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Former Hewlett Packard Site Cain Road Bracknell Berkshire RG12 1HN

Granted Bracknell Forest 21/00239/FUL Full planning permission

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Planning application for the erection of a Data Centre building (containing data halls, associated electrical and AHU Plant Rooms, loading bay, maintenance and storage space, office administration areas and plant at roof level), emergency generators and emission stacks, diesel tanks and filling area, electrical switchroom, a water sprinkler pump room and storage tanks, a gate house / security building, MV substation, site access, internal access roads, drainage infrastructure, hard and soft landscaping.

As published by the council, reference 21/00239/FUL

Application record

Reference
21/00239/FUL
Type
Full planning permission
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Approve
Received
3 Mar 2021
Validated
3 Mar 2021
Decided
26 Aug 2021
Ward
Binfield South & Jennett's Park
Parish
Binfield Parish Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
RG12 1HN

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 3 Mar 2021

    Received by Bracknell Forest

  2. 26 Aug 2021

    Decision issued: Approve

  3. 22 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • 23/00036/COND Granted

    Former Hewlett Packard Site Cain Road Bracknell Berkshire

    Details pursuant to condition 06 (Sustainable Drainage Scheme) of planning permission 21/00239/FUL.

    Decided 3 Apr 2023 Conditions

Documents

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

85 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Bracknell Forest granted permission on 26 August 2021, 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 full applications

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