Buchanans Recreation Ground Victoria Road Coleford Gloucestershire GL16 8DS
Approved on 5 January 2023
Council decision: Granted PermissionDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Extension to car parking facility at Angus Buchanan VC recreation ground with associated works.
- Received
- 25 October 2022
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Coleford
- ReceivedReceived25 Oct
- ValidatedValidated26 Oct
- Consult.Consultation2 Dec
- TargetTarget Date21 Dec
- DecidedDecided5 Jan
Decided in 71 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for an extension at Buchanans Recreation Ground Victoria Road Coleford Gloucestershire GL16 8DS. Forest of Dean has handled 4,443 applications of this type. This one was decided in 72 days, 2 weeks longer than Forest of Dean's typical decision time. There have been 10 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 8DS
- Application type
- Full Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Coleford
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 26 October 2022
- Consultation expiry
- 16 December 2022
- Consultation start
- 11 November 2022
- Consultation end
- 2 December 2022
- Last date for comments
- 16 December 2022
- Target decision date
- 21 December 2022
- Permission expires
- 5 January 2026
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Site notice start
- 25 November 2022
- Site notice end
- 16 December 2022
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- 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.
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Planning history at this site
10 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20246 Aug
Refurbishment and internal alterations to existing pavilion and attached outbuildings. Extension (18m2) to…
ApprovedFull ApplicationP0949/24/FUL - 202428 Mar
Trees covered by T2, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8, G3, G4, G5, G6, G7, G9 and A1 of Tree Preservation Order number…
ApprovedWorks to Trees Covered by TPOP0413/24/TPO - 20232 Mar
Undertake the following work to trees covered by DFTPO 11: G1 and G2 - remove lower branches to a height of…
ApprovedWorks to Trees Covered by TPOP0305/23/TPO - 202225 Nov
Ash tree T3 of DFTPO 11: Remove due to the presence of Ash Dieback, and excessive damage following the loss…
ApprovedWorks to Trees Covered by TPOP1642/22/TPO - 202229 Apr
Undertake work to four ash trees covered by DFTPO11 (A3). Remove two small diameter ash trees identified with…
ApprovedWorks to Trees Covered by TPOP0606/22/TPO - 20229 Mar
Erection of a single storey extension to pavilion.
ApprovedFull ApplicationP0341/22/FUL - 201815 May
Siting of metal shipping container for storage of tools incorporating a workshop area with associated works.
ApprovedFull ApplicationP0748/18/FUL - 201724 Jan
Works to trees covered by T1, T8, G2, G3, G4, G5, G6, G7, G9 and G10 of TPO11 at The Angus Buchanan…
ApprovedWorks to Trees Covered by TPOP0245/17/TPO - 20159 Nov
Fell x 1 Horse Chestnut tree covered by G4 of TPO11.
ApprovedWorks to Trees Covered by TPOP1732/15/TPO - 20089 Jan
Management of trees within G6 covered by DFTPO11.
ApprovedWorks to Trees Covered by TPOP0035/08/TPO
Source: Forest of Dean
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