Planning application
16/01265/LDC
Land To Rear Of 4, 4A, 6, 8 & 10 Beechwood Close Ascot Berkshire
Proposal
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for the change of use of land from amenity space to residential curtilage (continued use of woodland as private garden).
As published by the council, reference 16/01265/LDC
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Jan 2017
Received by Bracknell Forest
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25 Apr 2018
Decision issued: Refusal
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What refusal means
The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
About lawful development applications
How this application type works
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.
Nearby applications
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17/00644/FUL Granted
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17/00350/FUL Granted
8 Beechwood Close Ascot Berkshire SL5 8QJ
Erection of single storey rear extension.
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16/00457/FUL Granted
164C New Road Ascot Berkshire SL5 8QH
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21/00496/FUL Granted
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16/00815/FUL Granted
14 Beechwood Close Ascot Berkshire SL5 8QJ
Erection of single-storey front, two-storey side and part single/part two-storey rear extensions. Resubmission of previously approved application 13/00808/FUL.
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16/00220/COND Granted
26 Beechwood Close Ascot Berkshire SL5 8QJ
Details pursuant to conditions 3 (Materials), 4 (Floor levels), 7 (Landscape), 8 (Enclosure), 9 (vehicle parking), 10 (cycle parking), 11 (Sustainability statement), 12 (Energy Demand Assessment), 13 and 14 (tree protection measures), 16 (method statement for hard surfacing), 17 (services layout), 18 (foundations), 19 (levels), 20 (arboricultural monitoring) and 22 (biodiversity) to planning permission 14/01188/FUL.
Other lawful development applications
In Bracknell Forest
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PA/2026/0732 Awaiting decision
PRIMROSE FIELDS, RYEHURST LANE, BINFIELD, BRACKNELL, RG42 5QY
Application for certificate of proposed lawfulness for the siting of a mobile structure to be used as a day room, ancillary to the equestrian use of the site.
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PA/2026/0611 Granted
241 COLLEGE ROAD, COLLEGE TOWN, SANDHURST, GU47 0RJ
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a proposed garage conversion.
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PA/2026/0563 Granted
TRILAKES COUNTRY PARK AND FISHERY, YATELEY ROAD, SANDHURST, GU47 8JQ
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PA/2026/0722 Awaiting decision
4 BROOKSIDE, SANDHURST, GU47 9AF
Proposed single-storey rear extension, front porch, and associated internal/external works.
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PA/2026/0536 Withdrawn
57 CROSS GATES CLOSE, BRACKNELL, RG12 9TY
Part conversion of the garage