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Former 59 Tufthorn Avenue (Sonoco Industrial Packaging) Coleford Gloucestershire GL16 8PP

P0912/16/OUTOutline ApplicationApproved
Outline / PiP

Approved on 6 November 2018

Council decision: Granted PermissionPlanning committee

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Outline application for the construction of up to 65 residential units and 1115 sq. m. of flexible commercial units. Demolition of existing factory.

Received
1 July 2016
Decision level
Planning committee
Public comments
15
Ward
Coleford East
  1. Received1 Jul
  2. Validated4 Oct
  3. Consult.7 Nov
  4. Target3 Jan
  5. Decided6 Nov

Decided in 763 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application for demolition at Former 59 Tufthorn Avenue (Sonoco Industrial Packaging) Coleford Gloucestershire GL16 8PP. Forest of Dean has handled 597 applications of this type. There have been 3 other applications at this address. We hold 994 applications in total for the GL16 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
GL16 8PP
Application type
Outline Application
Scale / size
Large
Number of dwellings
65
Parish
Coleford

Planning application dates

Date validated
4 October 2016
Consultation expiry
7 November 2017
Consultation start
3 November 2017
Consultation end
7 November 2017
Neighbour consultation start
3 November 2017
Neighbour consultation end
26 October 2016
Last date for comments
7 November 2017
Target decision date
3 January 2017
Committee meeting
14 November 2017
Permission expires
6 November 2021

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Ath BA2 6LR

Planning decision

Statutory period
91 days

Publicity

Last advertised
12 October 2016
Advertisement expiry
2 November 2016
Site notice start
11 November 2016
Site notice end
2 December 2016

Additional information

Documents
81

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Brownfield land register: Tufthorn Avenue ColefordRegister site at or near this address
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

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 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.

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© 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.

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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2021
    22 Apr

    Erection of 23 dwellings and associated works.

    RefusedFull ApplicationP0812/21/FUL

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