Planning application
Building A Berkshire Court Western Road Bracknell Berkshire RG12 1RE
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Notification of Prior Approval for the change of use of office building (Class B1(a)) to residential (Class C3), for the development of up to 40 no. residential units. (No's 1-40).
As published by the council, reference 17/00985/PAC
Application record
- Reference
- 17/00985/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 Sep 2017
- Validated
- 15 Sep 2017
- Decided
- 1 Nov 2017
- Ward
- Priestwood And Garth
- Parish
- Bracknell Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- RG12 1RE
Site history
Applications at this address on the Bracknell Forest register
This site has had 6 applications since 2017: 5 approved, 1 refused.
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18/00103/COND Granted
Building A Berkshire Court Western Road Bracknell Berkshire RG12 1RE
Details pursuant to condition 3 (Contamination Assessment Report) of prior approval 17/00985/PAC.
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17/00358/FUL Granted
Building A Berkshire Court Western Road Bracknell Berkshire RG12 1RE
Formation of 4no. dormers incorporating windows to the roof, and addition of rooflights.
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17/00263/PAC Granted
Building A Berkshire Court Western Road Bracknell Berkshire RG12 1RE
Notification for Prior Approval for the change of use of the roof space in Building A from Office use (B1) to residential (C3) to provide 11 no. flats.
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17/00201/PAC Granted
Building A Berkshire Court Western Road Bracknell Berkshire RG12 1RE
Notification for Prior Approval for the change of use of the ground and first floors from Office (B1) to Residential (C3) use to provide 28 flats (re-submission of 17/00060/PAC).
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17/00060/PAC Refused
Building A Berkshire Court Western Road Bracknell Berkshire RG12 1RE
Prior Approval change of use of the ground and first floors from Office (B1) to Residential (C3) use to provide 28 flats.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Sep 2017
Received by Bracknell Forest
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1 Nov 2017
Decision issued: Prior Approval COU Granted B1-C3
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1 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
1 later application on the register refers to this one:
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18/00103/COND Granted
Building A Berkshire Court Western Road Bracknell Berkshire RG12 1RE
Details pursuant to condition 3 (Contamination Assessment Report) of prior approval 17/00985/PAC.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
20 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Bracknell Forest granted permission on 1 November 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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Building A Berkshire Court Western Road Bracknell Berkshire RG12 1RE
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Building A Berkshire Court Western Road Bracknell Berkshire RG12 1RE
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Granted Prior approval New dwelling 19 docsMajor scheme -
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