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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 dates9,740Searchable applications
280Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 8,535 approved or refused records
802Refused applications
7,733 approved · 802 refused · 473 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- RefusedP0388/24/FUL
Erection of a two-storey side extension and double garage.
Sheercliffe Coleford Road Tidenham Chepstow NP16 7JD
Received 25 Mar 2024 - ConsentP0389/24/FUL
Erection of a dwelling and change of use of the existing garage to an annexe building for ancillary use of the new dwelling.
Orchard Cottage Coleford Road Woodcroft Gloucestershire NP16 7PX
Received 25 Mar 2024 - ConsentP0390/24/FUL
Proposed dwelling and associated works
Blue Rock Cottage Blue Rock Crescent Bream Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 6LW
Received 25 Mar 2024 - ConsentP0038/24/DISCON
Discharge of conditions 03 (external materials) relating to planning permission P1242/23/FUL.
The Lower White House New Road Popes Hill Newnham Gloucestershire GL14 1JT
Received 25 Mar 2024 - ConsentP0391/24/TCA
G1 - Laurels and Hazel at corner of garden next to A48/Court Lane junction - fell stems leaning over the wall and reduce canopy to approximately 1.2 metres, in order to create a denser hedge. G2 - Large Bay tree - remove 3 stems leaving over the garden, in order to allow more light into the garden.
Myrtle Cottage Court Lane Alvington Gloucestershire GL15 6BG
Received 25 Mar 2024 - ConsentP0394/24/NONMAT
Non-material amendment to planning permission P1374/23/FUL to replace existing upvc windows with taller timber sash windows and creation of additional 500mm width for the approved extension
Oakview Beech Road Yorkley Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 4TJ
Received 26 Mar 2024 - ConsentP0395/24/FUL
Erection of a two-storey side extension.
9 Coopers Way Newent Gloucestershire GL18 1TJ
Received 26 Mar 2024 - ConsentP0396/24/FUL
Variation of condition 01 (approved plans) of planning application P2203/20/FUL to allow for design changes
Hillyfields Tewkesbury Road Newent Gloucestershire GL18 1LG
Received 27 Mar 2024 - ConsentP0397/24/FUL
Erection of single storey rear extension, single storey front porch and chimney at gable.
6 Dukes Close Five Acres Coleford Gloucestershire GL16 7SB
Received 27 Mar 2024 - ConsentP0398/24/FUL
Erection of first floor extension and replacement of existing rear ground floor windows with new door and windows
25 Grove Road Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 5JE
Received 27 Mar 2024 - ConsentP0399/24/FUL
Change of use of agricultural building to Class B8 Use (storage and distribution)
Barn At Churcham House Main Road Churcham Gloucestershire GL2 8BP
Received 27 Mar 2024 - ConsentP0400/24/FUL
Replacement of two existing bell tents with two new portable holiday cabins and associated works. (Part retrospective)
Bicknor Cottage Ross Road English Bicknor Coleford Gloucestershire GL16 7PA
Received 27 Mar 2024 - ConsentP0402/24/FUL
Alterations including repairs to north elevation, erection of porch and addition of rooflight
Mantley Lodge Ross Road Newent Gloucestershire GL18 1QY
Received 27 Mar 2024 - ConsentP0403/24/FUL
Erection of single-storey side extension to ground floor and single-storey extention to lower ground floor and associated works.
River View Symonds Yat Rock Coleford Gloucestershire GL16 7NZ
Received 27 Mar 2024 - ConsentP0404/24/TCA
Twin stemmed plum (P1) - Full removal. Tree produces little or no fruit and is in awkward location. Maple (M1) - Crown reduction of 30%. General ongoing management of this trees size. Hawthorn (HW1) - Full removal. Majority of tree overhangs rear portion of house. Conifers (C1, C2, C3) - Full removal. Trees are large and imposing in the garden. Holly (HL1) - Full removal. Top half of tree appears dead or dying back and it is of poor form. Sumac (S1) - Full removal. Tree is growing at an awkward angle. Elder (E1), Hazel coppice (HZ1) and Laurel (L1) - Reduce overall height down to approximately 1.8 metres. To create a manageable area of hedgerow. Re-plant 40 x Laurel in area indicated on the submitted sketch plan.
Milling House Millbrook Green Aylburton Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 6BY
Received 27 Mar 2024 - ConsentP0405/24/FUL
Change of use of redundant workshop to residential dwelling
Clanna Garden House Clanna Alvington Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 6AJ
Received 27 Mar 2024 - ConsentP0408/24/FUL
Erection of a dwelling
Land At Nibley Mill Farm Nibley Hill Blakeney Gloucestershire
Received 27 Mar 2024 - ConsentP0409/24/FUL
Erection of single-storey side extension.
Verlie Hewlett Way Ruspidge Cinderford Gloucestershire GL14 3AJ
Received 28 Mar 2024 - ConsentP0039/24/DISCON
Discharge of condition 3 (external noise) relating to Planning Permission P1413/22/FUL.
6 Market Street Cinderford Gloucestershire GL14 2SD
Received 28 Mar 2024 - ConsentP0040/24/DISCON
Discharge of conditions 05 (scheme for hard and soft landscaping) and 07 (boundary treatment) relating to Planning Permission P0643/23/FUL.
Saycells Farm Much Marcle Ledbury HR8 2NP
Received 28 Mar 2024 - ConsentP0041/24/DISCON
Discharge of condition 17 (external lighting) relating to Planning Permission P1612/23/FUL.
Northern Field Between Marian's Walk And Grove Road (Also Known As Land At Grove Road, Berry Hill) Coleford Gloucestershire
Received 28 Mar 2024 - ConsentP0413/24/TPO
Trees covered by T2, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8, G3, G4, G5, G6, G7, G9 and A1 of Tree Preservation Order number DFTPO 11, remove lower branches adjacent to road to a height of 4 metres above ground level to allow adequate clearance for passing vehicles.
Buchanans Recreation Ground Victoria Road Coleford Gloucestershire GL16 8DS
Received 28 Mar 2024 - RefusedP0414/24/OUT
Outline application for the erection of 5no. dwellings (some matters reserved)
11 Ruspidge Road Ruspidge Gloucestershire
Received 28 Mar 2024 - ConsentP0415/24/FUL
Conversion of Dutch Barn into 3 x self-catering tourist accommodation and conversion of milking parlour to 1 x independent dwelling house. Demolition of 1 x barn, removal of lean-to structures to extant Dutch Barn, partial demolition of workshop, removal of existing impermeable concrete groundworks for permeable solution and softer landscaping. Erection of a new 6 bay timber garage.
Farmyard Adjoining The Gables Fishpool Kempley Dymock GL18 2BT
Received 28 Mar 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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