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Technology House The Boulevard Cain Road Bracknell Berkshire RG12 1WP

Refused Bracknell Forest 17/01376/PAC Prior Approval COU B1 to C3

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 from Office (B1) use to Residential (C3), forming 81 no. units.

As published by the council, reference 17/01376/PAC

Application record

Reference
17/01376/PAC
Type
Prior Approval COU B1 to C3
Status
Prior Approval COU Refused
Decision
Prior Approval COU Refused B1-C3
Received
2 Jan 2018
Validated
2 Jan 2018
Decided
21 Feb 2018
Ward
Binfield With Warfield
Parish
Binfield Parish Council
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
RG12 1WP

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Jan 2018

    Received by Bracknell Forest

  2. 21 Feb 2018

    Decision issued: Prior Approval COU Refused B1-C3

  3. 1 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

14 documents on file for this application

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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 prior approval applications

How this application type works

Prior approval applications arise where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, such as larger home extensions, changes of use to housing or agricultural buildings. The council may only consider the specific matters set out in the rules, for example transport, flooding or appearance, and in many classes the work may proceed if the council does not respond within the deadline, commonly 56 days.

More on prior approval applications in our guide

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