The Community Church Foxes Bridge Road Cinderford Gloucestershire GL14 2PQ

P0295/26/PJ14PAPrior App Solar Equip Non Domestic RoofsAwaiting decision

Outline / PiP

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Prior approval for the installation of roof mounted solar panels

Received: 10 March 2026
Decision due: 5 May 2026
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Forest of Dean District Council
Ward: Cinderford West

ReceivedReceived10 Mar
ValidatedValidated10 Mar
Consult.Consultation6 Apr
TargetTarget Date5 May
DecidedDecided

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About this application

This is an outline application for a solar installation at The Community Church Foxes Bridge Road Cinderford Gloucestershire GL14 2PQ. Forest of Dean has handled 597 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 10 March 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 16 applications across Cinderford West. We hold 443 applications in total for the GL14 postcode area.

79% of outline 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: GL14 2PQ
Application type: Prior App Solar Equip Non Domestic Roofs
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Cinderford

Planning application dates

Date validated: 10 March 2026
Consultation expiry: 8 April 2026
Consultation start: 16 March 2026
Consultation end: 6 April 2026
Last date for comments: 8 April 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Publicity

Site notice start: 18 March 2026
Site notice end: 8 April 2026

Additional information

Documents: 21

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Also checked, none recorded (24)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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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.

Source: Forest of Dean

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