Forest of Dean District Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Forest of Dean District Council decided more than 890 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 5% of those it approved or refused, lower than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 52 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Forest of Dean District Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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2 October 2026 · Approved
Land At Gloucester Road Corse Gloucestershire · P0685/26/APP
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21 July 2026 · Approved
Former 59 (Sonoco Industrial Packaging) Tufthorn Avenue Coleford Gloucestershire · P1282/23/FUL
Figures for Forest of Dean District Council
| Applications decided | more than 890 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 5%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 52 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | Not enough typed decisions |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | more than 110 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 30%about one in three |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | more than 100plan adopted 2012 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Forest of Dean District Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issues are: • Whether the location of the development is acceptable with regard to the locational strategy of the development plan and accessibility to services, • The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the…”
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“The main issues are: • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area; and • the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, with particular regard to outlook.”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issues are: • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the site and the surrounding area; • the effect of the use of the proposed access on the safety of pedestrians, cyclists and…”
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“The main issues are: (i) whether the proposed development would be in a suitable location, taking account of development plan policies; (ii) the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area; (iii) whether the proposed…”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.