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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.
7,247 approved · 754 refused · 434 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Ford Farm Holiday Lodges Ford Lane Kilcot Gloucestershire GL18 1NW
Received 25 Oct 2022Buchanans Recreation Ground Victoria Road Coleford Gloucestershire GL16 8DS
Received 25 Oct 2022Harthill Grange Sandy Lane Hewelsfield GL15 6XA
Received 26 Oct 2022New House Woolaston Common Woolaston Gloucestershire GL15 6NU
Received 26 Oct 2022Brynheulog Underhill Brockweir Gloucestershire NP16 7NQ
Received 26 Oct 2022The Rock Hillersland Coleford Gloucestershire GL16 7NY
Received 26 Oct 2022Old School House Tibberton Lane Tibberton Gloucestershire GL19 3AQ
Received 27 Oct 2022Woodcroft Tibberton Lane Tibberton Gloucestershire GL19 3AQ
Received 28 Oct 202244 Summerleaze Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 5QD
Received 28 Oct 2022Wilbe Lodge Highview Road Ruardean Hill Gloucestershire GL17 9AR
Received 28 Oct 2022Oak View Barn Bulley Churcham Gloucester Gloucestershire GL2 8BJ
Received 31 Oct 202213 Westerley Close Cinderford Gloucestershire GL14 3EB
Received 31 Oct 2022The Green Redmarley Gloucester Gloucestershire GL19 3JT
Received 27 Oct 20227 Parragate Cinderford Gloucestershire GL14 2LX
Received 31 Oct 2022Ferrybank House Brightlands Church Road Newnham Gloucestershire GL14 1AG
Received 27 Oct 2022Medina Newland Coleford Gloucestershire GL16 8NJ
Received 27 Oct 2022Ashwell Grange House Stroat Chepstow NP16 7LS
Received 31 Oct 2022Land At Amberley Brockhollands Road Bream Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 6ND
Received 1 Nov 2022Land Adjacent To 16 Parragate Cinderford GL14 2LT
Received 1 Nov 202237 Glebe Road Newent Gloucestershire GL18 1BJ
Received 1 Nov 20224 Campbell Rd Broadwell Coleford Glos GL16 7BS
Received 1 Nov 20221 Forsdene Walk Coalway Coleford Gloucestershire GL16 7JZ
Received 1 Nov 2022Malvern View Brand Green Redmarley Gloucester Gloucestershire GL19 3JD
Received 2 Nov 2022Old Ferry Inn Business Centre Road From Buttington Terrace To The Old Ferry Inn Beachley Gloucestershire NP16 7HH
Received 2 Nov 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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