Chez Nous Highview Road Ruardean Hill Drybrook Gloucestershire GL17 9AS Data via plota.co.uk

P0720/26/FUL - Full Application Approved
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Removal of side porch. Erection of single-storey side and rear extensions. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Jun 2026
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Validated
1 Jul 2026
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Approved
11 Aug 2026

Approved on 11 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 12 Aug 2026

Documents 13

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Decision Decision · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Officer report Officer report · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF BIODIVERSITY SELF ASSESSMENT Report · 1 Jul 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 3

PDF AGENT SUBMISSION OF REVISED SITE PLAN Correspondence · 8 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF OFFICER TO AGENT RE MISSING OUTBUILDING ON SITE/LOCATION PLANS Correspondence · 6 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF OFFICER RE DESCRIPTION OF WORKS AND PRINCIPAL ELEVATION Correspondence · 6 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 17 Jun 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF DRYBROOK PARISH COUNCIL Consultee Comment · 23 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 5

PDF OFFICER TO AGENT RE MATERIALS Correspondence · 31 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF AGENT CONFIRMING RENDER AND TILE MATERIALS AND FINISHES Correspondence · 31 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF OFFICER/AGENT RE REVISED DESCRIPTION Correspondence · 6 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF DC8 DC8 · 6 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Site Notice Site Notice · 6 Jul 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 6

Open access land
Open country or registered common land, with a right to roam on foot.
Building on registered common land needs the consent of the Secretary of State as well as planning permission.
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 ↗
Recorded mine shaft 41 m away
Reference 364216-059. Building over or close to a mine entry should be avoided, even once it is capped.
From the Mining Remediation Authority, formerly the Coal Authority. The development high risk area marks recorded coal mining features at or near the surface: mine shafts and adits, shallow workings, mine gas and former opencast sites. Most planning applications there need a coal mining risk assessment; householder applications, changes of use and some minor works are exempt. Mine entry positions come from old plans and can be out by several metres, and unrecorded workings can exist anywhere in the coalfield.
Coal mining risk assessments ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Drybrook built-up area; Priority habitat 19 m away: Deciduous woodland; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, 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 9AS
Received
17 Jun 2026
Validated
1 Jul 2026
Ward
Mitcheldean, Ruardean & Drybrook
Parish
Drybrook
Case officer
Show
Target decision
26 Aug 2026
Decision
Granted Permission
Decision date
11 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
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How this decision compares

Decided in 41 days from validation, 10 days faster than Forest of Dean's median of 51 for extensions. Approved, as 96% of extensions here are.

73%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
183decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions 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 12 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
DF16617
Comments by
29 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
26 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

13 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2019 Approved
Ivy Cottage Highview Road Ruardean Hill Drybrook Gloucestershire GL17 9AS
Erection of a single storey side extension with associated works.
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2019 Approved
Ivy Cottage Highview Road Ruardean Hill Drybrook Gloucestershire GL17 9AS
Erection of a single storey side extension with associated works.
P0452/19/FUL
2018 Approved
Albaida Bents Lane Ruardean Hill Drybrook Gloucestershire GL17 9AS
Erection of a single storey front extension with associated works.
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2018 Approved
Albaida Bents Lane Ruardean Hill Drybrook Gloucestershire GL17 9AS
Erection of a single storey front extension with associated works.
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2016 Refused
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Construction of a four bedroom dwelling. Alterations to vehicular access.
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2016 Refused
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Construction of a four bedroom dwelling. Alterations to vehicular access.
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2016 Approved
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2016 Approved
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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