Forest Leisure Coleford Beech Avenue Five Acres Coleford Gloucestershire GL16 7JU Data via plota.co.uk

P1174/25/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Variation of conditions 02 (approved plans), 03 (roofing and external materials), 21 (landscaping scheme), 23 (Vehicular details), 25 (cycle storage) and 28 (waste minimisation statement), removal of condition 6 (details of sedum roof) and discharge of conditions 08 (archaeological work), 09 (intrusive investigations), 10 (site investigations), 11 (preliminary risk assessment), 14(drainage scheme) of planning permission to allow for alteration of proposed leisure building, car parking, associated ancillary elements and landscaping (Revised description). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

19 Sept 2025

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Validated

6 Oct 2025

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Approved

21 Jan 2026

Approved on 21 Jan 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 10 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Forest of Dean Development Management Committee on 20 Jan 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

Officers advised approval because the community facility would provide health and lifestyle benefits, with acceptable access, drainage and environmental effects.
Parish councils raised concerns about reduced facilities, parking, cycle storage, landscaping, drainage and the sedum roof; no neighbours objected.
Members voted 11 for, none against and one abstention, granting permission subject to the scheduled conditions.

Read how the committee decided The proposed changes, site history, officer assessment, consultation responses, committee debate, vote and decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Forest of Dean's committee minutes of 20 Jan 2026.

Documents 57

Consultation & comments 19

Associated applications 9

Part of

FullApproved14 Feb 2024council archive

Conditions 2, 3, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 21, 23, 25, 28 varied
- VariationVariation of conditions 02 (approved plans), 03 (roofing and external materials), 21…This application6 Oct 2025P1174/25/FUL
  Conditions 3, 13, 14, 18, 23 discharged · 11, 12 varied
  - ConditionsPart discharge of condition 03 (paint)14 Oct 2026P0819/26/DISCON
  - ConditionsDischarge of condition 23 (Noise Impact)28 May 2026P0615/26/DISCON
  - ConditionsDischarge of condition 03 (materials).16 Apr 2026P0378/26/DISCON
  - Show 4 earlier · 4 approved
    - AmendmentNon-material amendment to alter the wording of condition 12 to allow for an updated CEMP…9 Mar 2026P0288/26/NONMAT
    - ConditionsDischarge of Conditions 13 (LEMP) and 14 (Biodiversity enhancement)9 Mar 2026P0292/26/DISCON
    - ConditionsDischarge of Condition 18 (Construction management plan or construction method statement)10 Feb 2026P0161/26/DISCON
    - AmendmentNon-material amendment to allow for amendments to the wording of condition 11.2 Feb 2026P0125/26/NONMAT

Site constraints 6

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 ↗

Also on the record

Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Berry Hill built-up area; Priority habitat 48 m away: Deciduous woodland; Open access land 45 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land. MoD Byelaw, Section 28 Exclusions, Racecourses and Aerodromes and ECP Margin have been removed..

Not affected

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

Checked on 10 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: GL16 7JU
Received: 19 Sept 2025
Validated: 6 Oct 2025
Ward: Berry Hill
Parish: West Dean
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 23 Jan 2026
Decision: Granted Permission
Decision date: 21 Jan 2026
Decision level: Committee Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Roberts Limbrick Ltd

Public comments

No public comments yet.

2 neighbours consulted · Last counted 10 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: DF37
Comments by: 8 Jan 2026
Statutory expiry: 5 Jan 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

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Nearby activity

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2021 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