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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 dates9,828Searchable applications
279Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 8,619 approved or refused records
808Refused applications
7,811 approved · 808 refused · 475 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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
- ConsentP1058/24/LBC
Listed Building Consent for the Installation of ground floor ramp to existing external door.
Wesley Hall Belle Vue Road Cinderford Gloucestershire GL14 2AB
Received 29 Aug 2024 - ConsentP1060/24/FUL
Regularise the use Class E (b) and the associated historic building development for the caf� and decking (retrospective)
Woolaston Court Main Road Woolaston Gloucestershire GL15 6PJ
Received 30 Aug 2024 - ConsentP1061/24/NONMAT
Non-material amendment to planning permission P0895/22/OUT to amend the description.
Rocks View Rocks Road Joys Green Gloucestershire GL17 9RG
Received 2 Sept 2024 - ConsentP1062/24/TCA
Remove large Cherry tree in the front garden. It is too big for the location and requires removal before the roots penetrate the main sewage drain from the house, the house foundations and then any damage it might cause to the public footpath and road.
The Rookery Graces Pitch Newent Gloucestershire GL18 1SU
Received 2 Sept 2024 - UnknownP1063/24/FUL
Erection of single-storey workshop/garage and single-storey summer house.
Beeches Cottage Camomile Green Lydbrook Gloucestershire GL17 9LN
Received 2 Sept 2024 - ConsentP1065/24/FUL
Extension to annexe and change of access
Severn View Wilderness Drive Mitcheldean Gloucestershire GL17 0HA
Received 30 Aug 2024 - DecidedP1066/24/PQ3PA
Prior approval for the conversion of an existing rural building to one residential dwelling (C3) and associated building operations reasonably necessary for the conversion
Eastwood Lodge Farm Parkhill Woolaston Gloucestershire GL15 6PT
Received 2 Sept 2024 - ConsentP1067/24/FUL
Erection of single-storey rear extension including raising of ridge to create additional space, and erection of detached double garage.
Bali Hai Coleford Road Tutshill Gloucestershire NP16 7BU
Received 3 Sept 2024 - ConsentP1069/24/FUL
Variation of condition 06 (working hours) of planning permission P0723/16/FUL to allow an increase in working hours.
The Liam Bond Golf Academy Tidenham Chepstow NP16 7NA
Received 3 Sept 2024 - ConsentP1070/24/FUL
Change of use of a detached single-storey office/utility building into single detached residential accommodation unit.
20 Parragate Cinderford Gloucestershire GL14 2LR
Received 3 Sept 2024 - DecidedP1071/24/AG
Prior notification for the erection of agricultural steel frame building.
New Agricultural Building At Blackford Mill Farm Pendock Road Redmarley Gloucestershire GL19 3LG
Received 4 Sept 2024 - RefusedP1072/24/FUL
Erection of detached dwelling within existing residential curtilage together with revised access and egress arrangements.
3 Woodland Road Parkend Gloucestershire GL15 4JU
Received 4 Sept 2024 - ConsentP1073/24/TCA
G1 Ash (4 trees) - Fell due to the presence of ash dieback. G2 Ash (3 trees) - Fell due to the presence of ash dieback. T1 & T2 - Fell due to the presence of ash dieback. T3 Silver Birch - Fell to allow the safe removal of G1. The ash trees within the boundaries of this property have dropped significant branches both within and into neighbour's properties. All trees will be replaced on a one for one basis (species TBC).
Westfield High Street Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 5DU
Received 4 Sept 2024 - ConsentP1074/24/FUL
Erection of a single-storey detached outbuilding to serve as a granny annexe.
Broomhill Cottage 1 Broom Hill Huntley Gloucestershire GL19 3HA
Received 4 Sept 2024 - ConsentP1075/24/FUL
Erection of a single-storey extension.
Jocks Barn Coleford Road Bream Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 6EU
Received 3 Sept 2024 - ConsentP1076/24/FUL
Erection of single-storey side extension and first-floor extension with internal alterations. Erection of timber double carport and associated works.
Hillcot House Cinder Hill St Briavels Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 6RG
Received 4 Sept 2024 - ConsentP0085/24/DISCON
Discharge of conditions 07 (scheme for biodiversity enhancement), 08 (foul and surface water drainage scheme), and 09 (scheme of intrusive site investigations) relating to planning permission P1678/23/FUL.
Land At 63 Springfield Drive Cinderford Gloucestershire
Received 4 Sept 2024 - ConsentP0086/24/DISCON
Discharge of condition 14 (construction environmental management plan) relating to planning permission P1514/23/FUL.
Land Adjoining 14 Loop Road Beachley Glos NP16 7HE
Received 4 Sept 2024 - ConsentP1078/24/TCA
Remove 1 x Box due to being dead. Remove 1 x Bay as it impinges on the oil tank. Prune Laurel hedge to be left above head height. Removal of one lower limb of the Yew (as shown in accompanying photograph).
91 High Street Aylburton Gloucestershire GL15 6DL
Received 5 Sept 2024 - DecidedP1079/24/LD2
Application under Section 192 to establish that the erection of a single storey rear extension and removal of existing conservatory is Permitted Development.
25 Berkeley Crescent Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 5SH
Received 5 Sept 2024 - DecidedP1080/24/LD1
Application under Section 191 to establish that 12 of the existing stables can be used for D.I.Y. livery.
Preecemoor Farm School Lane Longhope Gloucestershire GL17 0LJ
Received 5 Sept 2024 - RefusedP1081/24/FUL
Replacement of 19m long section of H1 Cypress Conifer Hedge with 1.95m high close-board timber fencing.
Nyasa Over Old Road Hartpury Gloucestershire GL19 3BJ
Received 5 Sept 2024 - ConsentP1082/24/TPO
Oak T2 of DFTPO 164, reduce height by 2 metres and spread by 1.75 metres, lift crown to 4 metres above ground level, cutting back to strong suitable secondary growth and remove all dead, dying and diseased wood down to 20mm in diameter. Oak T3 of DFTPO 164, reduce height by 1.5 metres, spread by 2 metres on west side over property, and by 1 metre on east side over road, cutting back to strong suitable secondary growth.
Clara House Danford Lane Hartpury Gloucestershire GL19 3BQ
Received 5 Sept 2024 - ConsentP1083/24/FUL
Erection of extension over existing garage and replacement porch.
34 Corsend Road Hartpury Gloucestershire GL19 3BP
Received 5 Sept 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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