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Apex House London Road Bracknell Berkshire RG12 5TR

Refused Bracknell Forest 16/00310/PAC Prior Approval COU B1 to C3

Works: New dwelling Major scheme

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Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Application for prior approval for the change of use of existing office (Class B1a) to residential use (Class C3) comprising 28 apartments.

As published by the council, reference 16/00310/PAC

Application record

Reference
16/00310/PAC
Type
Prior Approval COU B1 to C3
Status
Prior Approval COU Refused
Decision
Refused As published: Prior Approval COU Refused B1-C3
Received
6 Apr 2016
Validated
6 Apr 2016
Decided
27 May 2016
Ward
Bullbrook
Parish
Bracknell Town Council
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
RG12 5TR

Site history

Applications at this address on the Bracknell Forest register

This site has had 2 applications since 2013: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • 13/01054/PAC Granted

    Apex House London Road Bracknell Berkshire RG12 5TR

    Application for Prior Approval for the change of use from Office (B1a use class) to Residential (C3 use class) providing 39 no. dwellings consisting of 3 no. 2 bedroom apartments, 13 no. 1 bedroom apartments and 23 no. 1 bedroom studio apartments.

    Decided 3 Feb 2014 Prior approval

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 6 Apr 2016

    Received by Bracknell Forest

  2. 27 May 2016

    Decision issued: Prior Approval COU Refused B1-C3

  3. 27 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

15 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Bracknell Forest refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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.

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    16/00639/PAC Submitted 24 Jun 2016 50 yards away

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    Major scheme

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