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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 dates9,816Searchable applications
279Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 8,607 approved or refused records
807Refused applications
7,800 approved · 807 refused · 475 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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
- ConsentP0916/24/FUL
Erection of a single storey side extension.
Whitlow Lodge Whitlow Lane Birdwood Gloucester Gloucestershire GL19 3EE
Received 31 Jul 2024 - DecidedP0920/24/LD2
Application under Section 192 to establish whether the construction of a replacement garage with associated access routes requires planning permission
The Larkins Blakeney Hill Road Blakeney Gloucestershire GL15 4BT
Received 31 Jul 2024 - ConsentP0921/24/FUL
Change of use to a community gym and associated works.
47 Foxes Bridge Road Cinderford Gloucestershire GL14 2PQ
Received 31 Jul 2024 - DecidedP0922/24/AG
Prior notification for the erection of a building for agricultural use
Glebe Farm Lower Common Aylburton Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 6DX
Received 1 Aug 2024 - RefusedP0923/24/FUL
Variation of Conditions 2 (use as holiday let only) and 3 (holiday let shall remain ancillary function to the main dwelling) relating to planning permission P0548/24/FUL to allow the building to be used for either a holiday let or a residential annex ancillary to the main dwelling
Spring Bank Malswick Newent Gloucestershire GL18 1HF
Received 1 Aug 2024 - ConsentP0074/24/DISCON
Discharge of conditions 05 (drainage scheme), 08 (internal and external lighting), 09 (hard and soft landscaping) and 10 (details of car parking and cycle storage) relating to planning permission P0964/23/FUL.
Garfield Brookend Woolaston Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 6PW
Received 1 Aug 2024 - ConsentP0927/24/FUL
Conversion of an existing barn into a single dwelling.
Little Hawthorns Moorend Road Eldersfield Gloucester Gloucestershire GL19 4NS
Received 1 Aug 2024 - ConsentP0929/24/FUL
Installation of eleven solar panels on roof.
The Patch Hollywell Lane Brockweir Chepstow NP16 7PJ
Received 2 Jul 2024 - ConsentP0931/24/FUL
proposed loft conversion and dormer to create two bedrooms and en-suite.
Nirvana Forest Rise Cinderford Gloucestershire GL14 2BX
Received 1 Aug 2024 - ConsentP0933/24/FUL
Erection of balcony on the rear and side elevation. Newly proposed lean-to canopy to the rear
Fernleigh Bents Lane Ruardean Hill Drybrook Gloucestershire GL17 9AS
Received 2 Aug 2024 - ConsentP0936/24/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear extension and associated works to include removal of existing conservatory
Meadowbank Farm Road Ruardean Woodside Ruardean Gloucestershire GL17 9XL
Received 2 Aug 2024 - ConsentP0937/24/FUL
Erection of timber decking, shallow gradient steps and installation of french doors (part-retrospective).
3 Railway Cottages Parkend Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 4JD
Received 2 Aug 2024 - ConsentP0938/24/NONMAT
Non-material amendment to planning permission P0518/24/FUL to change section of glass screening panels to timber.
Old Church Rooms Church Way Blakeney Gloucestershire GL15 4DT
Received 5 Aug 2024 - DecidedP0939/24/LD2
Application under Section 192 to establish whether the demolition of existing conservatory and erection of a single storey extension requires planning permission
8 The Willows Longhope Gloucestershire GL17 0QS
Received 5 Aug 2024 - ConsentP0940/24/FUL
Erection of single-storey rear extension and alterations.
14 Forsdene Walk Coalway Coleford Gloucestershire GL16 7JZ
Received 5 Aug 2024 - ConsentP0941/24/FUL
Change of use of part of surrounding field to residential curtilage. Erection of a single storey extension, extension to existing small lean-to on eastern elevation, conversion of loft space with dormer, solar panels to existing roof to the front of the property. Demolition of existing conservatory. (Part Retrospective).
Brook House Coldharbour Road Brockweir Chepstow NP16 7NN
Received 6 Aug 2024 - ConsentP0075/24/DISCON
Discharge of Conditions 7 (surface water drainage scheme) and 11 (external lighting) relating to planning permission P1330/23/FUL
Woolaston Methodist Church Woolaston Common Woolaston Gloucestershire GL15 6NT
Received 6 Aug 2024 - ConsentP0948/24/FUL
Conversion of existing detached garage into holiday let.
Kindlands Major Bullo Pill Newnham Gloucestershire GL14 1ED
Received 6 Aug 2024 - ConsentP0949/24/FUL
Refurbishment and internal alterations to existing pavilion and attached outbuildings. Extension (18m2) to scullery to form kitchen. Provision of free-standing log cabin for changing rooms.
Buchanans Recreation Ground Victoria Road Coleford Gloucestershire GL16 8DS
Received 6 Aug 2024 - UnknownP0950/24/FUL
Erection of an agricultural self-build workers dwelling, garage and creation of a new access to Bream Road
Close Turf Farm Bream Road St Briavels Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 6RA
Received 7 Aug 2024 - ConsentP0951/24/FUL
Erection of a two-storey rear extension.
Lower House Hawsley Lydbrook Gloucestershire GL17 9SR
Received 7 Aug 2024 - ConsentP0076/24/DISCON
Discharge of Condition 5 (Tree Protection Plan) relating to planning permission P0276/24/FUL
Four Winds Pettycroft Ruardean Gloucestershire GL17 9XH
Received 7 Aug 2024 - ConsentP0952/24/FUL
Demolition of existing dilapidated ancillary store building, erection of new ancillary store building associated with the existing Garden Centre
Trioscape Garden Centre Highleadon Newent Gloucestershire GL18 1HQ
Received 7 Aug 2024 - ConsentP0953/24/TCA
Lime (T1) - Crown lift on roadside to 6 metres to remove obstructing branches making contact with adjacent property.
The Rag Cottage Church Lane Alvington Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 6BH
Received 8 Aug 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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