Planning application
The Royal Forest Factory Rock Lane Coleford Gloucestershire GL16 8JB
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Construction of new sub-station compound with associated sub-station building, 2 No. transformers and associated access road.
As published by the council, reference P0226/26/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- P0226/26/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 24 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 12 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Coleford
- Parish
- Coleford
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- GL16 8JB
Site history
Applications at this address on the Forest of Dean register
This site has had 4 applications since 2024.
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P0176/26/FUL Awaiting decision
The Royal Forest Factory Rock Lane Coleford Gloucestershire GL16 8JB
Erection of a warehouse extension and associated works
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P1536/24/FUL Awaiting decision
The Royal Forest Factory Rock Lane Coleford Gloucestershire GL16 8JB
Erection of substation building, compound, 2 no. transformers and associated works.
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P1140/24/LD2 Decided
The Royal Forest Factory Rock Lane Coleford Gloucestershire GL16 8JB
Application under section 192 to establish whether the erection of a steel platform requires planning permission.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Feb 2026
Received by Forest of Dean
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12 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 7 May 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Forest of Dean took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
32 documents on file for this application
- AGREEMENT TO EXTENSION OF TIME
- AGREEMENT TO EXTENSION OF TIME
- ECOLOGY TO OFFICER RE RESPONSE
- ECOLOGY
- ECOLOGY - LIKELY SIGNIFICANT EFFECTS
- EXTENSION OF TIME AGREEMENT
- OFFICER TO AGENT REGARDING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND EXTENSION
- OBJECTION - WILLIAMS, JOHN
- OBJECTION - WILLIAMS, JAN
- FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT OFFICER
- HIGHWAYS DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT
- EHO - TECH POLLUTION SERVICES/NOISE
- COLEFORD TOWN COUNCIL
- OBJECTION - GWILLIAM, S
- BSA
- LOCATION PLAN
- EXISTING SITE PLAN
- EXISTING SITE AREA PLAN
- PROPOSED SITE PLAN
- PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLANS
- PROPOSED ROOF PLANS
- DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT
- NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- ARBORICULTURAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Forest of Dean for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Forest of Dean decided full applications in a median of 67 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.
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