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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 dates9,809Searchable applications
280Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 8,600 approved or refused records
807Refused applications
7,793 approved · 807 refused · 474 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- RefusedP0841/24/FUL
Change of use of land to B8 (Storage and Distribution) for siting of 63no. storage containers for rent
Chamberlains Nurseries Ledbury Road Newent Gloucestershire GL18 1DL
Received 11 Jul 2024 - ConsentP0842/24/FUL
Erection of two-storey rear/side extension and alterations with associated works.
Pear Tree Cottage Coopers Road Christchurch Coleford Gloucestershire GL16 7AL
Received 11 Jul 2024 - RefusedP0843/24/FUL
Erection of electric gates and associated wall and piers (retrospective).
Lion Row Parkend Lydney GL15 4JZ
Received 11 Jul 2024 - ConsentP0844/24/FUL
Erection of a single storey side extension with terrace
Fedden Myrtle Cottage Blakeney Hill Road Blakeney Gloucestershire GL15 4BT
Received 11 Jul 2024 - ConsentP0845/24/TCA
Remove large apple tree that has fallen over due to extreme cavities in the trunk.
Rose Villa Corner Road Pillowell Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 4QU
Received 12 Jul 2024 - ConsentP0846/24/FUL
Erection of a detached shed.
2 Queen Street Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 5LY
Received 15 Jul 2024 - ConsentP0847/24/FUL
Conversion of existing barn to a single dwellinghouse.
Barn 1 Barnage Road Alvington Gloucestershire GL15 6AG
Received 15 Jul 2024 - RefusedP0071/24/DISCON
Discharge of condition 03 (extraction flue details) relating to P0129/24/FUL.
9 Newerne Street Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 5RA
Received 15 Jul 2024 - ConsentP0072/24/DISCON
Discharge of Condition 19 (Great Crested Newt Certificate) relating to planning permission P0265/22/FUL and subsequent P0776/24/NONMAT.
Land Near Highleadon Highleadon Gloucestershire
Received 15 Jul 2024 - ConsentP0848/24/FUL
Erection of single-storey rear extension and associated works to include removal of existing conservatory.
37 Templeway Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 5HU
Received 16 Jul 2024 - ConsentP0849/24/FUL
Erection of single storey side / rear extensions
Rosedene Prince Crescent Staunton Gloucester Gloucestershire GL19 3RF
Received 16 Jul 2024 - RefusedP0850/24/FUL
Erection of single-storey self-build dwelling.
Haynes Farmland Paddock (Land At Haynes Farm) Grove Villa Taynton Gloucester Gloucestershire GL19 3AN
Received 16 Jul 2024 - ConsentP0851/24/FUL
Erection of detached garage, single-storey rear extension and associated works.
5 Mornington Terrace High Street Newnham Gloucestershire GL14 1BG
Received 16 Jul 2024 - ConsentP0852/24/LBC
Listed building consent for the erection of single-storey rear extension and associated works.
5 Mornington Terrace High Street Newnham Gloucestershire GL14 1BG
Received 16 Jul 2024 - ConsentP0857/24/FUL
Erection of single-storey rear/side extension and replacement of rear cladding. Demolition of existing side conservatory and single-storey rear extension.
1 The Breezes Lydney Road Bream Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 6EW
Received 16 Jul 2024 - RefusedP0858/24/FUL
Change of use of holiday lets and proposed alterations to form one residential dwelling and associated works
Butts Holiday Lets Ashleworth Lane Corse Gloucestershire GL19 3BU
Received 16 Jul 2024 - DecidedP0859/24/LD2
Application under section 192 to establish whether the erection of an office outbuilding and storage area requires planning permission
C U Lighting Ltd Speech House Road Broadwell Coleford Gloucestershire GL16 7EG
Received 17 Jul 2024 - Pending ConsiderationP0860/24/CPC
Variation of condition 3 (Duration) relating to planning consent 14/0032/FDS73M 21.10.2014 which required the quarrying and restoration to be completed by 28.04.2024
Drybrook Quarries Ltd Hawthorns Road Drybrook Gloucestershire GL17 9BT
Received 17 Jul 2024 - DecidedP0862/24/FUL
Conversion of existing public house (Sui Generis) to provide three terraced dwellings (Use Class C3) utilising the existing access from Oldcroft Road, including associated parking and landscaping.
Nags Head Inn Oldcroft Road Yorkley Slade Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 4RX
Received 17 Jul 2024 - ConsentP0863/24/FUL
Proposed change of use to incorporate dog agility training with existing equestrian use
Land Opposite Innerstone House Chapel Lane Redmarley Gloucester GL19 3JH
Received 18 Jul 2024 - ConsentP0864/24/ADV
Advertisement consent for 1 fascia sign and 1 projecting hanging sign (Retrospective)
The Old Viaduct Store Lower Lydbrook Lydbrook Gloucestershire GL17 9NW
Received 18 Jul 2024 - ConsentP0865/24/FUL
Restoration of canal together with a towpath to one side, a swing bridge over the canal, a winding hole and a small extension to allow the building of a winding hole at the western end of the site currently being rebuilt and associated works
Land Adjoining B4215 Malswick Gloucestershire
Received 18 Jul 2024 - ConsentP0866/24/NONMAT
Non material amendment to planning permission P1730/22/FUL to alter position of new kitchen wall, amendments to garden room roof and shed roof
Montpelier Gloucester Road Tutshill Chepstow NP16 7DB
Received 18 Jul 2024 - ConsentP0867/24/FUL
Erection of first floor extension and enlarged porch.
Rose Cottage Nottwood Hill Longhope Gloucestershire GL17 0AN
Received 18 Jul 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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