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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7,825 approved · 809 refused · 475 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- ConsentP1473/24/FUL
Change of use from commercial to residential to create 2x three bedroom dwellings and proposed new rear two storey extension to house stairwell
1A Hill Street Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 5HB
Received 29 Nov 2024 - ConsentP1474/24/FUL
Erection of a new self-build 5 bed dwelling with off road parking and associated work (revised scheme)
6 Springfield Road Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 5LQ
Received 29 Nov 2024 - ConsentP1475/24/FUL
Erection of replacement porch with alterations to front fa�ade and erection of single-storey side extension.
Willets Cottage Coleford Road Tutshill Chepstow NP16 7BW
Received 29 Nov 2024 - ConsentP1477/24/FUL
Erection of two storey side extension, single storey side extension, replacement roof covering and increased roof height, replacement garage, demolition of existing garage and associated works
The Old Inn Two Bridges Blakeney Gloucestershire GL15 4AF
Received 2 Dec 2024 - ConsentP1478/24/APP
Approval of reserved matters (Access, Appearance, Landscaping, Layout, Scale) of outline permission P0895/22/OUT (non-material amendment P1061/24/NONMAT to change the description was subsequently approved removing the term semi-detached) and discharge of Conditions 3 (site and floor levels), 4 (materials), 5 (boundary details), 6 (Biodiversity Enhancements) and 7 (Full Surface Water Drainage Scheme) for the erection of a pair of dwellings with associated parking, landscaping and works. Demolition of garage
Rocks View Rocks Road Joys Green Lydbrook Gloucestershire GL17 9RG
Received 2 Dec 2024 - DecidedP1479/24/PQ3PA
Prior approval for the conversion of an existing agricultural building to a residential dwelling which may include extension of the building and/or building operations reasonably necessary for the conversion (revised submission)
Woodside Farm Buttersend Lane Hartpury Gloucester Gloucestershire GL19 3DD
Received 3 Dec 2024 - RefusedP1480/24/LD2
Application under Section 192 to establish whether the change of use of land to residential requires planning permission
7 Chartist Way Staunton Gloucester Gloucestershire GL19 3RT
Received 3 Dec 2024 - ConsentP0123/24/DISCON
Discharge of Conditions 09 (details of siting, design and appearance of boundary details and precise surfacing materials) and 10 (scheme of landscaping) relating to planning permission P1514/23/FUL.
Land Adjoining 14 Loop Road Beachley Gloucestershire NP16 7HE
Received 3 Dec 2024 - DecidedP1481/24/TCA
Coppice 7 x Alders on the edge of the watercourse which runs between the boundary of The Granary and Newland Village Room.
The Granary Road From Swanpool Wood To Junction With Almhouse Road Newland Gloucestershire GL16 8NP
Received 3 Dec 2024 - DecidedP1482/24/LD2
Application under Section 192 to establish whether a single storey rear extension requires planning permission
Corse Court Farm Church Lane Corse Gloucestershire GL19 3BX
Received 4 Dec 2024 - DecidedP1483/24/EIA
Request for EIA screening opinion - Erection of 1MWP Generating Solar Array with Associated Bess, Cabling & Equipment
Land To The West Of Hunthill Chaxhill Westbury On Severn Gloucestershire
Received 3 Dec 2024 - ConsentP1486/24/OUT
Outline application for the erection of a self-build detached storey-and-a-half dwelling (all matters reserved)
19 Hollydean Cinderford Gloucestershire GL14 2LW
Received 5 Dec 2024 - ConsentP1489/24/FUL
Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) relating to planning permission P2037/21/FUL to allow for minor changes to the design
Little Pandy Blackwells End Hartpury Gloucestershire GL19 3DB
Received 5 Dec 2024 - ConsentP1490/24/FUL
Erection of a single storey side extension linking main house to garage
Pear Tree Cottage Road From Halls Patch To Junction With New Road Popes Hill Gloucestershire GL14 1LD
Received 5 Dec 2024 - DecidedP1492/24/TCA
Pollard seven Lime trees to a height of between 1.5 and 2.3m, according to prior management. These trees were last pollarded ten years ago (Application P0950/13/TCA) and now need doing again. Branches are breaking off and they are encroaching on the highway.
Church Farm Mork Lane St Briavels Gloucestershire GL15 6QE
Received 6 Dec 2024 - DecidedP1493/24/AG
Prior notification for the erection of a forestry building (10.5 x 5m) which will provide a welfare hut/tool store and a covered work area/timberstore
Round Hill Wood Blaisdon Lane Blaisdon Gloucestershire GL17 0AL
Received 6 Dec 2024 - ConsentP1494/24/FUL
Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) relating to planning permission P1718/21/FUL to amend the design of the proposed garage
Swanpool Barn Kents Green Tibberton Gloucester Gloucestershire GL19 3AJ
Received 9 Dec 2024 - ConsentP1495/24/FUL
Erection of garage with loft store, new vehicle access off Parkend Road and insertion of 2 windows to north elevation of main dwelling
Bramble Cottage Parkend Road Yorkley Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 4TE
Received 9 Dec 2024 - ConsentP1496/24/FUL
Erection of a standard size 20ft shipping container for the storage of agricultural equipment, this is to replace the existing poor condition, unsecure structure (retrospective)
Pleasant View Woodside Woolaston Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 6PA
Received 9 Dec 2024 - ConsentP1497/24/FUL
Removal of Condition 15 (no occupancy of completed dwellings until works to listed building under P1340/17/LBC are completed) relating to planning permission P0831/18/FUL as the listed building consent specified in the condition has expired and cannot lawfully be implemented
Black Dog Inn Church Street Newent Gloucestershire GL18 1AA
Received 9 Dec 2024 - ConsentP1498/24/FUL
Erection of double garage and gym and conversion of the existing garage to provide an office, storage and corridor.
Honeysuckle Cottage Cliffords Mesne Newent Gloucestershire GL18 1JT
Received 11 Dec 2024 - ConsentP1499/24/FUL
Erection of a two storey rear extension and detached garage
8 Knights Crescent Newent Gloucestershire GL18 1QN
Received 10 Dec 2024 - ConsentP0124/24/DISCON
Discharge of Condition 4 (Full Surface Water Drainage Scheme) relating to planning permission P0760/22/FUL
14 Strathmore Gardens (Also Known As Land Adjacent To 12 Strathmore) Sling Coleford Gloucestershire GL16 8JQ
Received 10 Dec 2024 - ConsentP0125/24/DISCON
Discharge of Condition 4 (Biodiversity Enhancement Scheme), 5 (External and Internal Lighting Details) and 6 (Construction Environmental Management Plan - Biodiversity) relating to planning permission P0367/23/FUL
Day House Quarry Tidenham Chepstow NP16 7LH
Received 10 Dec 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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