUL.

    Roundabout Lydney Glos

    Received 11 Feb 2022
  23. ConsentP0205/22/FUL

    Variation of conditions Condition 2 (approved plans) and Condition 4 (access, parking and turning facilities) of planning permission P0859/21/FUL for the addition of P.V array.

    Fairtide Centre Naas Lane Lydney GL15 5AT

    Received 11 Feb 2022
  24. ConsentP0207/22/FUL

    Construction of a 350m circular canter (shredded carpet surface) 3m wide.

    Drews Farm Taynton Lane Taynton Gloucester GL19 3AN

    Received 14 Feb 2022

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