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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7,871 approved · 815 refused · 479 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- ConsentP0930/26/FUL
Erection of single storey side extension to storage building to provide additional storage, creation of extended driveway and associated works.
Funeral Directors Highcroft House Station Road Woolaston Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 6PN
Received 6 Aug 2026 - Pending ConsiderationP0933/26/FUL
Erection of a single-storey extension to existing outbuilding with associated works.
Brays Court Woodend Lane Awre Newnham Gloucestershire GL14 1EP
Received 10 Aug 2026 - ConsentP0934/26/FUL
Erection of single storey side extension to provide ground floor bedroom and living accommodation for dependant relative.
7 Lakeside Newent Gloucestershire GL18 1SZ
Received 10 Aug 2026 - ConsentP0935/26/DISCON
Part discharge of condition 03 (eaves details) of P1342/24/FUL and P1343/24/LBC (car port)
Boseley Court Blaisdon Road Westbury On Severn Gloucestershire GL14 1LT
Received 10 Aug 2026 - Pending ConsiderationP0936/26/DISCON
Part discharge of condition 03 (eaves and step details) of P1342/24/FUL and P1343/24/LBC (Threshing barn)
Boseley Court Blaisdon Road Westbury On Severn Gloucestershire GL14 1LT
Received 10 Aug 2026 - Pending ConsiderationP0937/26/FUL
Erection of two-lane cricket practice facility with a concrete base covered by carpet layer surrounded by a net cage and installation of a security fence with associated works.
Recreation Ground Ruardean Hill Sports And Social Club Highview Road Ruardean Hill Gloucestershire GL17 9AS
Received 10 Aug 2026 - DecidedP0938/26/TCA
Remove Cherry tree (T1) due to decline in health and associated structural integrity. Lift crown of Holm Oak (T2) to give 6 metres clearance to facilitate removal of an old storage container and the delivery of a new storage container.
Bathurst Park Bathurst Park Road Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 5HG
Received 10 Aug 2026 - ConsentP0939/26/FUL
Erection of a detached car port with studio space above, to replace existing car port and workshop, and associated works. (retrospective)
Oldfields House Leddington Ledbury HR8 2LG
Received 10 Aug 2026 - Pending ConsiderationP0940/26/FUL
Conversion of a disused outbuilding to a single self-build dwellinghouse, alterations to the access and associated works.
Brookwood Kempley Road Gorsley Ross On Wye HR9 7EF
Received 10 Aug 2026 - Pending ConsiderationP0946/26/DISCON
Discharge of condition 03 (trees) and 04 (site investigation) of P0047/25/AG
Land At Yorkley Court Farm Lydney Road Yorkley Gloucestershire GL15 4TZ
Received 11 Aug 2026 - DecidedP0947/26/TCA
Re-pollard Willow (T4) back to previous pollard points. Prune back and tidy up small broken branch of Goat Willow (G5).
Latchen Rooms Latchen Longhope Gloucestershire GL17 0QE
Received 11 Aug 2026 - Pending ConsiderationP0948/26/FUL
Conversion of a Barn to a Self-Build Dwelling with Associated Works. Demolition of Agricultural Structures
Land & Buildings West Of Preecemoor Farm School Lane Longhope Gloucestershire
Received 12 Aug 2026 - UnknownP0949/26/NONMAT
Non-material amendment to P0470/25/FUL to allow for change from a pyramid roof to a half hipped roof on the garage
1 Little Box Cottages Awre Newnham Gloucestershire GL14 1EU
Received 12 Aug 2026 - DecidedP0951/26/TCA
Coppice 1 x Crack Willow (T1) situated in rear garden of the property.
The Steps East Street St Briavels Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 6TQ
Received 13 Aug 2026 - DecidedP0952/26/TCA
Fell Ash tree (T1) located on the northern boundary of the property, due to the presence of Ash Dieback Disease, causing branches to fail and land within the garden and on the roof of The Village Hall.
Meadoway High Street Blakeney Gloucestershire GL15 4DY
Received 13 Aug 2026 - Pending ConsiderationP0954/26/OUT
Outline application for the erection of up to two dwellings with associated access, parking and drainage (some matters reserved)
Land Adjacent To 13 Steam Mills Road Cinderford Gloucestershire
Received 13 Aug 2026 - ConsentP0956/26/DISCON
Discharge of condition 05 (window cills) of P0351/26/LBC
Rock Farm Rock Lane Westbury On Severn Gloucestershire GL14 1QJ
Received 13 Aug 2026 - DecidedP0958/26/LD1
Application under section 191 to establish whether the use of land for parking of private vehicles and vehicles used in association with the applicant's business is lawful.
Land E 373055 N 218970 Birdwood Gloucestershire
Received 14 Aug 2026 - Pending ConsiderationP0960/26/FUL
External alterations to fenestration of outbuilding to include new pitched roof and windows (Resubmission of P1466/25/FUL)
Belvedere Pleasant Stile Littledean Cinderford Gloucestershire GL14 3NT
Received 14 Aug 2026 - Pending DecisionP0961/26/PIP
Permission in Principle for the erection of 1 Dwelling
Land Northeast Of Waverley Gloucester Road Hartpury Gloucestershire
Received 13 Aug 2026 - Pending ConsiderationP0962/26/FUL
Erection of 4 dwelling and garages with associated parking , landscaping and works. Demolition of existing barns.
Land At Cackleberries Over Old Road Hartpury Gloucestershire
Received 17 Aug 2026 - Pending ConsiderationP0963/26/FUL
Installation of 26 solar panel roof on domestic roof with associated works.
Byways Main Road Alvington Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 6AT
Received 17 Aug 2026 - DecidedP0964/26/LD1
Application under section 191 to establish the lawful residential use of the land in a manner ancillary to the host dwelling, the erection of two buildings, and the stationing of an aeroplane fuselage on the land
Land North West Of Furnace Cottage Furnace Valley Blakeney Gloucestershire
Received 17 Aug 2026 - Pending ConsiderationP0965/26/PQ3PA
Prior approval for the conversion of existing agricultural barn to C3 residential for use as short-term let with building operations reasonably necessary for the conversion
Agricultural Barn At Pebbles Cottage Church Lane Corse Gloucestershire
Received 18 Aug 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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