Planning application
Lydney Baptist Chapel High Street Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 5DD
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use of The Old Baptist Church from an ecclesiastical building into two separate units of residential accommodation and associated works.
As published by the council, reference P1427/25/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- P1427/25/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 19 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 12 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Lydney West & Aylburton
- Parish
- Lydney
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- GL15 5DD
Site history
Applications at this address on the Forest of Dean register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025.
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P1534/25/LBC Awaiting decision
Lydney Baptist Chapel High Street Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 5DD
Listed building consent for the replacement of the lean-to roof at the rear (north), demolition of a small lean-to extension on the eastern side of the building to form a courtyard, blocking of 2x doors, the reconfiguration of partition walls within the rear extension to form bedrooms and bathrooms, installation of false ceiling, removal of staircase and formation of new, and erection of partition walls within the first floor to provide bedrooms and bathroom.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Nov 2025
Received by Forest of Dean
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12 Dec 2025
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 6 February 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
85 documents on file for this application
- CONSERVATION OFFICER
- FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT OFFICER
- GCC HIGHWAYS
- SEVERN TRENT WATER
- AGREEMENT OF EXTENSION OF TIME AND SUBMISSION OF REVISED PLANS
- REVISED EXISTING FLOOR PLAN AND LOCATION PLAN
- REVISED EXISTING ELEVATIONS AND SECTION
- REVISED PROPOSED ELEVATIONS AND SECTION
- LYDNEY TOWN COUNCIL
- REVISED PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN
- AIR QUALITY OFFICER
- ECOLOGY - ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
- AGREEMENT TO REVISED DESCRIPTION OF DEVELOPMENT
- REVISED EXISTING SITE AND BLOCK PLAN, FLOOR PLANS AND EXISTING PLANS
- REVISED EXISTING ELEVATIONS AND SECTION
- HERITAGE IMPACT STATEMENT
- SUBMISSION OF REVISED PLANS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- REVISED PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS
- REVISED PROPOSED ELEVATIONS AND SECTION
- EXTENSION OF TIME AGREEMENT
- AGREEMENT TO EXTENSION OF TIME
- OFFICER/ECOLOGY/AGENT CORRESPONDENCE RE. BAT LOFT
- REVISED ADDITIONAL BAT LOFT DETAILS
- NATURAL ENGLAND TO OFFICER RE RESPONSE
- NATURAL ENGLAND
- NATURAL ENGLAND ANNEX A
- CONSERVATION OFFICER
- EXTENSION OF TIME AGREEMENT
- ECOLOGY TO OFFICER RE CONSULT
- ECOLOGY - APPROPRIATE ASSESSMENT
- ECOLOGY
- ADDITIONAL BAT LOFT DETAILS
- MEMBER CALL IN
- ECOLOGY TO OFFICER RE RESPONSE
- ECOLOGY
- ECOLOGY - LIKELY SIGNIFICANT EFFECTS
- EXTENSION OF TIME AGREEMENT
- CONSERVATION OFFICER
- LYDNEY TOWN COUNCIL
- GCC HIGHWAYS
- FLOOD RISK COMMENTS
- AGENT CONFIRMATION THAT THE PROPOSAL WILL NOT BE A SELF-BUILD PROJECT
- EHO - AIR QUALITY
- BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN STATEMENT FORM
- HERITAGE STATEMENT
- AIR QUALITY ASSESSMENT
- BIODIVERSITY SELF-ASSESSMENT FORM
- PROPOSED BLOCK PLAN, ELEVATIONS AND FLOOR PLANS
- LOCATION PLAN
- THE WOLFSON FOUNDATION RE GRANTS TO AGENT
- WAR MEMORIALS TRUST RE GRANTS TO AGENT
- WAR MEMORIALS TRUST RE GRANTS TO AGENT
- LYDNEY TOWN COUNCIL RE GRANTS TO AGENT
- ENVIRONMENT AGENCY FLOOD MAP
- WASTE WATER PLAN
- CLEAN WATER PLAN
- FRONT OF BUILDING
- INSIDE OF BUILDING
- INSIDE OF BUILDING
- INSIDE OF BUILDING
- INSIDE OF BUILDING
- INSIDE OF BUILDING
- SIDE OF BUILDING
- BACK OF BUILDING
- FRONT OF BUILDING
- LISTING ENTRY
- DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT
- PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL APPRAISAL REPORT
- BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN STATUTORY METRIC
- BAT SURVEY REPORT
- EXISTING ELEVATIONS AND FLOOR PLANS
- PROTECTION OF ANCIENT BUILDINGS RE GRANTS TO AGENT
- LYDNEY TOWN COUNCIL RE GRANTS TO AGENT
- THE GEORGIAN GROUP RE GRANTS TO AGENT
- LOCAL AND COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT RE GRANTS TO AGENT
- REPORT OF STRUCTURAL SURVEY
- LYDNEY TOWN COUNCIL CONFIRMING NO INTEREST
- RAPLEYS ESTATE AGENT DETAILS
- GRANT FUNDING ORGANISATIONS
- EXISTING ELEVATIONS, FLOOR PLANS AND PHOTOS
- PRE-APP ILLUSTRATIVE DRAWINGS
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