Former Swimming Pool Building St Johns On The Hill School Castleford Hill Tutshill Data via plota.co.uk

P0468/26/DEM - PE Demolition Applications Approved

Proposal

Prior notification for the demolition of the existing single-storey swimming pool structure, constructed from timber and glulam framing. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Apr 2026
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Consultation
9 Jun 2026
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Approved
15 Jun 2026

Approved on 15 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Site constraints 8

Public footpath about 14 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Radon affected area, class 6
An estimated 30% or more of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
National landscape about 97 m away: WYE VALLEY (England)
Outside the landscape; its setting can still be raised.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Also on the record
2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Special area of conservation about 397 m away: Wye Valley Woodlands / Coetiroedd Dyffryn Gwy (England); SSSI about 401 m away: Lower Wye Gorge SSSI; Inside the Tutshill and Sedbury built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Application type
PE Demolition Applications
Postcode
NP16 7BU
Received
21 Apr 2026
Validated
21 Apr 2026
Ward
Tidenham
Parish
Tidenham
Case officer
Show
Target decision
19 May 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
15 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Roberts Limbrick Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, about the council's usual 53 days. Approved, as 93% of demolitions here are.

70%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
46decided in the last year

Plota live figures for demolitions decided by Forest of Dean in the last twelve months, from validation. Forest of Dean decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
DF16590
Consultation
9 Jun 2026
Comments by
30 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
19 May 2026
Env. assessment
No
Forest of Dean
Planning Authority Score
5.7/10
Average
#114 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Forest of Dean ranks #149 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. 49% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 98% approval rate vs 90% nationally.

More permissive than most councils
98% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Forest of Dean decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
92%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #82 of 296
98%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #16 of 296
64%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #149 of 296
49%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #219 of 296
72%
Minor dwellings approved
85 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
1 decided (10+ homes)
89%
Change of use approved
9 decided
561
Total decisions
43 refused in the year to March 2026