Understanding planning · 13 min read
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.
7,182 approved · 746 refused · 431 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
Coopers Buttermilk Lane Rudford Gloucestershire GL2 8DY
Received 8 Jun 2022Ingleside High Street Newnham Gloucestershire GL14 1BS
Received 8 Jun 2022The Willows Main Road Pillowell Gloucestershire GL15 4QX
Received 8 Jun 2022Laburnum House Hinders Lane Huntley Gloucestershire GL19 3EZ
Received 9 Jun 2022Bailey House Bailey Hill Yorkley Gloucestershire GL15 4RS
Received 9 Jun 2022York Cottage Orchard Way Berry Hill Gloucestershire GL16 7AQ
Received 9 Jun 2022Pageville Stockwell Green Cinderford Gloucestershire GL14 2EH
Received 9 Jun 2022Ludlow House Church Square Blakeney Gloucestershire GL15 4DX
Received 8 Jun 20222 Westend House Church Square Blakeney Gloucestershire GL15 4DX
Received 8 Jun 20222 Mull Cottage Reddings Lane Littledean Cinderford Gloucestershire GL14 3LD
Received 9 Jun 202232 Birch Grove Tutshill Chepstow Gloucestershire NP16 7FH
Received 9 Jun 2022Church Of St Michael Church Road Soudley Gloucestershire GL14 2UA
Received 10 Jun 2022Land Rear Of 5 Cross Farm Close Aylburton Gloucestershire
Received 10 Jun 2022Barn And Stable Edens Hill Farm Upleadon Gloucestershire GL18 1ED
Received 13 Jun 2022Barn And Stable Edens Hill Farm Upleadon Gloucestershire GL18 1ED
Received 13 Jun 2022Aylesmore Court St Briavels Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 6UQ
Received 10 Jun 2022Bullo Dock Bullo Pill Newnham Gloucestershire GL14 1ED
Received 13 Jun 20228 Silver Street Littledean Cinderford Gloucestershire GL14 3NN
Received 13 Jun 202232 Byfords Road Huntley Gloucester Gloucestershire GL19 3EL
Received 13 Jun 2022Clearwell And Stowe Hill Quarries Stowe Green St Briavels Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 6QH
Received 13 Jun 2022Corner House Lower Road Soudley Cinderford Gloucestershire GL14 2TZ
Received 13 Jun 2022School House Naas Lane Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 5AT
Received 13 Jun 2022Heathers The Green Redmarley Gloucester Gloucestershire GL19 3JT
Received 13 Jun 202232 Byfords Road Huntley Gloucester Gloucestershire GL19 3EL
Received 13 Jun 2022Records 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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