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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
8,932Searchable applications
274Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 7,822 approved or refused records
735Refused applications

7,087 approved · 735 refused · 420 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.

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. ConsentP0275/22/FUL

    Conversion of outbuilding to form annexe with associated works.

    Field View The Tufts Bream Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 6HW

    Received 28 Feb 2022
  2. RefusedP0276/22/OUT

    Outline application for the erection of two dwellings and improvements to vehicular access and associated works. (all matters reserved)

    91 High Street Aylburton Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 6DL

    Received 28 Feb 2022
  3. RefusedP0277/22/FUL

    Erection of 5 dwellings with associated garages, parking, landscaping and works. (Scheme superseding extant permission for one dwelling). Improvements to existing vehicular access and provision of an access way.

    Alans Cottage Netherend Woolaston Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 6NN

    Received 28 Feb 2022
  4. ConsentP0278/22/FUL

    Proposed dropped kerb and creation of driveway.

    47 Parkend Road Bream Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 6JZ

    Received 1 Mar 2022
  5. ConsentP0279/22/FUL

    Removal of condition c (occupancy) of planning permission DF.4638/B.

    Bearse Farm The Bearse St Briavels Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 6QU

    Received 1 Mar 2022
  6. ConsentP0280/22/ADV

    Erection of illuminated pylon sign and advertising signage.

    Cinderford MG Broadmoor Road Forest Vale Industrial Estate Cinderford Gloucestershire GL14 2YE

    Received 1 Mar 2022
  7. DecidedP0281/22/GPDE

    Erection of a single storey rear extension. (general permitted development extension.)

    28 West View Newent Gloucestershire GL18 1TE

    Received 1 Mar 2022
  8. ConsentP0285/22/FUL

    Change of use of land to tourism and stationing of horse box with decking.

    Land To The Rear Of The Paddocks Lea Bailey Ross On Wye Hfds

    Received 1 Mar 2022
  9. DecidedP0291/22/TDC

    Application for Technical Detail consent for 6 No. Flats following Approval of Permission in Principle P1061/20/PIP

    Land At Swan Road Lydney Gloucestershire

    Received 1 Mar 2022
  10. ConsentP0293/22/FUL

    Erection of 26 No. dwellings (including 10 no. affordable homes and 1no. custom/self-build plot) with associated parking, landscaping and construction of a new vehicular access.

    Land Off Over Old Road Hartpury GL19 3BJ

    Received 1 Mar 2022
  11. ConsentP0017/22/DISCON

    Discharge of condition 11 (hard and soft landscaping) relating to planning permission P0205/22/FUL (Revised description).

    Fairtide Centre Naas Lane Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 5AT

    Received 1 Mar 2022
  12. ConsentP0295/22/FUL

    Siting of a mobile home for use in connection with the main dwelling and associated works.

    St Michaels Cottage Miss Graces Lane Tidenham Chase Chepstow NP16 7JR

    Received 2 Mar 2022
  13. ConsentP0296/22/FUL

    Conversion of multi-functional room above the garage (ancillary to the main house) into self contained holiday let.

    Herguest Cottage Wigpool Common Mitcheldean Gloucestershire GL17 0JN

    Received 2 Mar 2022
  14. ConsentP0297/22/FUL

    Construction of front and rear extensions and internal alterations with double garage.

    Glenavon Coleford Road Tutshill Chepstow NP16 7BU

    Received 2 Mar 2022
  15. ConsentP0298/22/FUL

    Erection of a two storey side and rear extension to provide additional accommodation. Demolition of Garage and Conservatory.

    1 Foxglove Way Milkwall Coleford Gloucestershire GL16 7PT

    Received 2 Mar 2022
  16. ConsentP0301/22/LBC

    Listed building consent for the installation of rendered concrete pillars and steel gates at the main entrance and gates between the house and garage

    Woofield Newland Coleford Gloucestershire GL16 8NJ

    Received 3 Mar 2022
  17. ConsentP0302/22/FUL

    Erection of a single storey extension with associated works. Internal and external alterations to existing kennel outbuilding to become plant room/storage and internal and external alterations to existing workshop/shed.

    Sharon Blaisdon Lane Blaisdon Gloucestershire GL17 0AL

    Received 3 Mar 2022
  18. RefusedP0304/22/OUT

    Outline application for the erection of detached dwelling and associated works (all matters reserved). Demolition of existing garages.

    Land Adj To Wyndover Larksfield Road Harrow Hill Gloucestershire GL17 9JP

    Received 3 Mar 2022
  19. ConsentP0305/22/FUL

    Erection of a two storey rear extension with associated works.

    2 Oak Way Huntley Gloucestershire GL19 3SD

    Received 3 Mar 2022
  20. ConsentP0306/22/FUL

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

    1 Platts Row Mitcheldean Gloucestershire GL17 0AX

    Received 3 Mar 2022
  21. ConsentP0307/22/FUL

    Relocation of vehicle access to improve visibility.

    Oak View Barn Bulley Lane Churcham GL2 8BJ

    Received 3 Mar 2022
  22. DecidedP0308/22/LD2

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

    21 Manor Road Newent Gloucestershire GL18 1TH

    Received 3 Mar 2022
  23. ConsentP0309/22/NONMAT

    Non-Material amendment to planning permission P0745/18/OUT to allow for the removal of condition 34 (offsite recreational disturbance measures)

    Land Off Lydney Bypass & Naas Lane Lydney Gloucestershire

    Received 3 Mar 2022
  24. ConsentP0018/22/DISCON

    Discharge of conditions 03 ( water drainage scheme), 04 ( window details) and 09 (flue details) relating to planning permission P1781/19/FUL.

    Brierley United Reformed Church Brierley Banks Brierley Gloucestershire GL17 9DH

    Received 4 Mar 2022

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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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