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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 dates9,774Searchable applications
280Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 8,567 approved or refused records
804Refused applications
7,763 approved · 804 refused · 473 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- ConsentP0051/24/DISCON
Discharge of condition 02 (homeowners pack and information boards) relating to P0876/23/APP.
Land Off Lydney Bypass And Naas Lane Lydney Gloucestershire
Received 15 May 2024 - ConsentP0052/24/DISCON
Discharge of condition 18 (fire hydrants) relating to P0745/18/OUT.
Land Off Lydney Bypass And Naas Lane Lydney Gloucestershire
Received 15 May 2024 - ConsentP0608/24/TCA
TG1 Cypress of the MWA Arboricultural Report. Works: Remove (fell) to near ground level a section of the group to create a minimum clearance to the affected structure of no less than 8m. (circa 9 trees). Reason: Clay shrinkage subsidence damage at neighbouring property Spring Cottage, GL17 0AL.
The Old Post Office Blaisdon Lane Blaisdon Gloucestershire GL17 0AL
Received 16 May 2024 - ConsentP0610/24/FUL
Addition of balcony, alterations to dormer window
Meadow Rise Lower Lane Five Acres Coleford Gloucestershire GL16 7QN
Received 16 May 2024 - ConsentP0612/24/FUL
Erection of single-storey extension to provide kitchen/dining area and double garage.
4 Southfield Road Coleford Gloucestershire GL16 8BZ
Received 17 May 2024 - DecidedP0614/24/CPC
Certificate of Lawfulness of Existing Use - county planning reference 23/0041/FDCERT
Old Station Yard Station Road Newent Gloucestershire
Received 15 May 2024 - DecidedP0617/24/PJ14PA
Prior notification for the installation of 161no. solar PV panels to existing roof, via mounting rails. Plus relevant internal electrical works and installation of inverter to connect to the grid.
Whitecross Leisure Centre Church Road Lydney Gloucestershire
Received 17 May 2024 - RefusedP0618/24/FUL
Erection of replacement garage. Demolition of existing garage.
1 Furnace Valley Blakeney Gloucestershire GL15 4DH
Received 20 May 2024 - ConsentP0619/24/FUL
Erection of two-storey side extension, extension above existing single-storey kitchen, detached garage/workshop and alterations to existing dwelling.
The Skripett Park Hill Road The Woolastons Woolaston Gloucestershire GL15 6PT
Received 20 May 2024 - DecidedP0620/24/PQ3PA
Prior approval for the conversion of an agricultural building to provide a single two-storey dwelling and for building operations reasonably necessary for the conversion
Agricultural Building Chelten Elms Boughspring Lane Tidenham Chase Gloucestershire NP16 7JJ
Received 20 May 2024 - DecidedP0621/24/AG
Prior notification for the erection of an agricultural building to be used to store straw
Agricultural Building Boxbush Farm Upper Rodley Road Rodley Gloucestershire GL14 1QZ
Received 20 May 2024 - ConsentP0622/24/TCA
Remove an ornamental cherry tree due to it being dead, and reduce the height of a Silver Birch from 12 metres to 8 metres.
93 High Street Aylburton Gloucestershire GL15 6DL
Received 20 May 2024 - ConsentP0623/24/TCA
T1 - Yew, reduce by 1.5-2 metres in accordance with BS3998:2010 in order to reduce stress on retaining wall. G1 - Laurel, coppice large group of laurel to allow for the installation of new boundary fence.
Hillcot House Cinder Hill St Briavels Gloucestershire GL15 6RG
Received 20 May 2024 - ConsentP0624/24/FUL
Demolition of existing rear extension and replace with single-storey rear extension and associated works.
22 Perch Drive Mile End Coleford Gloucestershire GL16 7DG
Received 20 May 2024 - ConsentP0626/24/FUL
Retention of a mobile home (with overnight sleeping accommodation) on the site for security and welfare purposes whilst development permitted under reference P1327/23/FUL is completed. The mobile home will be permanently removed from the site on or before 1st September 2026 (even if the development has not beeon n completed for unforeseen reasons). (Retrospective)
Land At Coinros Nursery Clements End Sling GL15 8LN
Received 21 May 2024 - ConsentP0053/24/DISCON
Discharge of Conditions 5 (Surface Water Drainage Scheme) and 7 (Schedule of Repairs) relating to planning permission P1301/22/FUL
54 The Scarr Newent Gloucestershire GL18 1DQ
Received 20 May 2024 - ConsentP0629/24/FUL
Demolition of existing single-storey side and rear extension, Erection of replacement two-storey side extension and single-storey rear extension with terrace.
The Manse Longhope Road Hopes Hill Longhope Gloucestershire GL17 0PG
Received 21 May 2024 - DecidedP0631/24/PBC4PA
Prior approval for temporary recreational campsite
River Severn Bank Pop Up Campsite Court Farm Rodley Road Rodley Westbury On Severn GL14 1RE
Received 21 May 2024 - Pending ConsiderationP0632/24/FUL
Change of use from a former mixed use as a single dwelling and occasional wedding venue with on-site accommodation to 11 rental suites and apartments to include 2 guest suites and provision of communal areas to include restaurant, replacement of the existing former school buildings with a range of 17 residential units and a further restaurant, conversion of the coach house to spa and wellness centre, provision of ancillary areas comprising car parking, refuse and recycling storage, new substation, landscaping and access
Blaisdon Hall Blaisdon Longhope Gloucestershire GL17 0AQ
Received 21 May 2024 - Pending ConsiderationP0633/24/LBC
Listed building consent for conversion of main dwelling to facilitate 11 rental suites and apartments to include 2 guest suites and provision of communal areas to include restaurant. Conversion of the coach house to spa and wellness centre
Blaisdon Hall Blaisdon Longhope Gloucestershire GL17 0AQ
Received 21 May 2024 - ConsentP0635/24/FUL
Erection of single-storey rear extension.
Bridge Bungalow Broadmoor Road Cinderford Gloucestershire GL14 2YE
Received 22 May 2024 - DecidedP0636/24/LD1
Application under Section 191 to establish whether the change of use from a stable block to residential annexe ancillary to main dwelling is lawful.
Annexe At The Willows Malswick Newent Gloucestershire GL18 1HF
Received 22 May 2024 - ConsentP0637/24/FUL
Change of use of part of existing residential curtilage to a bio-diversity nature area (taking that area outside of the existing residential curtilage) and the change of use and alterations to a redundant attached annexe (formally a commercial carpentry workshop) into three self-catering tourism units. Minor external and internal alterations to existing two storey dwelling house and new site access and associated hard and soft landscaping upon retained smaller residential curtilage
Ferneyfield Abenhall Road Mitcheldean Gloucestershire GL17 0DT
Received 22 May 2024 - ConsentP0639/24/FUL
Erection of single storey detached granny annexe ancillary to the main dwelling
8 Loop Road Beachley Chepstow NP16 7HE
Received 23 May 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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