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The Brackens London Road Ascot Berkshire SL5 8BE

Granted Bracknell Forest 16/00171/PAC Prior Approval COU B1 to C3

Works: New dwelling Major scheme

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

Proposal

Application for prior approval for the change of use of existing office (Class B1) to residential use (Class C3) comprising 32 apartments.

As published by the council, reference 16/00171/PAC

Application record

Reference
16/00171/PAC
Type
Prior Approval COU B1 to C3
Status
Prior Approval COU Granted
Decision
Prior Approval COU Granted B1-C3
Received
23 Feb 2016
Validated
23 Feb 2016
Decided
14 Apr 2016
Ward
Ascot
Parish
Winkfield Parish Council
Decision by
Committee
Postcode
SL5 8BE

Site history

Applications at this address on the Bracknell Forest register

This site has had 18 applications since 2016: 14 approved, 1 refused.

  • 18/00198/FUL Granted

    The Brackens London Road Ascot Berkshire SL5 8BE

    Erection of 11no. dwellings with associated parking, landscaping and associated access to London Road (revised proposal to planning permission 16/01266/FUL to substitute 11no. dwellings for the approved 7no. dwellings on part of the site).

    Decided 26 Aug 2018 Full applications
  • 17/01366/FUL Granted

    The Brackens London Road Ascot Berkshire SL5 8BE

    Conversion of Brackens House to provide 6 no. apartments and erection of 2 no. dwellings (revision to planning permission 16/01266/FUL to create one additional penthouse and to provide additional bedrooms to plots 5 and 6)

    Decided 30 May 2018 Full applications
  • 17/01223/T Granted

    The Brackens London Road Ascot Berkshire SL5 8BE

    Erection of a single storey building to be used as a marketing suite for the temporary period of 5 years.

    Decided 18 Jan 2018 Trees
  • 17/01246/FUL Granted

    The Brackens London Road Ascot Berkshire SL5 8BE

    Section 73 application for the variation of conditions 02 (Approved drawings) to planning permission 16/01266/FUL for the creation of 5no. apartments and construction of 51no. new dwellings, with associated parking, tree removal and landscaping and improvements to existing access to London Road. (Note for clarification: minor amendments are sought to the design of dwellings on plots 2-3, 20-22, 25, 26 and 40-51, and to vehicle parking provision, with additional tree removal).

    Decided 6 Apr 2018 Full applications
  • 17/01154/NMA Refused

    The Brackens London Road Ascot Berkshire SL5 8BE

    Non Material Amendments to Plots 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 20, 21, 22, 25, 26 and 40-51 of planning permission 16/01266/FUL.

    Decided 16 Nov 2017 Amendments
  • 17/01056/A Granted

    The Brackens London Road Ascot Berkshire SL5 8BE

    Display of 7no. illuminated free standing signs and hoarding.

    Decided 30 Nov 2017 Advertising
  • 17/00165/COND Withdrawn

    The Brackens London Road Ascot Berkshire SL5 8BE

    Details pursuant to condition 18 (land contamination) of planning permission 16/01266/FUL.

    Decided 22 Jul 2019 Conditions
  • 17/00154/COND Granted

    The Brackens London Road Ascot Berkshire SL5 8BE

    Details pursuant to condition 23 (access construction details) of planning permission 16/01266/FUL.

    Decided 16 Nov 2017 Conditions
  • 17/00146/COND Granted

    The Brackens London Road Ascot Berkshire SL5 8BE

    Details pursuant to condition 13 (bat mitigation) of planning permission 16/01266/FUL.

    Decided 31 Aug 2017 Conditions
  • 17/00137/COND Granted

    The Brackens London Road Ascot Berkshire SL5 8BE

    Details pursuant to condition 11 (bio-diversity mitigation) of planning permission 16/01266/FUL.

    Decided 21 Dec 2018 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 23 Feb 2016

    Received by Bracknell Forest

  2. 14 Apr 2016

    Decision issued: Prior Approval COU Granted B1-C3

  3. 15 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

11 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Bracknell Forest granted permission on 14 April 2016, 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 prior approval applications

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 500 metres

  • The Brackens London Road Ascot Berkshire SL5 8BE

    17/01056/A Submitted 9 Oct 2017 25m away

    Display of 7no. illuminated free standing signs and hoarding.

    Granted Advertising 10 docs

  • The Brackens London Road Ascot Berkshire SL5 8BE

    16/01266/FUL Submitted 21 Dec 2016 25m away

    Residential development comprising partial demolition of existing buildings, retention and conversion of Brackens House to provide 5 no apartments and construction of 51 new dwellings, with associated parking, tree removal and landscaping and improvements to existing access to London Road.

    Granted Full applications New dwelling Demolition +1 178 docs
    Several homes

  • The Brackens London Road Ascot Berkshire SL5 8BE

    16/00101/TR5 Submitted 4 May 2016 34m away

    TPO 1171 - Notice of intent to prune 9 trees

    Decided Trees

  • The Brackens London Road Ascot Berkshire SL5 8BE

    17/00137/COND Submitted 10 Jul 2017 34m away

    Details pursuant to condition 11 (bio-diversity mitigation) of planning permission 16/01266/FUL.

    Granted Conditions 20 docs

  • The Brackens London Road Ascot Berkshire SL5 8BE

    17/00138/COND Submitted 10 Jul 2017 34m away

    Details pursuant to conditions 3 (materials), 4 (finished floor levels) and 10 (site organisation) of planning permission 16/01266/FUL.

    Granted Conditions 14 docs

  • The Brackens London Road Ascot Berkshire SL5 8BE

    17/00136/COND Submitted 10 Jul 2017 34m away

    Details pursuant to condition 22 (tree protection) of planning permission 16/01266/FUL.

    Granted Conditions Trees 5 docs

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