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OTV House Wokingham Road Bracknell Berkshire

Granted Bracknell Forest 17/00262/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 change of use of existing building from office (B1) to residential (C3) to provide 101 no. studio apartments and 29 no. one bedroom flats (total 130 units) with parking for 156 no. cars and 156 no. cycles.

As published by the council, reference 17/00262/PAC

Application record

Reference
17/00262/PAC
Type
Prior Approval COU B1 to C3
Status
Prior Approval COU Granted
Decision
Granted As published: Prior Approval COU Granted B1-C3
Received
15 Mar 2017
Validated
15 Mar 2017
Decided
13 Apr 2017
Ward
Priestwood And Garth
Parish
Bracknell Town Council
Decision by
Delegated

Site history

Applications at this address on the Bracknell Forest register

This site has had 4 applications since 2017: 2 approved, 1 refused.

  • 18/00514/FUL Granted

    OTV House Wokingham Road Bracknell Berkshire

    Section 73 application for the variation of condition 01 (approved plans) of planning permission 17/00262/PAC for Prior Approval for the change of use of existing building from office (B1) to residential (C3) to provide 101 no. studio apartments and 29 no. one bedroom flats (total 130 units) with parking for 156 no. cars and 156 no. cycles. (Proposed amendment is to provide 54no. one bedroom apartments and 72no. two bedroom apartments, a total of 126 units)

    Decided 12 Jul 2018 Full applications
  • 18/00377/NMA Refused

    OTV House Wokingham Road Bracknell Berkshire

    Non Material Amendment to prior approval 17/00262/PAC to reduce the number of dwelling units proposed.

    Decided 3 May 2018 Amendments
  • 17/00986/NMA Decided

    OTV House Wokingham Road Bracknell Berkshire

    Non Material Amendment to alter site boundary in accordance with legal ownership for prior approval 17/00262/PAC.

    Decided 21 Sep 2017 Amendments

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 15 Mar 2017

    Received by Bracknell Forest

  2. 13 Apr 2017

    Decision issued: Prior Approval COU Granted B1-C3

  3. 27 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

3 later applications on the register refer to this one:

  • 18/00514/FUL Granted

    OTV House Wokingham Road Bracknell Berkshire

    Section 73 application for the variation of condition 01 (approved plans) of planning permission 17/00262/PAC for Prior Approval for the change of use of existing building from office (B1) to residential (C3) to provide 101 no. studio apartments and 29 no. one bedroom flats (total 130 units) with parking for 156 no. cars and 156 no. cycles. (Proposed amendment is to provide 54no. one bedroom apartments and 72no. two bedroom apartments, a total of 126 units)

    Decided 12 Jul 2018 Full applications
  • 18/00377/NMA Refused

    OTV House Wokingham Road Bracknell Berkshire

    Non Material Amendment to prior approval 17/00262/PAC to reduce the number of dwelling units proposed.

    Decided 3 May 2018 Amendments
  • 17/00986/NMA Decided

    OTV House Wokingham Road Bracknell Berkshire

    Non Material Amendment to alter site boundary in accordance with legal ownership for prior approval 17/00262/PAC.

    Decided 21 Sep 2017 Amendments

Documents

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

32 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Bracknell Forest granted permission on 13 April 2017, 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.

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