Planning decisions in Forest of Dean
As of 26 Jun 2026, covering the last 5 years.
On the public planning record, Forest of Dean approved 95% of 1,600 decided applications in the last 5 years. Here is the approval rate for the most common home-project types. It is useful before you apply and free for local reporters to cite with attribution to MyTrustedTraders.
Approval rate by project type
- Extension : 96% approved (426 decided, ~61 days)
- Rear extension : 96% approved (180 decided, ~57 days)
- Demolition : 94% approved (163 decided, ~64 days)
- Side extension : 95% approved (132 decided, ~61 days)
- Tree work : 99% approved (122 decided, ~31 days)
- Change of use : 86% approved (122 decided, ~83 days)
- Two-storey extension : 95% approved (105 decided, ~59 days)
- Listed building / conservation : 95% approved (82 decided, ~82 days)
- Porch : 99% approved (71 decided, ~64 days)
- Annexe : 97% approved (58 decided, ~68 days)
- Conservatory / orangery : 100% approved (54 decided, ~56 days) †
- Solar / renewables : 98% approved (44 decided, ~70 days)
- Boundary wall / fence / gates : 95% approved (41 decided, ~60 days)
† We hold no refused decisions for this type here, so treat a full approval rate with caution. The council's own portal has the complete history.
Method
Figures are aggregates over the public planning decisions we hold for Forest of Dean, matched to a project type from the application description. Overall approval is decided-weighted across project types, using each type's rate over the last 5 years where we hold enough decisions, otherwise its full record. Only types with at least five decided applications are shown. We publish aggregate counts only, with no application references or applicant names. Full method and limits.