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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 dates9,630Searchable applications
280Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 8,436 approved or refused records
792Refused applications
7,644 approved · 792 refused · 467 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- ConsentP0053/24/NONMAT
Non Material Amendment to P1186/22/FUL to switch the bricks from the approved Brickworks Hovingham Rivern to a Fronterra Farmstead Antique product.
Land North Of The A48/West Of Naas Lane Lydney
Received 10 Jan 2024 - ConsentP0056/24/FUL
Erection of building to cover existing sileage clamp with associated works.
Silage Clamp Griffins Farm Huntley Road Tibberton Gloucestershire
Received 11 Jan 2024 - RefusedP0057/24/AG
Prior notification for the erection of agricultural building of loose housing for the purposes of animal welfare.
Croeso Phillips Close Oldcroft Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 4LG
Received 12 Jan 2024 - ConsentP0058/24/FUL
Erection of detached double garage and workshop
Fernlea Chasend Hill Bromsberrow Ledbury HR8 1SE
Received 12 Jan 2024 - ConsentP0060/24/FUL
Erection of a single storey side and rear extension
High Oaks Yorkley Wood Road Yorkley Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 4TT
Received 12 Jan 2024 - ConsentP0061/24/TCA
Fell 1 x Oak tree on The Green due to subsidence damage caused to numbers 8 and 9 The Green.
8 And 9 The Green Newnham Gloucestershire GL14 1AF
Received 10 Jan 2024 - ConsentP0062/24/TPO
Cut back Beech tree covered by Tree Preservation Order number G41 (TPO 103) to previous pruning points.
7 The Butts Newent Gloucestershire GL18 1SH
Received 12 Jan 2024 - ConsentP0070/24/TCA
Fell 1 x Copper Beech due to the tree causing subsidence damage to the property.
Spring Cottage Blaisdon Lane Blaisdon Longhope Gloucestershire GL17 0AL
Received 12 Jan 2024 - ConsentP0065/24/TCA
Re-pollard 2 x Lime trees by cutting back to previous pruning points.
Land Adjacent To 1 Artillery Place Newnham Gloucestershire
Received 12 Jan 2024 - ConsentP0066/24/FUL
Variation of condition 01 (approved plans) to P0066/23/APP to allow for the addition of a first floor within the roof space of the building including x2 rooflights
Yew Tree Cottage Bromsberrow Heath Ledbury HR8 1PG
Received 12 Jan 2024 - ConsentP0067/24/FUL
Conversion of x2 agricultural barns into x2 Holiday lets with associated parking, landscaping and works.
Ardens Farm The Village Westbury On Severn Gloucestershire GL14 1PE
Received 15 Jan 2024 - ConsentP0068/24/LBC
Listed building consent for work associated with the conversion of x2 barns in x2 Holiday lets.
Ardens Farm The Village Westbury On Severn Gloucestershire GL14 1PE
Received 15 Jan 2024 - ConsentP0069/24/FUL
Repairs to roofing slates, introduction of additional rooflights to the front and a new PV panel array.
The Village Shop Mill Hill Brockweir Chepstow NP16 7NW
Received 15 Jan 2024 - ConsentP0072/24/FUL
Conversion of existing rear single storey extension, conversion of the existing garage to an annexe ancillary to main dwelling. Construction of a new car port. Removal of the existing roof and box dormers (front and rear) to be replaced with a new gable roof with associated front and rear box dormers, pitched roof lights and new chimney.
The Willows Riverside Lane Broadoak Newnham Gloucestershire GL14 1JH
Received 15 Jan 2024 - RefusedP0073/24/FUL
Temporary Retention of Dwelling and Garage Building for up to 3 years for the essential needs of a rural worker to demonstrate viability of farm business (resubmission of P0357/23/FUL)
Engine Meadow Lodge Dymock Gloucestershire GL18 2BG
Received 15 Jan 2024 - RefusedP0074/24/FUL
Erection of a single storey extension with associated works.
36 Hazel Road Drybrook Gloucestershire GL17 9EP
Received 15 Jan 2024 - ConsentP0075/24/FUL
Erection of single storey extension to front elevation
Moorlands Hazel Hill Drybrook Gloucestershire GL17 9HR
Received 15 Jan 2024 - RefusedP0081/24/OUT
Outline application for the erection of new dwelling with some matters reserved
The Red House Brockhollands Bream Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 4PP
Received 15 Jan 2024 - ConsentP0082/24/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear extension
7 Cleeve Rise Newent Gloucestershire GL18 1BZ
Received 15 Jan 2024 - ConsentP0003/24/DISCON
Discharge of Condition 3 (surface water drainage scheme) and Condition 4 (biodiversity enhancement scheme) relating to planning permission P0220/22/FUL.
Orchard Cottage Newland Street Coleford Gloucestershire GL16 8NA
Received 15 Jan 2024 - ConsentP0085/24/FUL
Variation of Condition 1 (in accordance with approved plans) to allow reduction in size and design of the bungalow extension and pitched roof changed to flat roof relating to planning permission P0065/23/FUL
Orchard Bungalow New Road Blakeney Gloucestershire GL15 4DD
Received 16 Jan 2024 - ConsentP0004/24/DISCON
Discharge of Condition 3 (external and internal lighting) relating to planning permission P0343/23/FUL
Hartpury Court Hartpury Gloucester Gloucestershire GL19 3DE
Received 16 Jan 2024 - DecidedP0086/24/LD2
Application under Section 192 to establish whether the use of land for stationing of a single unit mobile home requires planning permission
Pine View Steam Mills Cinderford Gloucestershire GL14 3JD
Received 16 Jan 2024 - ConsentP0005/24/DISCON
Discharge of Condition 27 (Remediation works/completion report) relating to planning permission P0722/21/FUL
Longhope Business Park Monmouth Road Longhope Gloucestershire
Received 16 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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