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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7,871 approved · 815 refused · 479 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- ConsentP0333/26/DISCON
Discharge of Condition 3 (Door details) relating to listed building consent P1399/25/LBC
Meadoway High Street Blakeney Gloucestershire GL15 4DY
Received 18 Mar 2026 - ConsentP0335/26/DISCON
Discharge of Condition 03 (timber frame) relating to planning permission P1398/25/LBC
Inn House Redmarley Gloucester Gloucestershire GL19 3HS
Received 18 Mar 2026 - ConsentP0336/26/DISCON
Discharge of condition 08 (hard and soft landscaping) of planning permission P0372/24/FUL
Land Adjacent To Poolway Farm Gloucester Road Coleford Gloucestershire
Received 18 Mar 2026 - DecidedP0338/26/LD2
Application under section 192 to establish whether the erection of a single storey side extension and front porch requires planning permission.
12 Silver Street Mitcheldean Gloucestershire GL17 0BZ
Received 19 Mar 2026 - ConsentP0340/26/FUL
Erection of a single storey glass room extension
Wisteria Barn Main Road Huntley Gloucester Gloucestershire GL19 3EA
Received 19 Mar 2026 - UnknownP0341/26/PIP
Permission in Principle for the construction of up to 2 dwellings
Land Adjacent The Elms (known As Land South Of Monmouth Road) Staunton Coleford Gloucestershire
Received 19 Mar 2026 - Pending ConsiderationP0342/26/FUL
Erection of a portacabin to form charity shop/furniture recycling unit with associated parking and works
Land South Of Sheppard House Onslow Road Newent Gloucestershire GL18 1TL
Received 20 Mar 2026 - ConsentP0343/26/FUL
Erection of a lean-to sloping roof over the existing single-storey side flat roof extension with associated works.�
The Thatch New Road Popes Hill Newnham Gloucestershire GL14 1JT
Received 19 Mar 2026 - RefusedP0344/26/LD2
Application under section 192 to establish whether the siting of a mobile home requires planning permission
Court House Bury Court Road Rodley Westbury On Severn Gloucestershire GL14 1RD
Received 19 Mar 2026 - ConsentP0345/26/FUL
Erection of a two-storey front extension
24 Heywood Road Cinderford Gloucestershire GL14 2QU
Received 20 Mar 2026 - ConsentP0346/26/FUL
Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) to amend the design and layout relating to planning permission P0489/25/FUL
Land West Of Little Orchard Gloucester Road Hartpury Gloucestershire
Received 20 Mar 2026 - RefusedP0347/26/LD2
Application under section 192 to establish the commencement of ground works of planning permission P0164/09/FUL.
40 Dockham Road Cinderford Gloucestershire GL14 2AQ
Received 20 Mar 2026 - DecidedP0348/26/EIA
Request for a Screening Opinion for 4no. Digestate Storage Tanks within the existing lagoon
Plusterwine Biogas Ltd Plusterwine House Station Road Woolaston Gloucestershire GL15 6PN
Received 20 Mar 2026 - ConsentP0349/26/FUL
Erection of one dwelling and associated works
Land At 114 Valley Road Cinderford Gloucestershire
Received 20 Mar 2026 - ConsentP0351/26/LBC
Listed building consent to remove a rear window enlarge the opening, and install hardwood glazed French doors. Four 1980s double glazed windows will be replaced with hardwood casement windows with three new stone cills added to match the existing one
Rock Farm Rock Lane Westbury On Severn Gloucestershire GL14 1QJ
Received 23 Mar 2026 - DecidedP0352/26/TCA
Cut down Holly tree in rear garden behind the garage.
Oak View Main Road Pillowell Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 4QY
Received 23 Mar 2026 - DecidedP0356/26/LD1
Application under section 191 to confirm that the use of the land and buildings at Lynes Place for commercial equestrian purposes, including livery and associated equestrian activities is lawful
Lynes Place Farm Taynton Gloucester Gloucestershire GL19 3AW
Received 24 Mar 2026 - ConsentP0357/26/FUL
Change of use of the former B1 office accommodation to residential use and removal of the condition restricting occupation, resulting in a single unrestricted dwellinghouse (Retrospective)
The Beck Awre Newnham Gloucestershire GL14 1EQ
Received 24 Mar 2026 - ConsentP0358/26/LBC
Reinstatement of a single internal doorway at first floor level between a bedroom and the former live-work area and the rearrangement of the internal living areas (Retrospective)
The Beck Awre Newnham Gloucestershire GL14 1EQ
Received 24 Mar 2026 - ConsentP0359/26/FUL
Erection of a single storey side extension with associated works for the benefit of a disabled person. Demolition of existing side extension.
4 The Crescent Berry Hill Coleford Gloucestershire GL16 7RF
Received 24 Mar 2026 - DecidedP0360/26/LD1
Application under Section 191 to establish whether the existing use of The Squirrels as a residential childrens home for up to five children with continuous staff support is lawful
Squirrels Greenway Littledean Cinderford Gloucestershire GL14 3LL
Received 24 Mar 2026 - ConsentP0362/26/FUL
Erection of single storey and two storey front extensions. Demolition of porch
Connaboy Tithe Farm Lane Birdwood Gloucester Gloucestershire GL19 3ED
Received 25 Mar 2026 - RefusedP0363/26/FUL
Erection of a new commercial building containing flexible use business units within use classes E(g), B2 & B8. Including change of use of agricultural land
Land South Of Staunton Court Business Park Ledbury Road Staunton Gloucestershire GL19 3QS
Received 25 Mar 2026 - DecidedP0364/26/GPDE
Erection of a single storey rear extension and demolition of orangery (General permitted development extension)
Oaklebrook Mill Malswick Newent Gloucestershire GL18 1HD
Received 25 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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