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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7,871 approved · 815 refused · 479 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- ConsentP0705/26/FUL
Change of use from dwelling (class use C3) to children's home (class use C2) to provide residential care and accommodation for a maximum of one child at any one time, within an age range of 5 to 17.
90 Woodside Avenue Cinderford Gloucestershire GL14 2DP
Received 15 Jun 2026 - ConsentP0706/26/FUL
Erection of a two storey side extension and a single storey porch extension. Demolition of existing lean-to side extension
21 Steam Mills Road Cinderford Gloucestershire GL14 3JB
Received 15 Jun 2026 - DecidedP0707/26/LD2
Application under section 192 to establish whether the change of use of B2 to B8 requires planning permission.
Buttington Engineering Works Beachley Chepstow NP16 7HU
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Pending ConsiderationP0708/26/DISCON
Part discharge of condition 03 (garden walls and front railings) relating to P1342/24/FUL and P1343/24/LBC
Boseley Court Blaisdon Road Westbury On Severn Gloucestershire GL14 1LT
Received 15 Jun 2026 - ConsentP0709/26/FUL
Construction of first floor level with dormer roof and erection of two storey rear extension and single storey side extension, front porch and erection of car port/garage with associated works. Demolition of first floor and ground floor rear garage and utility room.
Low Greens Station Lane Longhope Gloucestershire GL17 0NA
Received 16 Jun 2026 - Pending ConsiderationP0710/26/FUL
Change of use from a holiday let to a residential annexe together with the erection of side and rear single storey extensions with associated works. Demolition of conservatory and single storey extension
Lower Carterspiece Farm Carterspiece English Bicknor Coleford Gloucestershire GL16 7ER
Received 16 Jun 2026 - ConsentP0713/26/FUL
Single storey barn extension and improved rest facilities for the applicant's and existing contractors, visitors and livery owners related to the applicant's farm activities, liveries and their own horses.
Great Hoggins Farm Bream Road St Briavels Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 6QY
Received 24 Jun 2026 - UnknownP0714/26/LBC
Single storey barn extension and improved rest facilities for the appplicants and existing contractors, visitors and livery owners associated with the applicant's farm activities, including liveries and their own horses.
Great Hoggins Farm Bream Road St Briavels Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 6QY
Received 16 Jun 2026 - DecidedP0715/26/LD2
Application under section 192 to establish whether the part conversion of existing garage to pottery studio requires planning permission.
1 The Barracks Parkend Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 4HR
Received 16 Jun 2026 - ConsentP0717/26/FUL
Erection of a single storey front extension with associated works. Demolition of porch.
7 Colchester Close Mitcheldean Gloucestershire GL17 0JS
Received 17 Jun 2026 - ConsentP0718/26/FUL
Two storey side extension
2 Poulton Court Cottages Awre Newnham Gloucestershire GL14 1ES
Received 17 Jun 2026 - ConsentP0719/26/FUL
Erection of rear extension and detached garden/hobby/store with addition of render and cladding to exterior walls of dwelling
Crowfields Church Road Longhope Gloucestershire GL17 0LL
Received 17 Jun 2026 - ConsentP0720/26/FUL
Removal of side porch. Erection of single-storey side and rear extensions.
Chez Nous Highview Road Ruardean Hill Drybrook Gloucestershire GL17 9AS
Received 17 Jun 2026 - ConsentP0721/26/FUL
Partial demolition of existing dwelling. Erection of one and two-storey extensions.
Tump Cottage Pastors Hill Bream Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 6NA
Received 17 Jun 2026 - Pending ConsiderationP0722/26/FUL
Erection of dwelling with associated access, parking and landscaping. (Part retrospective)
Land Rear Of 9 Culver Street Newent Gloucestershire
Received 17 Jun 2026 - Pending ConsiderationP0723/26/FUL
Erection of dwelling with associated access, parking and landscaping. (part-retrospective)
Plot Rear Of 9 Culver Street Newent Gloucestershire
Received 17 Jun 2026 - Pending ConsiderationP0724/26/DISCON
Discharge of conditions 03 (Environmental investigation) 04 (external lighting) 06 (Ecological impact) and 07 (Biodiversity enhancement) relating to permission P1202/24/FUL
Churcham Garage Main Road Churcham Gloucester Gloucestershire GL2 8AA
Received 18 Jun 2026 - DecidedP0725/26/TCA
Fell Horse Chestnut tree in southern corner of the garden, which extends over the High Street and Stanford Road. The tree has a large, dead limb causing decay in the centre of the trunk. Due to the decay, there is a high likelihood of the southern limb cleaving off and falling into the High street over the next few years, causing potential injury to persons and property.
Raglan House High Street Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 5DD
Received 18 Jun 2026 - UnknownP0726/26/TCA
Fell 3 x Silver Birch trees (62, 61A and 61 on sketch plan) to improve visibility for traffic exiting Dean Road to join the A48
Land Verge At High Street Newnham Gloucestershire
Received 18 Jun 2026 - ConsentP0727/26/CONBGP
Compliance of Biodiversity Net Gain Plan relating to planning permission P1342/24/FUL
Boseley Court Blaisdon Road Westbury On Severn Gloucestershire GL14 1LT
Received 24 Jun 2026 - ConsentP0730/26/FUL
Variation of condition 3 of permission P1175/25/FUL to amend the wording of the condition to read as, 'The residential care home hereby approved shall accommodate no more than four children'.
The Elms Albright Lane Bromsberrow Ledbury HR8 1RZ
Received 19 Jun 2026 - Pending ConsiderationP0733/26/OUT
Outline application for the erection of up to 7 dwellings (comprising upto 5 market homes and upto 2 affordable homes) together with associated works (all matters reserved).
Land East Of Leominster Road Dymock Gloucestershire
Received 22 Jun 2026 - ConsentP0735/26/FUL
Erection of a two-storey rear, and single-storey side, front and rear extensions. Dropped kerb to highway
71 Park Road Berry Hill Coleford Gloucestershire GL16 7AG
Received 22 Jun 2026 - ConsentP0736/26/DISCON
Part discharge of condition 03 (Rain water goods) relating to the Farmhouse, Cart Barn and Apple Barn of Permission P1342/24/FUL and Listed Building Consent P1343/24/LBC
Boseley Court Blaisdon Road Westbury On Severn Gloucestershire GL14 1LT
Received 22 Jun 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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