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Land At Former TRL Site Old Wokingham Road Crowthorne Berkshire

Granted Bracknell Forest 13/00575/OUT Outline

Works: Demolition Major scheme

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Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Outline application (including details of access from Nine Mile Ride and Old Wokingham Road) for the comprehensive redevelopment of the former Transport Research Laboratory (TRL), comprising demolition of existing buildings (excluding the new TRL headquarters building), the erection of up to 1000 dwellings, neighbourhood centre (comprising use classes A1, A2 and A3), retail unit (A1 / A2 / A3), primary school and associated playing fields, community centre, care home, and municipal depot, together with public open space, Suitable Alternative Natural Greenspace (SANG), surface water attenuation areas, landscaping, formation of public highways, vehicular access and parking.

As published by the council, reference 13/00575/OUT

Application record

Reference
13/00575/OUT
Type
Outline
Status
Approved (with Legal Agreement)
Decision
Granted As published: Approved & Legal Agreement Signed
Received
10 Jul 2013
Validated
10 Jul 2013
Decided
30 Jan 2015
Ward
Crowthorne
Parish
Crowthorne Parish Council
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
RG40 3GA

Site history

Applications at this address on the Bracknell Forest register

This site has had 82 applications since 2013: 67 approved, 0 refused.

  • 25/00159/COND Awaiting decision

    Land At Former TRL Site Old Wokingham Road Crowthorne Berkshire

    Details pursuant to condition 27 (contamination report) of planning permission 13/00575/OUT

    Submitted 24 Oct 2025 Conditions
  • 25/00124/COND Granted

    Land At Former TRL Site Old Wokingham Road Crowthorne Berkshire

    Details pursuant to condition 26 of Planning Permission 13/00575/OUT for Phase 5B.

    Decided 23 Sep 2025 Conditions
  • 25/00125/COND Granted

    Land At Former TRL Site Old Wokingham Road Crowthorne Berkshire

    Details pursuant to Condition 27 of Planning Permission 13/00575/OUT for Phase 1.

    Decided 14 Oct 2025 Conditions
  • 24/00007/COND Granted

    Land At Former TRL Site Old Wokingham Road Crowthorne Berkshire

    Details pursuant to condition 26 (Remediation Strategy) of planning permission 13/00575/OUT. (Phase 5a Buckler's Park).

    Decided 20 Dec 2024 Conditions
  • 23/00220/NMA Granted

    Land At Former TRL Site Old Wokingham Road Crowthorne Berkshire

    Application for a Non Material Amendment seeking minor changes to the approved neighbourhood centre floor plans and elevations, pursuant to planning permission 22/00060/REM

    Decided 10 May 2023 Amendments
  • 23/00213/NMA Granted

    Land At Former TRL Site Old Wokingham Road Crowthorne Berkshire

    Application for Non-Material Amendment to Condition 08 of planning permission 13/00575/OUT (to increase the maximum permitted floor area of an individual retail from 375sqm to 435sqm).

    Decided 25 Apr 2023 Amendments
  • 23/00090/NMA Granted

    Land At Former TRL Site Old Wokingham Road Crowthorne Berkshire

    Application for Non Material Amendment to planning permission 19/00195/REM for changes to the approved Pioneer play area.

    Decided 8 Mar 2023 Amendments
  • 22/00913/REM Granted

    Land At Former TRL Site Old Wokingham Road Crowthorne Berkshire

    Submission of details of scale, layout, appearance, access and landscaping relating to the Phase 4B Residential Phase comprising 63 dwellings pursuant to outline planning permission 13/00575/OUT including the submission of details pursuant to Conditions 09 (Landscaping), 10 (Landscape Management Plan), 11 (Tree Retention/Removal), 21 (Sustainability Statement), 23 (Sustainable Drainage Systems), and 28 (Environmental Mitigation) of 13/00575/OUT for this Phase.

    Decided 9 May 2023 Reserved matters
  • 21/00819/NMA Granted

    Land At Former TRL Site Old Wokingham Road Crowthorne Berkshire

    Non material amendment to planning permission 19/00791/REM. Minor changes to the elevational appearance of the Phase 1A block of flats.

    Decided 10 Sep 2021 Amendments
  • 21/00694/NMA Granted

    Land At Former TRL Site Old Wokingham Road Crowthorne Berkshire

    Application for Non Material Amendments to planning permission 18/01237/REM to amend approved elevational drawings and plans to change external windows and doors. This will provide openable windows which is an operational requirement for the Care Home.

    Decided 6 Aug 2021 Amendments

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 Jul 2013

    Received by Bracknell Forest

  2. 30 Jan 2015

    Decision issued: Approved & Legal Agreement Signed

  3. 25 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

140 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Bracknell Forest granted permission on 30 January 2015, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About outline applications

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.

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