Sports And Social Club Vantage Point Business Village Mitcheldean Gloucestershire GL17 0DD Data via plota.co.uk

P1099/26/FUL - Full Application Pending Consideration

Proposal

Change of use from approved gym (Class E) to pool and snooker hall with bar (SUI GENERIS) and associated facilities. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 8 Oct 2026, 06:53

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Application progress

✓

Received

16 Sept 2026

✓

Validated

17 Sept 2026

Decision

Expected by 12 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 12 Nov 2026 and 24 Nov 2026, from Forest of Dean's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 16 Oct 2026

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Documents 6

Statements & assessments 3

PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Report · 16 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF ECOLOGICAL STATEMENT Report · 16 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF PLANNING STATEMENT Report · 16 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 16 Sept 2026 View ↗

Site constraints 7

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 5

An estimated 10 to 30% 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 ↗

Also on the record

SSSI 344 m away: Land Grove Quarry, Mitcheldean SSSI; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Mitcheldean built-up area; Priority habitat 20 m away: Deciduous woodland; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, 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

Council: Forest of Dean
Application type: Full Application
Postcode: GL17 0DD
Received: 16 Sept 2026
Validated: 17 Sept 2026
Ward: Mitcheldean, Ruardean & Drybrook
Parish: Mitcheldean
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 12 Nov 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Show

Decision outlook

Day 22 of the 56-day target. Forest of Dean usually decides changes of use by day 58.

prediction

Day 2236 days to the predicted decision (day 58)

48%decided within 8 weeks

88%approved

5%go to committee

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 3 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: DF101
Comments by: 16 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry: 12 Nov 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

3 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2018 Approved

Change of Use from ex sports and social club to pre-school creche and gym. (Part Retrospe…

P1914/18/FUL 1 May 2019

2018 Approved

Change of Use from ex sports and social club to pre-school creche and gym. (Part Retrospe…

P1914/18/FUL 1 May 2019

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2016 Approved

Building 6 Vantage Point Business Village Mitcheldean Gloucestershire GL17 0DD

ARCHIVED Change of the ground floor use from classification D1 education, back to B1 ligh…

16/0025/FDREG3 26 May 2016

Forest of Dean

Planning Authority Score

5.7/10

Average

#114 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Change of use

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