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Octagon House John Nike Way Binfield Bracknell Berkshire RG12 8TN

Refused Bracknell Forest 16/00472/PAC Prior Approval COU B1 to C3

Works: New dwelling Major scheme

Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register

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

Proposal

Application for a prior approval change of use of building from office use (B1(a)) to 26no. apartments (C3) consisting of 17no. 1 bed and 9no. 2 bed.

As published by the council, reference 16/00472/PAC

Application record

Reference
16/00472/PAC
Type
Prior Approval COU B1 to C3
Status
Prior Approval COU Refused
Decision
Refused As published: Prior Approval COU Refused B1-C3
Received
17 May 2016
Validated
17 May 2016
Decided
21 Jun 2016
Ward
Binfield With Warfield
Parish
Binfield Parish Council
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
RG12 8TN

Site history

Applications at this address on the Bracknell Forest register

This site has had 3 applications since 2016: 1 approved, 2 refused.

  • 24/00502/A Granted

    Octagon House John Nike Way Binfield Bracknell Berkshire RG12 8TN

    Retrospective consent for the display of 3 no. non-illuminated directional signs.

    Decided 15 Nov 2024 Advertising
  • 17/00617/FUL Refused

    Octagon House John Nike Way Binfield Bracknell Berkshire RG12 8TN

    Redevelopment of site to provide 60 no. dwellings with associated parking and landscaping following demolition of existing building.

    Decided 8 Sep 2017 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 May 2016

    Received by Bracknell Forest

  2. 21 Jun 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

7 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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