Planning application
Columbia Centre Station Road Bracknell RG12 1LP
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior approval for a change of use from Class E office building to Class C3 to provide 76 residential dwellings.
As published by the council, reference 25/00674/PAE
Application record
- Reference
- 25/00674/PAE
- Type
- Historical Prior Approval COU Class E to C3
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Permitted
- Received
- 10 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 10 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 17 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Town Centre & The Parks
- Parish
- Bracknell Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RG12 1LP
Site history
Applications at this address on the Bracknell Forest register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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PA/2026/0393 Granted
COLUMBIA CENTRE, STATION ROAD, BRACKNELL, RG12 1LP
Prior approval application for Change of Use from Commercial to Residential via Permitted Development Rights.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Nov 2025
Received by Bracknell Forest
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17 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Permitted
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
58 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Bracknell Forest granted permission on 17 February 2026, 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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Granted Prior approval 31 docs
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PA/2026/0818 Awaiting decision
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PA/2026/0792 Awaiting decision
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PA/2026/0578 Refused
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PA/2026/0671 Granted
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Prior approval application for proposed erection of 2No. general purpose agricultural storage buildings
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PA/2026/0686 Awaiting decision
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Prior approval for change of use of the existing upper floors to create 4 self-contained apartments (2 above each commercial unit) under Class MA Permitted Development.