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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7,871 approved · 815 refused · 479 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- ConsentP0558/26/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear extension, replacement carport, first floor loft conversion and rear dormer extension.
80 Lancaster Drive Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 5SL
Received 13 May 2026 - DecidedP0559/26/LD2
Application under section 192 to establish whether the provision of the stationing of a mobile home within the residential curtilage of a dwellinghouse, for purposes ancillary to the main use of the host dwelling house, requires planning permission
Bramley Place 45 Orchard Road The Scarr Newent Gloucestershire GL18 1DQ
Received 13 May 2026 - RefusedP0560/26/LD2
Application under section 192 to establish whether the replacement of the existing front elevation timber windows with new white uPVC windows requires planning permission
28 Market Place Coleford Gloucestershire GL16 8AE
Received 13 May 2026 - Pending ConsiderationP0561/26/APP
Approval of reserved matters (Access, Layout, Landscaping, Scale and Appearance) of outline permission P1715/22/OUT
Land Adjacent To Alans Cottage Netherend Woolaston Gloucestershire
Received 13 May 2026 - ConsentP0565/26/TPO
Fell 1 x Horse Chestnut covered by A2 of Tree Preservation Order number G41 TPO 54 due to declining condition and significant structural decay. Fell 1 x Ash covered by W3 of Tree Preservation Order number G41 TPO 54 due to presence of severe Ash Dieback disease.
Newent Lake Lakeside Newent Gloucestershire
Received 13 May 2026 - UnknownP0566/26/DISCON
Discharge of condition 03 (windows, door and staircase details) of P1540/25/LBC
Stantway House Rock Lane Westbury On Severn Gloucestershire GL14 1QF
Received 13 May 2026 - ConsentP0567/26/FUL
Construction of new driveway and access
25 Kimberley Drive Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 5AD
Received 14 May 2026 - ConsentP0568/26/ADV
Advertisement consent for the retention of existing development signage structure which comprises a 'V' non illuminated stack advertisement for the new phase of the residential development at Newnham on Severn.
Junction Of The A48 And Severnbank Avenue Newnham Gloucestershire
Received 14 May 2026 - ConsentP0569/26/FUL
Erection of a single storey side extension with associated works.
Barn Naas Court Naas Lane Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 4ES
Received 14 May 2026 - ConsentP0570/26/LBC
Listed building consent for the erection of a single storey side extension with associated works.
Barn Naas Court Naas Lane Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 4ES
Received 14 May 2026 - ConsentP0571/26/LBC
Listed building consent for the repair and reinstatement of a collapsed historic cider barn at Grade II listed Stantway House, retaining key structure, rebuilding the east wall, and installing a new roof, openings, and stair.
Stantway House Rock Lane Westbury On Severn Gloucestershire GL14 1QF
Received 14 May 2026 - ConsentP0572/26/DISCON
Discharge of condition 03 (window, door and staircase details), 04 (cladding) ( and 07 (foul water drainage) of P0055/26/FUL
Stantway House Rock Lane Westbury On Severn Gloucestershire GL14 1QF
Received 14 May 2026 - ConsentP0573/26/FUL
Erection of a first floor rear extension over existing terrace and a partial extension to existing ground floor porch with first floor bedroom extension above
The Homestead Hopes Hill Longhope Gloucestershire GL17 0PG
Received 15 May 2026 - DecidedP0574/26/LD2
Application under section 192 to establish whether conversion of the loft to additional living with flat roof rear dormer and alterations to the fenestration requires planning permission
Two Rivers Beachley Chepstow NP16 7HG
Received 15 May 2026 - ConsentP0575/26/TPO
Undertake the following works to trees covered by Tree Preservation Order number DFTPO 130. Ash T6, reduce whole tree by one third as it has become too large with numerous limbs having fallen off this year. Thuja T18, remove dead branches. Cedar T30, reduce branches that are touching the house by between 1 and 2 metres as shown on the accompanying photograph.
Woodcroft House Gower Lane Woodcroft Chepstow Gloucestershire NP16 7PZ
Received 15 May 2026 - ConsentP0576/26/DISCON
Discharge of condition 8 (external lighting scheme) and condition 11 (biodiversity enhancement scheme) of P0802/22/FUL
Brook Farm Merricks Lane Brockweir Chepstow NP16 7GD
Received 15 May 2026 - Pending ConsiderationP0580/26/DISCON
Discharge of Condition 03 (surface water drainage strategy) of P1224/25/FUL.
2 Oldbrook Holbrook Upper Lydbrook Lydbrook Gloucestershire GL17 9PY
Received 24 Jun 2026 - ConsentP0582/26/FUL
Proposed dropped kerb to enable road access to a new driveway.
2 Pinewood Close Cinderford Gloucestershire GL14 2QJ
Received 18 May 2026 - ConsentP0583/26/COU
Change of use of an existing nursing home for the elderly to a residential care home for children.
High Anchorage Brockhollands Bream Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 4PW
Received 18 May 2026 - ConsentP0584/26/FUL
Erection of two storey rear extension
Briar Cottage Camomile Green Lydbrook Gloucestershire GL17 9QA
Received 18 May 2026 - ConsentP0585/26/FUL
Replacement of existing gate
SPP Pumps Ltd Crucible Close Coleford Gloucestershire GL16 8RE
Received 19 May 2026 - ConsentP0589/26/NONMAT
Non-material amendment to planning permission P0554/24/FUL to allow for change in roof materials from interlocking concrete tiles to anthracite insulated steel pantile sheeting.
The Old Church Scowles Coleford Gloucestershire GL16 8QT
Received 20 May 2026 - ConsentP0593/26/FUL
Replacement of conservatory roof and associated works (Retrospective)
2 Collins Close Staunton Gloucester Gloucestershire GL19 3QZ
Received 29 May 2026 - Pending ConsiderationP0594/26/DISCON
Part discharge of condition 03 (windows and doors) of planning permission P1342/24/FUL (THRESHING BARN)
Boseley Court Blaisdon Road Westbury On Severn Gloucestershire GL14 1LT
Received 20 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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