An application for the erection of 62 dwellings – with a minimum provision of 50 per cent affordable housing – will be heard today by the Forest of Dean District Council’s planning committee.
The proposal is being brought forward by Stonebond Properties, with Cheltenham-based Zesta Planning acting as agent.
If successful, the proposal would be built on a 2.6-hectare agricultural site at land to the south of Highfield Road, in Lydney, Gloucestershire, which is adjacent to the A48.
In addition to the dwellings, the scheme would add a new highway access and 122 new car parking spaces.
The scheme has received over 50 letters of objection since its submission in September 2025.
Housing mix
31 dwellings would be market housing, comprised of 18 two-bedroom houses, 11 three-bedroom houses, and two four-bedroom houses
21 homes would be for social, affordable or intermediate rent, with 10 one-bedroom flats, four two-bedroom houses, five three-bedroom houses, and two four-bedroom houses
10 homes would be for affordable home ownership, comprising five two-bedroom houses and five three-bedroom houses.
