Following a meeting held on Wednesday May 20, 2009 Tidenham Parish Council has agreed the following policy in preparation for the development of the Forest of Dean District Local Development Framework Core Strategy:

Development within the parish will be controlled by the relevant chapters of the Local Development Framework plan currently in course of preparation by Forest of Dean District Council. Tidenham Parish Council believes that there are several locations in the parish of Tidenham, within the settlement boundaries of Woodcroft, Beachley, Tutshill and Sedbury, including brown-field sites, which are capable of accommodating development. It is recognised that it may be necessary to make minor modifications to the limits of the defined settlement boundaries. To­gether these potential sites can provide sufficient new housing developments to meet the housing needs of the parish.

Furthermore, in order to preserve the character of the area whilst integrating new development Tidenham Parish Council does not believe that the parish can accommodate within any minor boundary modifications more than 50 additional dwellings in total, and no more than 20 on any one site.

Being furthest from the Gloucester/Cheltenham focus of development than any other location in the county Tidenham Parish Council believes that Tidenham parish is not an appropriate location to accommodate significant numbers of new homes for Gloucestershire and the Forest of Dean. – Jan Cordon, Tidenham Parish Council.