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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 dates9,846Searchable applications
279Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 8,634 approved or refused records
809Refused applications
7,825 approved · 809 refused · 475 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- ConsentP1322/24/FUL
Erection of a building for the storage of farmyard manure (resubmission)
Hewelsfield Court Farm Hewelsfield Court Hewelsfield Gloucestershire GL15 6UL
Received 28 Oct 2024 - ConsentP0113/24/DISCON
Discharge of condition 05 (surface water drainage scheme) relating to planning permission P1208/23/FUL.
2 Mount Villas Road From Junction With A466 To The Pump House Upper Redbrook Redbrook Gloucestershire NP25 4LH
Received 28 Oct 2024 - ConsentP1323/24/FUL
Siting of a solar array on roof of curtilage listed structure with associated works
Russells End Hall Road From Russells End Farm To Horsecroft Lane Bromsberrow Heath Gloucestershire HR8 1PB
Received 28 Oct 2024 - ConsentP1324/24/LBC
Listed building consent for the siting of a solar array on roof of curtilage listed structure with associated works
Russells End Hall Road From Russells End Farm To Horsecroft Lane Bromsberrow Heath Gloucestershire HR8 1PB
Received 28 Oct 2024 - DecidedP1329/24/TCA
Reduce crown of Eucalyptus tree in rear garden by approximately 10%.
Greystones Silver Street Littledean Cinderford Gloucestershire GL14 3NN
Received 29 Oct 2024 - ConsentP1333/24/FUL
Variation of Condition 1 (installation of screens within 3 months of permission) relating to planning permission P0938/24/NONMAT to extend the timescale for the implementation of the privacy screens by an additional 5 months
Old Church Rooms Church Way Blakeney Gloucestershire GL15 4DT
Received 12 Nov 2024 - ConsentP1334/24/FUL
Erection of a single storey glazed garden room extension to the rear of the property
The Copelands Ledbury Road Staunton Gloucestershire GL19 3QA
Received 29 Oct 2024 - ConsentP1335/24/LBC
Listed building consent for removal of small section of wall, removal of modern concrete floor and existing kitchen gypsum plaster wall finishes and installation of new limecrete subfloor, lime plastered walls and a single storey glazed garden room extension to the rear of the property
The Copelands Ledbury Road Staunton Gloucester Gloucestershire GL19 3QA
Received 29 Oct 2024 - DecidedP1336/24/TCA
Acer (A1) - Crown reduction of one third. Silver Birch (SB1) - Crown reduction of one third. Hawthorn (H1) - Pollard down to 2.5 metres. Dogwood (D1) - Pollard down to 1.5 metres. Elder (E1) - Pollard down to 1.5 metres.
The White House High Street Newnham Gloucestershire GL14 1BW
Received 29 Oct 2024 - DecidedP1337/24/TCA
Hazel (H1) - Crown reduction of one third.
Dean Camp Cottage Awre Road Blakeney Gloucestershire GL15 4AA
Received 29 Oct 2024 - DecidedP1338/24/TCA
Cobnut (C1) - Pollard down to 2 metres.
24 High Street Aylburton Gloucestershire GL15 6DA
Received 29 Oct 2024 - DecidedP1339/24/TCA
Crab Apple (CA1) - Full removal. No replanting planned to date.
3 Brightlands Church Road Newnham Gloucestershire GL14 1AG
Received 29 Oct 2024 - ConsentP1341/24/FUL
Variation of Conditions 2 (approved plans), 16 (Construction Environmental Management Plan), 17 (External Lighting), 20 (Ecology Buffer Zone implementation and phasing details), 21 (Ecological Design Strategy) and 22 (Landscape and Ecological Management Plan) relating to planning permission P1612/23/FUL to allow for the addition of roof mounted photovoltaic panels to all plots, minor amendments to site layout plan and scheme design
Northern Field Between Marian's Walk And Grove Road (Also Known As Land At Grove Road, Berry Hill) Coleford Gloucestershire
Received 29 Oct 2024 - ConsentP1342/24/FUL
Restoration of existing Farmhouse together with erection of single storey extension. Re-use and adaptation (including partial demolition) of the existing farm buildings to four new dwellinghouses. Conversion of cart shed to gym for Farmhouse. Creation of new vehicular access. Landscaping and bio-diversity enhancement. Dutch barn to be reused for storage of maintenance equipment. Stone barn to be used as store.
Boseley Court Blaisdon Road Westbury On Severn Gloucestershire GL14 1LT
Received 29 Oct 2024 - ConsentP1343/24/LBC
Listed Building Consent for the restoration of existing Farmhouse together with erection of single storey extension. Re-use and adaptation of the existing curtilage listed farm buildings to two further new dwellinghouses. Conversion of cart shed to gym for Farmhouse.
Boseley Court Blaisdon Road Westbury On Severn Gloucestershire GL14 1LT
Received 29 Oct 2024 - ConsentP0114/24/DISCON
Discharge of Condition 3 (Surface Water Drainage Scheme), 4 (Foul Water Drainage Scheme), 5 (Construction Ecological Management Plan), 7 (External Surface Materials), 8 (Details of External and Internal Lighting), 9 (Biodiversity Enhancement Scheme) and 10 (Landscaping Scheme) relating to planning permission P1724/22/FUL
Ty Lydia Land Adjoining Rosewood Cottage Belmont Road Hewelsfield
Received 30 Oct 2024 - RefusedP1344/24/FUL
Proposed steel extraction flue to side (as part of approved planning application (P0129/24/FUL)
9 Newerne Street Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 5RA
Received 30 Oct 2024 - DecidedP1345/24/LD1
Application under Section 191 to establish whether the change of use to mixed use as a large holiday and residential property is lawful
General Stores Mill End Mitcheldean Gloucestershire GL17 0HP
Received 30 Oct 2024 - ConsentP0115/24/DISCON
Discharge of Condition 3 (sample panel of render) relating to planning permission P0804/24/LBC
Flat 2 2 Church Street Newent Gloucestershire GL18 1PP
Received 30 Oct 2024 - ConsentP1346/24/FUL
Demolition of existing single-storey structure and erection of single-storey extension.
Woodend 7 Littledean Hill Road Cinderford Gloucestershire GL14 2BP
Received 30 Oct 2024 - ConsentP0116/24/DISCON
Discharge of Condition 02 (soft landscaping details) relating to planning permission P0093/23/FUL.
Harrow Hill A F C Larksfield Road Harrow Hill Drybrook Gloucestershire GL17 9JP
Received 30 Oct 2024 - DecidedP1347/24/TCA
Reduce height of Crimson King Maple tree on driveway by 40%, and shape symmetrically approximately 3 metres from the trunk in all directions.
Tan House Blaisdon Longhope Gloucestershire GL17 0AH
Received 28 Oct 2024 - ConsentP1348/24/TPO
Undertake a crown reduction of between 1 and 2 metres to Oak tree T1 of Tree Preservation Order number DFTPO 116 and lift crown to approximately 4.5 metres by removing the lower small branches that are dangling down. The work is proposed in order to reshape and balance the tree.
46 Meadowbank Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 5DF
Received 29 Oct 2024 - ConsentP1351/24/FUL
Erection of a new single-storey extension and demolition of existing lean-to
White Horse Inn A4136 Staunton Village To County Boundary Staunton Gloucestershire GL16 8PA
Received 31 Oct 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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