8 High Street Coleford Gloucestershire GL16 8HF
Approved on 19 March 2026
Council decision: Granted PermissionDelegated (officer decision)3 conditions
Proposal
Change of use from offices to a single dwelling
- Received
- 30 January 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Coleford
- ReceivedReceived30 Jan
- ValidatedValidated2 Feb
- Consult.Consultation26 Feb
- TargetTarget Date30 Mar
- DecidedDecided19 Mar
Decided in 45 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at 8 High Street Coleford Gloucestershire GL16 8HF. Forest of Dean has handled 4,443 applications of this type. This one was decided in 48 days, 8 days quicker than Forest of Dean's typical decision time. The site is in the Coleford conservation area, with 9 listed buildings nearby. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 43 applications across Coleford. We hold 994 applications in total for the GL16 postcode area.
91% of full applications at Forest of Dean District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- GL16 8HF
- Application type
- Full Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Coleford
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 2 February 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 13 March 2026
- Consultation start
- 5 February 2026
- Consultation end
- 26 February 2026
- Last date for comments
- 13 March 2026
- Target decision date
- 30 March 2026
- Permission expires
- 19 March 2029
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- FAO Mr Sean Hannaby Windrush Marsh Hill Coleford GL16 8JW
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 11 February 2026
- Advertisement expiry
- 4 March 2026
- Site notice start
- 20 February 2026
- Site notice end
- 13 March 2026
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14663775
- Documents
- 25
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Coleford Conservation Area
- Brownfield land register: Newland Street ColefordRegister site at or near this address · +1 more
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)
flood storage areas, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves and heritage coasts.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences
Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.
© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Planning history at this site
4 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202519 Nov
Change of use from offices to a single dwelling
RefusedFull ApplicationP1433/25/FUL - 20158 Apr
Discharge of condition (03) details of filling and finishing relating to planning permission P0064/15/LBC
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsP0031/15/DISCON - 201514 Jan
Proposed removal of fireplace surround to accommodate continued use of reception.
ApprovedListed building consentP0064/15/LBC - 20042 Dec
Listed Building Consent for the erection of a non illuminated fascia sign. (Retrospective).
ApprovedListed building consentP1883/04/LBC
Source: Forest of Dean
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- 8 High Street Coleford Gloucestershire GL16 8HFP1883/04/LBC · HeritageApproved0.0 mi
- 8 High Street Coleford Gloucestershire GL16 8HFP1433/25/FUL · FullRefused0.0 mi
- 8 High Street Coleford Gloucestershire GL16 8HFP0031/15/DISCON · ConditionsApproved0.0 mi
- 8 High Street Coleford Gloucestershire GL16 8HFP0064/15/LBC · HeritageApproved0.0 mi
- 10 - 10A High Street Coleford Gloucestershire GL16 8HFP0768/21/FUL · FullApproved0.0 mi
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Find contractors for commercial fit-out near this site- L Rawlings ElectricalElectrician0.3 mi
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- Express Windows (Coleford) LtdWindow & Door Installer0.8 mi
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