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Amber House Market Street Bracknell Berkshire RG12 1JB

Granted Bracknell Forest 23/00180/CLPUD Lawful development: Proposed use

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

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness for use of ground floor commercial unit as a solarium falling within Class E.

As published by the council, reference 23/00180/CLPUD

Application record

Reference
23/00180/CLPUD
Type
Lawful development: Proposed use
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Granted As published: Approve
Received
16 Mar 2023
Validated
16 Mar 2023
Decided
28 Apr 2023
Ward
Town Centre & The Parks
Parish
Bracknell Town Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
RG12 1JB

Site history

Applications at this address on the Bracknell Forest register

This site has had 5 applications since 2015: 5 approved, 0 refused.

  • 20/00133/COND Granted

    Amber House Market Street Bracknell Berkshire RG12 1JB

    Details pursuant to Condition 03 (materials) of planning permission 15/01035/FUL.

    Decided 26 Aug 2021 Conditions
  • 19/00181/COND Granted

    Amber House Market Street Bracknell Berkshire RG12 1JB

    Details pursuant to condition 03 (materials) of planning permission 19/00639/FUL.

    Decided 3 Dec 2019 Conditions
  • 15/01035/FUL Granted

    Amber House Market Street Bracknell Berkshire RG12 1JB

    Erection of building accommodating 193no. residential apartments (use class C3) with flexible commercial use at ground level within use classes A1 (shops), A2 (financial and professional services), A3 (restaurants and cafes), B1 (business), D1 (non-residential institutions) and D2 (assembly and leisure) and associated car parking, amenity space, landscaping, servicing and access following the demolition of Amber House and Northgate House.

    Decided 3 Feb 2017 Full applications
  • 15/00025/SCR Granted

    Amber House Market Street Bracknell Berkshire RG12 1JB

    Request for screening opinion under Regulation 5 of The Town and Country Planning (Environment Impact Assessment) Regulations 2011.

    Decided 9 Jul 2015 Outline

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Mar 2023

    Received by Bracknell Forest

  2. 28 Apr 2023

    Decision issued: Approve

  3. 1 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

4 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Bracknell Forest granted permission on 28 April 2023, 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 lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

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  • Amber House Market Street Bracknell Berkshire RG12 1LQ

    25/00588/FUL Submitted 26 Sep 2025 50 yards away

    Proposed new shop front (part retrospective).

    Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 5 docs
  • Amber House Market Street Bracknell Berkshire RG12 1LQ

    25/00589/A Submitted 26 Sep 2025 50 yards away

    Display of 1 no. internally illuminated fascia sign and 1 no. internally illuminated projecting sign (part retrospective).

    Granted Advertising 5 docs
  • 4 Alston House Market Street Bracknell Berkshire RG12 1FA

    18/01145/A Submitted 30 Nov 2018 50 yards away

    Display of 1no. internally illuminated fascia sign.

    Granted Advertising 10 docs
  • 4 Alston House Market Street Bracknell Berkshire RG12 1FA

    18/00945/FUL Submitted 24 Sep 2018 50 yards away

    Section 73 application to vary condition 10 (approved uses) of planning permission 16/00962/FUL for the erection of 4 storey building comprising 10no. self contained units for shop (Class A1), financial and professional services (Class A2), restaurant and café (Class A3), hot food takeaway (Class A5) and night club (sui generis) use (1148 sq m) at ground and first-floor level with 12 no 2 bedroom apartments on the second and third floors with associated car parking, bin storage and landscaping. [Note for clarification: this application is to vary condition 10 to allow for hair, make-up and beauty shop (sui generis) use - with a floorspace restriction - on the ground and first floors].

    Granted Full applications New dwelling 11 docs
  • Alston House (Former Smart MOT) 25 Market Street Bracknell Berkshire RG12 1JG

    15/00374/FUL Submitted 11 May 2015 50 yards away

    Demolition of existing building and erection of a new 4 storey building comprising 10no. self contained units for shop (Class A1), restaurant and café (Class A3), hot food takeaway (Class A5) and night club (sui generis) use (1148 sq m) at ground and first-floor level with 12 no 2 bedroom apartments on the second and third floors with balcony access and associated bin storage and landscaping.

    Refused Full applications New dwelling Demolition 136 docs
  • Alston House Market Street Bracknell Berkshire

    16/00233/DEM Submitted 14 Mar 2016 50 yards away

    Application for prior approval for demolition of existing building.

    Decided Other Demolition 1 doc

In Bracknell Forest

  • PA/2026/0709 Granted

    14 COPPERFIELD AVENUE, OWLSMOOR, SANDHURST, GU47 0GZ

    Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for the proposed conversion of garage into a habitable room.

    Received 14 Aug, published by the council 1 Oct 2026 Lawful development
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    Received 25 Sep, published by the council 26 Sep 2026 Lawful development
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    Received 25 Sep, published by the council 26 Sep 2026 Lawful development
  • PA/2026/0696 Withdrawn

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    Received 11 Aug, published by the council 15 Aug 2026 Lawful development
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    Lawful development certificate for the proposed replacement of the existing garage roof with a new insulated flat warm roof, including associated alterations to the existing garage comprising new blockwork, fixed rooflights, a new rear window and rainwater goods.

    Received 21 Sep, published by the council 22 Sep 2026 Lawful development