Birdwood Methodist Chapel, Chapel Lane, Birdwood, Gloucestershire GL2 8AR
Approved on 9 May 2025
Council decision: Granted PermissionDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Listed building consent for the change of use of former chapel to residential dwelling (class C3), erection of ground-floor and first-floor extension, partial demolition, external and internal alterations, parking, and ancillary works.
- Received
- 10 September 2024
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 3
- Ward
- Longhope & Huntley
- ReceivedReceived10 Sep
- ValidatedValidated11 Sep
- Consult.Consultation7 May
- TargetTarget Date6 Nov
- DecidedDecided9 May
Decided in 240 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a heritage application for demolition at Birdwood Methodist Chapel, Chapel Lane, Birdwood, Gloucestershire GL2 8AR. Forest of Dean has handled 312 applications of this type. This one was decided in 241 days, 26 weeks longer than Forest of Dean's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 61 applications across Longhope & Huntley. We hold 1,576 applications in total for the GL2 postcode area.
100% of heritage 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
- GL2 8AR
- Application type
- Listed Building Consent
- Scale / size
- Large
- Parish
- Churcham
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 11 September 2024
- Consultation expiry
- 7 May 2025
- Consultation start
- 16 April 2025
- Consultation end
- 7 May 2025
- Last date for comments
- 7 May 2025
- Target decision date
- 6 November 2024
- Permission expires
- 9 May 2028
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- FAO Mr D Marley 36 King Street Bristol BS1 4DZ
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 25 September 2024
- Advertisement expiry
- 16 October 2024
- Site notice start
- 3 October 2024
- Site notice end
- 24 October 2024
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-13396713
- Documents
- 109
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)
flood storage areas, conservation 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, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
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Associated applications
- 202516 Dec
Discharge of Condition 6 (Samples) relating to Listed Building Consent P1106/24/LBC
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsP1539/25/DISCON - 202410 Sep
Change of use of former chapel to residential dwelling (class C3), erection of ground-floor and first-floor…
ApprovedFull ApplicationFiled alongsideP1105/24/FUL - 202410 Sep
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This applicationApprovedListed building consentP1106/24/LBC
Planning history at this site
9 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 201822 May
Discharge of Condition 13 (Footway Construction) of planning permission P1565/17/FUL
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsP0058/18/DISCON - 201728 Sep
Variation of condition 02 (Approved plans); 04 (hard & soft landscaping); 09 (root protection); 10 (approved…
ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)P1565/17/FUL - 201711 Sep
Discharge of condition 08 (external lighting) of planning permission P0247/16/FUL
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsP0081/17/DISCON - 201724 Mar
Variation of conditions (02) approved plans, (04) hard and soft landscaping, (09) root protection and (10)…
ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)P0485/17/FUL - 201617 Nov
Variation of conditions (02) approved plans and (11) construction activities in regards to trees; to amend…
ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)P1600/16/FUL - 201626 Feb
Erection of 7 dwellings with associated hard and soft landscaping, and planting of a new community orchard.
ApprovedFull ApplicationP0247/16/FUL - 20126 Jun
Change of Use from D1 (Non-Residential Institution) to C3 (Dwelling House). Demolition of single storey…
ApprovedFull ApplicationP0765/12/FUL - 20126 Jun
Listed Building Consent for alterations and demolition of single storey extensions and erection of two storey…
ApprovedListed building consentP0766/12/LBC - 20034 Dec
Change of use from Class D1 (Chapel) to Class B1 use, with alterations to provide ancillary living…
RefusedChange of UseP0178/03/COU
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