Garage conversion planning approval rate in Forest of Dean
96% of 137 decided garage conversion applications in Forest of Dean were approved.
Checked against 20.6 million UK planning applications on file across 420 planning authorities. Approval rates from 2,343,419 decisions we classified across 181 councils in England.
A similar project nearby can help you understand the council's decisions. Its outcome does not establish what will be acceptable at your address.
96%
Approval rate, all years, from 137 decided
137
decided garage conversion applications in Forest of Dean: 131 approved, 6 refused
98%
Recent rate, decided since 2022, from 44 decided
How to read these rates
These are historical outcomes for the applications in our archive, not the chance of approval for your property. Compare the same project type and read the decided count alongside each percentage.
About the planning data
Rate = approved divided by approved plus refused, using the decisions in our classified archive. Rates are withheld as unknown where fewer than 8 records of that project type were decided. Withdrawn applications are excluded.
Recent means records dated 2022 or later. Records without a year are excluded from the recent rate but remain in the all-years figure. Historical coverage varies by council, and duplicate application references may remain in the archive.
Approval rates from 2,343,419 decisions we classified across 181 councils in England. The wider 20.6 million application catalogue is accessible through PlanIT; it is not the dataset used to calculate these percentages.
Read the full methodology and coverage notes.
Project types and outcomes are classified from council records. Check the original application and decision notice before relying on an individual example. A page rebuild does not mean every council record has just been refreshed.
Example garage conversion decisions in Forest of Dean
These examples deliberately include approved and refused applications where available. They are not a representative sample or a list of the latest decisions. Look up each reference on the council's planning search to read the plans and decision notice.
| Reference | Year | Decision | Application |
|---|---|---|---|
| P1525/25/FUL | 2026 | Approved | Partial conversion of the existing garage into a small, home-based beauty treatment room Follies Beech Way Bream Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 6NB |
| P0378/25/FUL | 2025 | Approved | The conversion of an existing garage to ancillary habitable support accommodation. 50A Littledean Hill Road Cinderford Gloucestershire GL14 2BJ |
| P0919/25/FUL | 2025 | Approved | Conversion of storage building to garage and annexe accommodation ancillary to main dwelling. (Part-retrospective) Hillside House Bulley Churcham Gloucester Gloucestershire GL2 8BJ |
| P0335/22/FUL | 2022 | Refused | Conversion of garage and flat to a three bedroomed dwelling with internal and associated works. (File passed to enforcement) The Flat The Haven Hart Lane Ruardean Gloucestershire GL17 9UT |
| P0431/19/FUL | 2019 | Refused | Conversion of garage and ancillary accommodation to provide a separate dwelling. Brookmead Ley Lane Minsterworth Gloucester Gloucestershire GL2 8JU |
| P1435/17/FUL | 2017 | Refused | Convert integral garage into a dining room, build a wall and fit window in place of garage door. 18 Bramble Road Milkwall Coleford Gloucestershire GL16 7PS |
About the planning data
Checked against 20.6 million UK planning applications on file across 420 planning authorities. Approval rates from 2,343,419 decisions we classified across 181 councils in England.
Other project types in Forest of Dean
- Single-storey rear extension 95%, 570 decided
- Two-storey rear extension 97%, 343 decided
- Wraparound extension 99%, 73 decided
- Side extension 96%, 474 decided
- Loft conversion and dormer 96%, 150 decided
- Rooflight 94%, 95 decided
- Outbuilding and garden room 87%, 418 decided
- Porch 98%, 251 decided
- Basement 100%, 17 decided
- Window and door 94%, 315 decided