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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7,871 approved · 815 refused · 479 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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
- ConsentP0212/26/FUL
Erection of a single storey front extension and single storey rear extension with associated works.
7 Kingsmead Newnham Gloucestershire GL14 1AW
Received 20 Feb 2026 - ConsentP0213/26/FUL
Erection of a self-build dwelling and associated works
Land At 34 Worrall Hill Gloucestershire GL17 9QE
Received 23 Feb 2026 - RefusedP0214/26/FUL
Partial change of use of commercial plot to residential use and the erection of a self-build dwelling with associated works
Quarry Works Church Hill Lydbrook Gloucestershire GL17 9SW
Received 23 Feb 2026 - RefusedP0220/26/FUL
Variation of condition 02 (approved plans) and condition 03 (Window glazing) and removal of condition 8 (Vehicle charging) relating to P1388/18/FUL to allow for alterations to the approved scheme.
Wych Hazel Cottage Blakeney Hill Blakeney Gloucestershire GL15 4BN
Received 23 Feb 2026 - ConsentP0221/26/FUL
Erection of a garage outbuilding (part-retrospective)
Skycroft Woodside Woolaston Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 6PA
Received 23 Feb 2026 - ConsentP0224/26/NONMAT
Non-material amendment to planning permission P1175/18/FUL to allow for creation of 3 additional clinical rooms with the installation of 3 windows to the first floor.
Cinderford Medical Centre Valley Road Cinderford Gloucestershire GL14 2NX
Received 23 Feb 2026 - DecidedP0225/26/AG
Prior notification for the erection of an agricultural building.
Chessgrove Farm Chessgrove Lane Longhope Gloucestershire
Received 24 Feb 2026 - Pending ConsiderationP0226/26/FUL
Construction of new sub-station compound with associated sub-station building, 2 No. transformers and associated access road.
The Royal Forest Factory Rock Lane Coleford Gloucestershire GL16 8JB
Received 24 Feb 2026 - ConsentP0229/26/NONMAT
Non-material amendment to planning permission P0296/23/FUL to allow for an ancillary services store, boundary treatment and replacement of patio door with window.
Deep Filling Cottage Hinders Lane Huntley Gloucester Gloucestershire GL19 3EZ
Received 24 Feb 2026 - ConsentP0231/26/FUL
Erection of dwelling with associated landscaping and works. Demolition of existing bungalow.
Penrose Eastwood Road Harrow Hill Drybrook Gloucestershire GL17 9JY
Received 24 Feb 2026 - RefusedP0233/26/FUL
Widening of vehicular access, including demolition of small bin store structures and partial removal and repair of a stone boundary wall, and extension/widening of the existing driveway with bound and permeable surfacing and associated drainage
Penmoel Cottages Coleford Road Woodcroft Chepstow Gloucestershire NP16 7PU
Received 24 Feb 2026 - ConsentP0234/26/FUL
Change of use of a parcel of land to Use Class B8 (Storage and Distribution), to include the siting of seven static open sided shipping containers
Land Northwest Of Hamiltons House Farm Kents Green Tibberton Gloucester Gloucestershire GL18 1JF
Received 25 Feb 2026 - DecidedP0235/26/AG
Prior notification for the erection of agricultural building.
Manor Farm Cliffords Mesne Newent Gloucestershire
Received 25 Feb 2026 - ConsentP0240/26/CONBGP
Compliance of Biodiversity Net Gain Plan relating to planning permission P1134/25/FUL
Leadon Vale Farm Crowfield Lane Dymock Gloucestershire GL18 2AE
Received 26 Feb 2026 - ConsentP0242/26/DISCON
Discharge of Condition 5 (Biodiversity Enhancements) relating to planning permission P1134/25/FUL
Leadon Vale Farm Crowfield Lane Dymock Gloucestershire GL18 2AE
Received 26 Feb 2026 - ConsentP0243/26/FUL
Demolition of single storey side extension and erection of a two-storey side extension
Valley View Chapel Road Viney Hill Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 4NU
Received 27 Feb 2026 - ConsentP0244/26/FUL
Variation of Condition 02 (Approved Plans) attached to planning permission P0287/23/FUL, to allow for alterations to the approved design. The application also seeks to align the varied scheme with the recently approved Discharge of Conditions application P0035/26/DISCON, which discharged Conditions 9 (Drainage Scheme), 10 (Biodiversity Enhancement), 11 (Landscaping Scheme), 12 (CEMP B) and 13 (External Lighting).
Land Adjoining Woodview Parkend Road Yorkley Gloucestershire
Received 27 Feb 2026 - ConsentP0247/26/FUL
Conversion of existing stables to form annexed living accommodation for elderly parents, together with associated works, and change of use of land to additional residential curtilage.
Mae View Highview Road Ruardean Hill Drybrook Gloucestershire GL17 9AR
Received 2 Mar 2026 - Pending ConsiderationP0248/26/OUT
Outline Planning Permission for the erection of 4no. dwellings with associated access and layout confirmed (with all other matters reserved)
Land North Of Bayfield Gardens Dymock Gloucestershire GL18 2BH
Received 2 Mar 2026 - ConsentP0249/26/FUL
Siting of a 20ft shipping container within the residential curtilage for incidental domestic storage purposes
Lime Grove Compton Green Redmarley Gloucester Gloucestershire GL19 3JB
Received 2 Mar 2026 - ConsentP0250/26/FUL
Erection of a single storey extension and conversion of garage to habitable room
8 Hudson Walk Newent Gloucestershire GL18 1UG
Received 2 Mar 2026 - ConsentP0255/26/DISCON
Discharge of Conditions 8 (Landscaping scheme) and 9 (CEMP-B) relating to planning permission P1081/25/FUL
Land Adjacent Bridewell Farm Woodland Road Christchurch Coleford Gloucestershire GL16 7NR
Received 2 Mar 2026 - Pending ConsiderationP0258/26/AG
Prior notification for the erection of a single span steel and timber portal framed agricultural building
Land At Hownhall Farm Taynton Gloucestershire
Received 3 Mar 2026 - DecidedP0259/26/AG
Prior notification for the erection of an agricultural building for storage of hay/straw
Little Allaston Farm Driffield Road Lydney Gloucestershire
Received 3 Mar 2026
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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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