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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 dates9,624Searchable applications
280Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 8,430 approved or refused records
792Refused applications
7,638 approved · 792 refused · 467 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 14 Jul 2004 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Skip to main contentContact planning Book a building inspectionLocal plan Planning and buildingPre-application advice Get advice on your planning applicationConservation areas Historic buildings and conservation areasArticle 4 directions Article 4 Directions
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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.
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
- ConsentP0003/24/FUL
Conversion and alteration of the existing garage annex building to create a garden room and home office with lightweight glazed link to the main house.
Chase End Tidenham Chase Chepstow NP16 7JN
Received 2 Jan 2024 - ConsentP0004/24/FUL
Erection of single storey flat roofed side extension to replace lean to.
18 Greenacre Bream Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 6AP
Received 2 Jan 2024 - ConsentP0006/24/FUL
Erection of a single storey bedroom extension to rear elevation.
4 Blandings Court Farm Tibberton Gloucestershire GL19 3AF
Received 3 Jan 2024 - ConsentP0007/24/FUL
Erection of steel portal framed agricultural storage building
Rose Hill Farm Leominster Road Dymock Gloucestershire GL18 2EF
Received 3 Jan 2024 - ConsentP0008/24/FUL
Erection of a single storey extension to create bedroom, wet room and carer's room.
Halt Farm Greenway Dymock GL18 2DT
Received 3 Jan 2024 - DecidedP0010/24/TCA
Cherry (C1 on sketch plan), crown reduction of one third. Silver Birch (SB1), reduction in overall height by one third. Hawthorn (H1), crown reduction of one third. Hawthorn (H2), crown reduction of one third. Purple Flowering Plum (FP1), crown reduction of one third.
Mistletoe House Unlawater Lane Newnham Gloucestershire GL14 1BJ
Received 4 Jan 2024 - ConsentP0011/24/TPO
Horse Chestnut T1 of Tree Preservation Order number DFTPO 145, prune back branches overhanging Mistletoe House to previous pruning points, as indicated on the submitted photograph.
Land To The North Of Mistletoe House Unlawater Lane Newnham Gloucestershire GL14 1BJ
Received 4 Jan 2024 - RefusedP0015/24/OUT
Outline application for erection of up to 17no. dwellings (up to 10no. self-build dwellings and 7no. affordable dwellings) with associated access, car parking and landscaping, play area, and improvements and external alterations to Staunton and Corse Community Hub (some matters reserved)
Land At The Swan Ledbury Road Staunton Gloucestershire
Received 4 Jan 2024 - ConsentP0016/24/FUL
Subdivision of first floor flat to create 2no. flats and erection of single storey rear extension with associated works
51 - 55 High Street Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 5DD
Received 4 Jan 2024 - UnknownP0017/24/FUL
Erection of footpath access Trackways.
Barn At Dick Whittington Farm Park Blakemore Park Little London Gloucestershire GL17 0PH
Received 4 Jan 2024 - RefusedP0018/24/LD2
Lawful Development Certificate Application for the provision of single unit mobile home (not operational development) within the garden of the lawful dwelling house for use as additional accommodation by a family member as part of one household (not a material change of use)
8 Severn View Road Yorkley Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 4SF
Received 5 Jan 2024 - RefusedP0026/24/FUL
Erection of agricultural building
Morse Farm Morse Road Drybrook Gloucestershire GL17 9AJ
Received 5 Jan 2024 - UnknownP0031/24/FUL
Change of use to extend existing holiday home park to accommodate the stationing of up to an additional 37 static holiday homes
33 Ford House Road The Scarr Newent Gloucestershire GL18 1LQ
Received 8 Jan 2024 - ConsentP0034/24/FUL
Erection of a two storey extension and extension to outbuiding.
Horsley Grove Cliffords Mesne Newent Gloucestershire GL18 1JW
Received 8 Jan 2024 - ConsentP0001/24/DISCON
Discharge of condition 7 (Materials Schedule) relating to permission P0808/22/FUL
Coopers Buttermilk Lane Rudford Gloucester Gloucestershire GL2 8DY
Received 8 Jan 2024 - ConsentP0038/24/FUL
Change of use from solely holiday let accommodation to provide residential annexed and holiday let accommodation
Corse Hill Farm Main Road Corse Lawn Gloucestershire GL19 4NT
Received 9 Jan 2024 - ConsentP0039/24/FUL
Removal of condition 01 (agricultural use) of planning permission P0077/08/FUL to allow for the barns to remain without having to be demolished.
Little Hawthorns Moorend Road Eldersfield Gloucester Gloucestershire GL19 4NS
Received 9 Jan 2024 - ConsentP0040/24/NONMAT
Non material amendment to application DF4054/B to add additional approved plans condition.
Clanna Gardens (Now Known As Clanna Country Park) Clanna Alvington Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 6AN
Received 9 Jan 2024 - ConsentP0002/24/DISCON
Discharge of Condition 2 (surface water drainage), 3 (internal and external lighting) and 4 (biodversity enhancement scheme) relating to planning permission P0669/23/FUL
2 Hillview New Road Blakeney Gloucestershire GL15 4DE
Received 9 Jan 2024 - DecidedP0042/24/TE
Prior notification for the Installation of a new sharable 25m lattice mast which is collocated with an existing compound approximately 84m to the southeast of the site. The development will include a base station, 2.4m high palisade fencing, 6no. operator cabinets, 1 no. meter cabinet, 6no. antennas and ancillary development thereto.
New Mast Ross Road Longhope Gloucestershire GL17 0LP
Received 9 Jan 2024 - ConsentP0043/24/TCA
T1 is a twinned stemmed Eucalyptus standing approx 14m high to the East of the property. One stem overhangs neighbouring property. Applicant would like to fell tree as unsuitable species that will rapidly outgrow available space. T2 and T3 are Willows standing in the garden further back from T1. Applicant would like to pollard T2 at approx 4-5m and fell T3. This will enable more light to the specimen Oak leaved Beech adjacent. T4 is a semi-mature Ash standing to the North of the property having signs of Chalara Ash Die back infection. Applicant would like to fell tree whilst it still retains structural integrity. T5 is a columnar Cupressaceae growing on the edge of the garage to the rear of the property. Applicant would like to fell as outgrowing available space.
Merlindene Old Monmouth Road Longhope Gloucestershire GL17 0NZ
Received 10 Jan 2024 - ConsentP0045/24/TCA
Cut back side of crown of multi-stemmed Willow tree in rear garden of 19 Church Road by approximately 4 metres as it is encroaching over the lawn.
19 Church Road Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 5EA
Received 10 Jan 2024 - ConsentP0048/24/TCA
Re-pollard Ash tree to previous pruning points. Reduce height of Silver Birch by approximately one third.
Wyvern Church Road Longhope Gloucestershire GL17 0LA
Received 10 Jan 2024 - ConsentP0052/24/APP
Approval of reserved matters (appearance, access, landscaping, layout and scale) of outline permission P0834/19/OUT for the erection of one dwelling.
Garden Of 16 Forest Patch Berry Hill Gloucestershire
Received 11 Jan 2024
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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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