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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7,871 approved · 815 refused · 479 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- ConsentP0512/26/DISCON
Discharge of condition 18 (drainage) of planning permission P1594/23/FUL
Poolway Farm Gloucester Road Coleford GL16 7QA
Received 1 May 2026 - ConsentP0513/26/DISCON
Discharge of condition 20 (flood alleviation) of P1594/23/FUL
Poolway Farm Gloucester Road Coleford GL16 7QA
Received 1 May 2026 - ConsentP0514/26/FUL
Erection of a second storey bedroom extension over existing single storey extension
Honeybee Cottage Collafield Littledean Cinderford Gloucestershire GL14 3LG
Received 4 May 2026 - ConsentP0515/26/FUL
Demolition of existing glass conservatory and outbuilding. Erection of new flat roof single storey extension and associated internal alterations
1 Co-op Cottage Upper Lydbrook Lydbrook Gloucestershire GL17 9LG
Received 6 May 2026 - Pending ConsiderationP0516/26/FUL
Conversion of the existing pitch from an irrigated grass surface to an irrigated all weather 3G surface and associated development thereto.
Sports Centre Hartpury College Hartpury Gloucester Gloucestershire GL19 3BE
Received 6 May 2026 - ConsentP0518/26/FUL
Installation of a prefabricated modular outbuilding with classroom space, a kitchenette, and accessible sanitary facilities
Riverside Nursery School Powder House Farm Coleford Road Tutshill Chepstow NP16 7PT
Received 6 May 2026 - ConsentP0519/26/DISCON
Discharge of condition 13b (completion report) and 13c (completion report certificate) for Plots 1 - 7 and Plots 16 - 24 and open space relating to outline permission P1995/18/OUT (revised description).
Netherend Farm Netherend Woolaston Gloucestershire
Received 6 May 2026 - ConsentP0523/26/FUL
Erection of a first floor extension
11 Peacock Lane Ruspidge Cinderford Gloucestershire GL14 3ET
Received 6 May 2026 - ConsentP0524/26/NONMAT
Non-material amendment to P0658/25/FUL to allow for the amendment of approved garage door to french doors.
Windyridge Crow Ash Road Berry Hill Coleford Gloucestershire GL16 7RB
Received 6 May 2026 - ConsentP0525/26/FUL
Demolition of existing pre-fab garage and single skin rear extension. Erection of timber frame and timber clad garage at the rear of the property, erection of single storey rear extension and replacement of existing white UPVC windows with agate grey UPVC windows (part-retrospective).
11 Cinderhill Way Ruardean Gloucestershire GL17 9TQ
Received 7 May 2026 - UnknownP0527/26/OHL
Installation of 1 new pole structure with 0 stays on the pole.
Land At Folly Farm Mile End Road Coleford GL16 7QD
Received 7 May 2026 - ConsentP0528/26/FUL
Erection of a rear single story glass room extension
April Rise Ledbury Road Crescent Staunton Gloucester Gloucestershire GL19 3QB
Received 7 May 2026 - ConsentP0530/26/FUL
Erection of part two storey and part single storey rear extension, together with conversion of garage. Demolition of sunroom extension.
59 Templeway West Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 5JD
Received 8 May 2026 - ConsentP0533/26/FUL
Variation of Conditions 01 (Approved Plans) and 04 (Fenestration and Joinery) of planning permission P0922/96/FUL (DF.689/G) to allow the installation of uPVC windows and doors in place of timber and the retention of two additional window openings on the south elevation.
The Old Stone Works Fetter Hill Coleford Gloucestershire
Received 6 May 2026 - Pending ConsiderationP0534/26/FUL
Erection of new agricultural barn/workshop and associated landscaping
Land South East Of Pool Farm Upper Common Aylburton Gloucestershire
Received 8 May 2026 - ConsentP0539/26/TPO
Reduce large heavy limb of Oak (T3 on sketch plan and tree report) covered by G1 of DFTPO 208, by 3 metres where it extends north over the adjacent footpath.
Land To The West Of Newent Lane Huntley Gloucestershire
Received 8 May 2026 - ConsentP0540/26/FUL
Erection of a two storey extension, porch and re-worked roof, together with a first-floor extension above the existing ground-floor lean-to (revised scheme following permissions P1287/20/FUL and P1263/24/FUL)
Grove Hill Leddington Ledbury HR8 2LG
Received 11 May 2026 - DecidedP0542/26/TCA
Remove a cluster of seven Silver Birch trees on boundary between Catchpoint and Crossing Cottage. The trees require removal to enable work to be carried out to stabilise the bank between the two properties.
Catchpoint Pillowell Road Whitecroft Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 4QP
Received 11 May 2026 - ConsentP0545/26/TPO
Reduce crown of Copper Beech covered by T1 of DFTPO 63 by between 2 and 3 metres to stop tree from coming into contact with neighbours property and to make sure that it is still balanced.
The Branches Hampshire Gardens Coleford Gloucestershire GL16 8HU
Received 11 May 2026 - ConsentP0548/26/DISCON
Discharge of Condition 2 (Materials) relating to approval of reserved matters P0685/25/APP
Engelhard Complex Valley Road Cinderford Gloucestershire GL14 2PB
Received 12 May 2026 - ConsentP0552/26/DISCON
Discharge of condition 03 (sample) of planning permission P0548/25/LBC
Burnt House Main Road Woolaston Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 6PJ
Received 15 May 2026 - ConsentP0553/26/DISCON
Discharge of Conditions 3 (window and door details), 5 (materials), 6 (sample panel), 9 (insulation details) and 11 (flagstone photographic survey) relating to listed building consent P0873/24/LBC and planning permission P0872/24/FUL
Underdean House Newnham Road Blakeney Gloucestershire GL15 4AE
Received 12 May 2026 - ConsentP0556/26/FUL
Demolition of single-storey rear extension. Erection of two-storey rear extension and associated works (part-retrospective)
1 Belmont Terrace Stenders Road Mitcheldean Gloucestershire GL17 0JD
Received 13 May 2026 - DecidedP0557/26/TCA
Remove Leylandii next to fence by neighbouring garden as it has grown excessively tall.
5 Mill Row Lower Lydbrook Lydbrook Gloucestershire GL17 9NR
Received 11 May 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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