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Former 59 (Sonoco Industrial Packaging) Tufthorn Avenue Coleford Gloucestershire

P1282/23/FULFull ApplicationApproved
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Approved on 21 July 2026

Council decision: Granted PermissionPlanning committee23 conditions

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Proposal

Erection of 21 flats, c.776sqm of commercial space (Use Class E) and associated works (Revised Description)

Received
21 September 2023
Decision level
Planning committee
Public comments
23
Ward
Coleford
  1. Received21 Sep
  2. Validated22 Sep
  3. Consult.15 Oct
  4. Target23 Jul
  5. Decided21 Jul

Decided in 1033 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a new dwelling at Former 59 (Sonoco Industrial Packaging) Tufthorn Avenue Coleford Gloucestershire. Forest of Dean has handled 4,443 applications of this type. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 43 applications across Coleford.

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

Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Large
Number of dwellings
21
Parish
Coleford

Planning application dates

Date validated
22 September 2023
Consultation expiry
15 October 2024
Consultation start
27 September 2024
Consultation end
15 October 2024
Neighbour consultation start
27 September 2024
Neighbour consultation end
30 August 2024
Last date for comments
15 October 2024
Target decision date
23 July 2026
Committee meeting
8 October 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent address
FAO Mr Louis O'Hanlon The Studio Darlington Wharf Darlington Road Bath BA2 6NL

Planning decision

Statutory period
91 days

Publicity

Last advertised
11 October 2023
Advertisement expiry
1 November 2023
Site notice start
20 October 2023
Site notice end
10 November 2023

Additional information

Documents
201

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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

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