Planning application
Tamar House, Forth House and Clifton House Brants Bridge Bracknell Berkshire RG12 9BG
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 B1(a) offices to Class C3 (Residential) to create 52 no. residential units.
As published by the council, reference 16/00766/PAC
Application record
- Reference
- 16/00766/PAC
- Type
- Prior Approval COU B1 to C3
- Status
- Prior Approval COU Refused
- Decision
- Prior Approval COU Refused B1-C3
- Received
- 28 Jul 2016
- Validated
- 28 Jul 2016
- Decided
- 26 Aug 2016
- Ward
- Bullbrook
- Parish
- Bracknell Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- RG12 9BG
Site history
Applications at this address on the Bracknell Forest register
This site has had 2 applications since 2016: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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16/01293/PAC Granted
Tamar House, Forth House and Clifton House Brants Bridge Bracknell Berkshire RG12 9BG
Application for prior approval for the change of use of Tamar House, Forth House and Clifton House from office buildings (Use Class B1a) to residential (Use Class C3 Dwelling Houses) comprising 79 units.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Jul 2016
Received by Bracknell Forest
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26 Aug 2016
Decision issued: Prior Approval COU Refused B1-C3
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
31 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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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Tamar House, Forth House and Clifton House Brants Bridge Bracknell Berkshire RG12 9BG
Application for prior approval for the change of use of Tamar House, Forth House and Clifton House from office buildings (Use Class B1a) to residential (Use Class C3 Dwelling Houses) comprising 79 units.
Granted Prior approval 34 docsMajor scheme -
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External alterations and erection of a roof extension comprising a second floor of residential accommodation consisting of 9no. 1 bed flats.
Granted Full applications New dwelling Extension 17 docs -
Forth House 5 Brants Bridge Bracknell Berkshire RG12 9BG
External alterations to the building including cladding, rendering and removal of existing staircase.
Granted Full applications 10 docs -
Forth House Brants Bridge Bracknell Berkshire
Section 73 application to vary Condition 2 (Approved Plans) of Planning Permission 17/00768/FUL for external alterations and erection of a roof extension comprising a second floor of residential accommodation consisting of 9no. 1 bed flats. (For clarity this application amends the roof finish and adds 2 smoke vents).
Granted Full applications New dwelling Extension 4 docs -
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Details pursuant to conditions 9 (Sustainability Statement for Water efficiency) and 10 (Energy Demand Assessment) of Planning permission 17/00700/FUL.
Granted Conditions 6 docs -
Clifton House Brants Bridge Bracknell Berkshire RG12 9TE
Details pursuant to Condition 8 (Provision of bird and bat boxes and location map of their whereabouts) of planning permission 17/00700/FUL.
Granted Conditions 4 docs
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