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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7,871 approved · 815 refused · 479 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Pending ConsiderationP0852/26/FUL
Erection of 3 storey front/side extension and extension to timber decking with association works.
Craig Y Heul Ross Road Lower Lydbrook Lydbrook Gloucestershire GL17 9NU
Received 22 Jul 2026 - ConsentP0853/26/FUL
Erection of a single storey side extension with associated works.
Little Sandyway Redmarley Road Newent Gloucestershire GL18 1DR
Received 23 Jul 2026 - Pending DecisionP0859/26/FUL
Reconstruction of a wall (retrospective)
Boseley Court Blaisdon Road Westbury On Severn Gloucestershire GL14 1LT
Received 23 Jul 2026 - Pending DecisionP0860/26/LBC
Listed building consent for the reconstruction of a wall (retrospective)
Boseley Court Blaisdon Road Westbury On Severn Gloucestershire GL14 1LT
Received 23 Jul 2026 - Pending ConsiderationP0862/26/AG
Prior notification for the erection of an agricultural poultry building.
Land East Of Newberries Farm Blackwells End Hartpury Gloucestershire
Received 23 Jul 2026 - ConsentP0864/26/DISCON
Discharge of condition 05 (CEMP-B) and 06 (biodiversity enhancement measures) of planning permission P0680/25/FUL
Grove House Lower Cinder Hill St Briavels Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 6QF
Received 24 Jul 2026 - ConsentP0865/26/FUL
Installation of replacement doors and windows to front of house with associated works.
Greenway Cottage Stowfield Road Lydbrook Gloucestershire GL17 9NJ
Received 24 Jul 2026 - DecidedP0866/26/TCA
Reduce 2 x Silver Birch in front of house to approximately 3 metres in height in accordance with BS3998:2010 in order to maintain trees at a suitable size for their location.
2 Mill End House Millend Blakeney Gloucestershire GL15 4ED
Received 24 Jul 2026 - ConsentP0867/26/NONMAT
Non-material amendment to P0318/26/FUL to allow for the addition of 1 no. rooflight to rear roof slope.
72 Dockham Road Cinderford Gloucestershire GL14 2BH
Received 22 Jul 2026 - Pending ConsiderationP0868/26/FUL
Replacement and raising of existing roof by 675mm with addition of rear pitched roof dormers to facilitate a loft conversion to provide additional bedrooms. Erection of a single storey rear extension with roof terrace above, and associated works.
Keynsham Farm Keynsham Lane Woolaston Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 6PY
Received 22 Jul 2026 - Pending DecisionP0869/26/FUL
Erection of a single storey front/side extension with associated works.
Hillview Farm Forty Green Lowbands Redmarley Gloucester Gloucestershire GL19 3SL
Received 24 Jul 2026 - DecidedP0870/26/AG
Prior notification for the erection of agricultural storage barn.
Agricutural Building Ashwell Grange Stroat Gloucestershire
Received 24 Jul 2026 - Pending ConsiderationP0871/26/FUL
Erection of an roofing structure over existing agricultural yard and associated concreting
Ley Court Farm Ley Lane Minsterworth Gloucester Gloucestershire GL2 8JU
Received 24 Jul 2026 - DecidedP0873/26/TCA
Group of three Holly trees in rear garden of property; remove one tree and reduce height of remaining two trees by 50%.
Moss Cottage Staunton Coleford Gloucestershire GL16 8NX
Received 24 Jul 2026 - Pending ConsiderationP0874/26/FUL
Variation of condition 02 (approved plans) relating to P1082/22/FUL to allow for amendments to approved design to agricultural building.
Land At Strawberry HIll Vineyard 47 Orchard Road The Scarr Newent Gloucestershire
Received 27 Jul 2026 - ConsentP0877/26/TPO
Prune back suckers from around the base of Sycamore covered by Tree Preservation Order number DFTPO 265.
Close Turf House Bream Road St Briavels Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 6RA
Received 27 Jul 2026 - ConsentP0878/26/FUL
Erection of a front single storey extension with associated works.
Yew Tree Cottage Yorkley Wood Road Yorkley Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 4TX
Received 27 Jul 2026 - DecidedP0879/26/GPDE
Erection of a single storey rear extension. (General permitted development extension) for the benefit of a disabled person.
32 Crooked End Place Ruardean Gloucestershire GL17 9YN
Received 27 Jul 2026 - DecidedP0880/26/TCA
Reduce canopy of large Cherry tree between the house and neighbouring property back to previous pruning points. Fell and remove dying Cherry tree at rear of the house.
Poachers Rest Park Farm High Street Ruardean Gloucestershire GL17 9US
Received 27 Jul 2026 - Pending ConsiderationP0882/26/FUL
Erection of a garden building to the rear of the cottage, ancillary to the main dwelling (retrospective).
Beech Cottage The Common St Briavels Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 6SL
Received 28 Jul 2026 - DecidedP0884/26/AG
Prior notification for the construction of 55m stone track on existing woodland ride/grass and earth track.
New Track At The Entrance To Round Hill Wood Blaisdon Lane Blaisdon Gloucestershire
Received 28 Jul 2026 - Pending ConsiderationP0885/26/OUT
Section 73 application for a minor material amendment to planning permission P1619/23/OUT, through the variation of Condition 3 (Approved Plans) and Condition 26 (Surface Water Drainage), to alter and reduce the approved red line boundary and revise the wording of condition 26 to refer to the submitted and alternative surface water drainage strategy.
Land North East Grove Lane Lydney Gloucestershire
Received 28 Jul 2026 - ConsentP0886/26/DISCON
Discharge of conditions 4 (drainage scheme), 6 (hard and soft landscaping), 7 (Construction Environmental Management Plan), and 8 (lighting design strategy) relating to P0121/26/FUL.
Lighthouse Trade Park Church Road Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 5EN
Received 28 Jul 2026 - ConsentP0887/26/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear extension, new dormer window to front elevation, new pitched roofs to dormer windows on rear elevation and erection of Garage/Workshop
Conefields Spout Hill Alvington Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 6AE
Received 28 Jul 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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