New housing in Forest of Dean District Council
We read Forest of Dean District Council's planning register every day. We hold 13,355 of its planning applications going back to 2011, and 117 of those made in the last 12 months are for new homes.
It delivered 128% of the homes it needed in the 2025 Housing Delivery Test.
Key facts
- Local Plan
- Not recorded yet.
- Five-year housing land supply
- Not recorded yet.
- Housing Delivery Test
- 128% (2025)
- Local Plan sites we hold
- None loaded yet.
- Planning applications we hold
- 13,355
Applications for new homes, by year
Applications we have identified as being for new homes, by the year they were made. Approved and refused count those decided so far.
| Year | Applications | Approved | Refused |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 102 | 43 | 9 |
| 2025 | 128 | 77 | 20 |
| 2024 | 147 | 96 | 36 |
| 2023 | 184 | 117 | 49 |
| 2022 | 202 | 128 | 53 |
| 2021 | 222 | 163 | 37 |
The largest housing schemes of the last three years
| Homes | Site | Status | Made |
|---|---|---|---|
| 190 | Land South Of The A48 Tutshill Outline planning application for the erection of up to 190 dwellings (including affordable housing), with public open space, landscaping and sustainable drainage system (SuDS) and vehicular access point (some matters… P0826/25/OUT | Awaiting decision | 2 Jul 2025 |
| 180 | Land North Of Carisbrook Road Mitcheldean Gloucestershire Outline application for the erection of up to 180 residential dwellings (including affordable housing) with public open space, landscaping and vehicular access points (all matters reserved except for means of access) P0672/25/OUT | Awaiting decision | 18 Jun 2025 |
| 165 | Land Adjoining Sedbury Lane Sedbury Request for EIA screening opinion - proposed outline development of up to 165 dwellings, including affordable housing, open space, landscaping, pedestrian and cycle improvements, drainage features and associated… P1296/26/EIA | Approved | 28 Oct 2026 |
| 158 | Land North Of Bracken Close Lydney Gloucestershire Erection of 158 dwellings (Use Class C3), supporting infrastructure including access, open space, play facilities and associated works. P0131/24/FUL | Withdrawn | 26 Jan 2024 |
| 140 | Poolway Farm Gloucester Road Coleford GL16 7QA Proposed development of 140 dwellings with associated access, roads, footways, parking, drainage, open space and landscaping, retention of Poolway Farmhouse and demolition of associated redundant ancillary buildings. P1594/23/FUL | Approved | 29 Nov 2023 |
| 105 | Land Off The Fairways Huntley Gloucestershire Outline planning application for the erection of up to 105 dwellings including affordable housing with public open space, landscaping, sustainable urban drainage system (SuDS) and vehicular access. All matters reserved… P0711/25/OUT | Awaiting decision | 24 Jun 2025 |
| 88 | Land Off Severnbank Avenue Newnham Residential development of 88 no. dwellings (Class C3); vehicular and pedestrian access; open space, landscaping, drainage attenuation and other associated works P0687/26/FUL | Awaiting decision | 8 Jul 2026 |
| 80 | Land North East Grove Lane Lydney Gloucestershire Outline application for residential development for up to 80 dwellings, including 50% Affordable Housing, and all associated works, with all matters reserved for future determination except for access (excluding… P1619/23/OUT | Refused | 5 Dec 2023 |
| 59 | Land To The South Of Highfield Road Lydney Gloucestershire Erection of 59 dwellings (not less than 50% Affordable Housing) and associated vehicular access, public open space, landscaping and all associated infrastructure. (Revised Description). P1159/25/FUL | Awaiting decision | 30 Sept 2025 |
| 50 | Land Off Poolway Road Broadwell Gloucestershire Outline application for the erection of up to 50 dwellings including affordable housing and associated engineering works. (some matters reserved, except for the main access onto Poolway Road). P0434/25/OUT | Awaiting decision | 30 Apr 2025 |
Towns and villages
See every field round the edge of a town or village, scored for how likely it is to be built on.
- Alvington
- Aylburton
- Beachley
- Berry Hill
- Blakeney (Forest of Dean)
- Botloe's Green
- Bream
- Broadwell and Coalway
- Bromesberrow Heath
- Cinderford
- Clearwell
- Clifford's Mesne
- Coleford (Forest of Dean)
- Corse
- Drybrook
- Dymock
- Hartpury
- Huntley
- Littledean
- Longhope
- Lower Redbrook
- Lydney
- May Hill Village
- Milkwall
- Mitcheldean
- Moor End
- Newent
- Newnham (Forest of Dean)
- Northwood Green
- Redmarley D'Abitot
- Rodley
- Ruardean
- Ruardean Woodside
- Ruspidge
- Sling
- St Briavels
- The Scarr
- Tibberton (Forest of Dean)
- Tutshill and Sedbury
- Welsh Bicknor
- Woodcroft
- Woolaston
- Yorkley and Whitecroft
Where this comes from
- Planning applications: Forest of Dean District Council's online planning register, last read 14 Nov 2026.
- Housing Delivery Test: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
- How fields are scored: how the score works.