Planning application

Birdwood Methodist Chapel Chapel Lane Churcham Gloucester Gloucestershire GL2 8AR

Granted Forest of Dean P1217/25/DISCON Discharge of Conditions

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Discharge Conditions 09 (Biodiversity Enhancements) and Condition 11 (Foul and Surface Water) of planning permission P1105/24/FUL
As published by the council, reference P1217/25/DISCON

Application record

Reference: P1217/25/DISCON
Type: Discharge of Conditions
Status: Consent
Decision: Granted As published: Granted Permission
Received: 29 Sep 2025
Validated: 29 Sep 2025
Decided: 25 Mar 2026
Ward: Longhope & Huntley
Parish: Churcham
Decision by: Delegated Decision
Postcode: GL2 8AR

Site history

Applications at this address on the Forest of Dean register

This site has had 4 applications since 2025: 4 approved, 0 refused.

P0018/26/CONBGP Granted

Birdwood Methodist Chapel Chapel Lane Churcham Gloucester Gloucestershire GL2 8AR

Compliance of Biodiversity Net Gain Plan relating to planning permission P1105/24/FUL

Decided 23 Feb 2026 Conditions
P1544/25/DISCON Granted

Birdwood Methodist Chapel Chapel Lane Churcham Gloucester Gloucestershire GL2 8AR

Discharge of Conditions 3 (Garage Materials), 4 (Surfacing Materials), 6 (Landscaping) and 8 (Biodiversity Gain Plan) relating to planning permission P1105/24/FUL

Decided 10 Apr 2026 Conditions
P1539/25/DISCON Granted

Birdwood Methodist Chapel Chapel Lane Churcham Gloucester Gloucestershire GL2 8AR

Discharge of Condition 6 (Samples) relating to Listed Building Consent P1106/24/LBC

Decided 21 Aug 2026 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

29 Sep 2025
Received by Forest of Dean
25 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Granted Permission
27 Jul 2026
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Cases linked to this one on the register

Application: P1105/24/FUL (Consent)

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

34 documents on file for this application

OFFICER REPORT Officer report · 25 Mar 2026
OFFICER TO ADMIN RE DRAWING NUMBER Correspondence · 24 Mar 2026
FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT OFFICER Consultee Comment · 18 Mar 2026
AGREEMENT TO EXTENSION OF TIME Correspondence · 10 Mar 2026
DRAINAGE COVERING LETTER Correspondence · 10 Mar 2026
DRAINAGE LAYOUT Drawing · 10 Mar 2026
AGENT EMAIL RE RESPONSE TO FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT OFFICER COMMENTS Correspondence · 05 Mar 2026
AGENT RESPONSE TO FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT OFFICER COMMENTS Agent letter · 05 Mar 2026
FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT OFFICER Consultee Comment · 26 Feb 2026
OFFICER TO AGENT RE COMMENTS FROM FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT Correspondence · 26 Feb 2026
AGREEMENT TO EXTENSION OF TIME Correspondence · 17 Feb 2026
RE SUBMISSION COVERING LETTER Correspondence · 16 Feb 2026
DRAINAGE LAYOUT Drawing · 16 Feb 2026
DRAINAGE DETAILS SHEET 1 Drawing · 16 Feb 2026
DRAINAGE DETAILS SHEET 2 Drawing · 16 Feb 2026
DRAINAGE DETAILS SHEET 3 Drawing · 16 Feb 2026
MANHOLE SCHEDULE Drawing · 16 Feb 2026
RESUBMISSION EMAIL AND DOCUMENTS Correspondence · 16 Feb 2026
EXTENSION OF TIME AGREEMENT Correspondence · 29 Jan 2026
FLOOD RISK EMAIL Correspondence · 23 Dec 2025
EXTENSION OF TIME AGREEMENT Correspondence · 16 Dec 2025
ECOLOGY - FURTHER COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 05 Dec 2025
OFFICER TO FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT Correspondence · 26 Nov 2025
ECOLOGICAL MITIGATION & ENHANCEMENT STRATEGY (PROTECTED SPECIES) Report · 19 Nov 2025
GARAGE - PROPOSED ELEVATIONS & FLOOR PLANS Drawing · 19 Nov 2025
AGREEMENT TO EXTENSION OF TIME Correspondence · 19 Nov 2025
UPDATE RE ADDRESSING CONSULTEE COMMENTS/ECOLOGY Correspondence · 06 Nov 2025
CONSULTEE RESPONSE - SUSTAINABILITY Consultee Comment · 03 Nov 2025
OFFICER TO AGENT RE ECO COMMENTS Correspondence · 03 Nov 2025
FLOOD RISK INFO Consultee Comment · 28 Oct 2025
APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 29 Sep 2025
COVER LETTER Agent letter · 29 Sep 2025
TECHNICAL NOTE - DISCHARGE OF PLANNING CONDITION 11 Report · 29 Sep 2025
ECOLOGICAL MITIGATION & ENHANCEMENT STRATEGY (PROTECTED SPECIES) Report · 29 Sep 2025

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What this grant of permission means

Forest of Dean granted permission on 25 March 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About condition discharge and variation applications

This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.

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Source: Forest of Dean planning register

Published by Forest of Dean and last checked here on 13 Sep 2026. Plans, drawings and public comments stay on the council's own portal.

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Consultation

Consultation opened: 10 Mar 2026
Consultation closes: 31 Mar 2026

Location

The site postcode GL2 8AR places this application in the GL2 postcode district.

PlanIndex lists 49 planning applications with GL2 postcodes in Forest of Dean, 21 of them in the 12 months to October 2026.

Council context

Forest of Dean decided 848 planning applications in the 12 months to October 2026, approving 95% of clear-cut outcomes. The median decision took 56 days.

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