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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 dates9,905Searchable applications
279Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 8,686 approved or refused records
815Refused applications
7,871 approved · 815 refused · 479 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- ConsentP1404/25/FUL
Conversion of attached garage to living accommodation, removal of existing carport and erection of a side extension to bungalow
12 Compton Close Corse Gloucester Gloucestershire GL19 3RP
Received 17 Nov 2025 - ConsentP1405/25/FUL
Variation of condition 02 (approved plans) relating to P0725/23/FUL to allow for alterations to approved design.
Barn East Of Green Croft Farm Taynton Gloucestershire GL19 3AN
Received 17 Nov 2025 - ConsentP1406/25/FUL
Minor external and internal alterations including installation of full-height sliding windows with Juliet balconies, one rooflight, internal reconfiguration for additional bedroom space, and re-glazing of existing windows
Hudnalls Edge The Rocks St Briavels Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 6SE
Received 17 Nov 2025 - ConsentP1407/25/TPO
Undertake the following works to trees covered by Tree Preservation Order number DFTPO 50. Fell 2 x Ash trees (T1 and T3) due to infection with Ash Dieback Disease (stage 2). Prune Sycamore T2 by 1.6 metres laterally and reduce in height by 2 metres, as indicated in red on the accompanying photographic images.
Wye View House 66 Bigstone Meadow Tutshill Chepstow NP16 7JU
Received 17 Nov 2025 - ConsentP1415/25/FUL
Conversion of outbuilding to ancillary accommodation with associated works
19 Redmarley Road Newent Gloucestershire GL18 1LJ
Received 17 Nov 2025 - DecidedP1418/25/EIA
Request for EIA screening opinion - Proposal for paving over 10,000 sq ft of unused land and build a production plant and supporting activities for our manufacture of a single finished product: a solvent-based Gilsonite-fortified bituminous liquid.
Units 18 - 22 Lighthouse Trade Park Church Road Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 5EN
Received 18 Nov 2025 - ConsentP1419/25/FUL
Erection of an annexe with associated works.
31 The Tythings Newent Gloucestershire GL18 1QQ
Received 18 Nov 2025 - ConsentP1420/25/DISCON
Discharge of condition 02 (Sample panel) relating to Listed Building Consent P1065/25/LBC
Hickmans Court Chicknalls Lane Blakeney Gloucestershire GL15 4AQ
Received 18 Nov 2025 - ConsentP1421/25/DISCON
Discharge of Conditions 4 (Community use agreement) and 5 (Management and Maintenance Scheme) relating to planning permission P1386/24/FUL
Rugby Sports And Social Club Dockham Road Cinderford Gloucestershire GL14 2AQ
Received 18 Nov 2025 - ConsentP1422/25/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear extension
Southville Yorkley Slade Yorkley Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 4SB
Received 18 Nov 2025 - ConsentP1423/25/FUL
Demolition of conservatory and side extensions and erection of single-storey and two-storey extensions and a porch
Ockington Cottage Brooms Green Dymock Gloucestershire GL18 2DP
Received 18 Nov 2025 - ConsentP1424/25/FUL
Widening of existing dropped kerb entrance to allow improved access to driveway
55 Ruspidge Road Ruspidge Cinderford Gloucestershire GL14 3AE
Received 18 Nov 2025 - ConsentP1425/25/DISCON
Discharge of Condition 6 (Verification Report) relating to planning permission P1341/24/FUL
Northern Field Between Marian's Walk And Grove Road (Also Known As Land At Grove Road, Berry Hill) Coleford Gloucestershire
Received 18 Nov 2025 - ConsentP1426/25/FUL
Erection of a dwelling with associated access from Chestnut Drive, private amenity space and associated works
Land South Of Elmstone Ledbury Road Staunton Gloucestershire
Received 19 Nov 2025 - Pending ConsiderationP1427/25/FUL
Change of use of The Old Baptist Church from an ecclesiastical building into two separate units of residential accommodation and associated works.
Lydney Baptist Chapel High Street Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 5DD
Received 19 Nov 2025 - ConsentP1428/25/LBC
Listed building consent to regularise internal unauthorised works to the listed building including: reinstatement of door openings, removal of below stairs cupboards, formation of two en-suite bathrooms and associated works, removal of modern partitions, removal of soil pipe and boxing and formation of a bathroom. Listed building consent to regularise the installation of a external bridge and associated platform. (Retrospective).
Tan House Laundry Lane Newland Coleford Gloucestershire GL16 8NQ
Received 19 Nov 2025 - DecidedP1429/25/LDLB
Certificate of Lawfulness for works to a listed building, including reinstatement of two door openings and removal of partitions, undertaken prior to listed building consent requirements coming into effect
Tan House Laundry Lane Newland Coleford Gloucestershire GL16 8NQ
Received 19 Nov 2025 - ConsentP1430/25/FUL
Erection of a bridge platform (Retrospective)
Tan House Laundry Lane Newland Coleford Gloucestershire GL16 8NQ
Received 19 Nov 2025 - ConsentP1431/25/LBC
Installation of wood burning stove, flue piece and register plate within the existing chimney utilising the existing chimney pot, with the existing retro-fitted cement tile canopy hood removed and current register plate/board replaced
Spring Cottage Blaisdon Lane Blaisdon Longhope Gloucestershire GL17 0AL
Received 19 Nov 2025 - RefusedP1433/25/FUL
Change of use from offices to a single dwelling
8 High Street Coleford Gloucestershire GL16 8HF
Received 19 Nov 2025 - ConsentP1438/25/DISCON
Discharge of Condition 7 (CEMP) relating to planning permission P0581/25/FUL
Cliff Farm Naas Lane Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 4ES
Received 21 Nov 2025 - DecidedP1439/25/TCA
T1 Willow - Undertake a 15% crown reduction. Removing a maximum of two metres from the end of the branches. Works to improve the tree's shape. T2 Eucalyptus - Remove/fell. Out-growing garden for client's requirements. Low value. One Rowan tree to be planted as a replacement.
The Forge The Causeway Redmarley Gloucester Gloucestershire GL19 3JS
Received 21 Nov 2025 - DecidedP1440/25/TCA
T1 - Maple. Undertake a crown reduction by 1 metre. Works to be undertaken to improve/maintain the tree's shape.
The Retreat High Street Newent Gloucestershire GL18 1AS
Received 21 Nov 2025 - UnknownP1441/25/PQ3PA
Prior notification for the conversion of three agricultural buildings into dwellings and building operations reasonably necessary for the conversion
Churcham House Farm Main Road Churcham Gloucestershire
Received 21 Nov 2025
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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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