Planning application
FITZWILLIAM HOUSE, SKIMPED HILL LANE, BRACKNELL, RG12 1LD
Works: Demolition
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior approval for the demolition of a six storey building.
As published by the council, reference PA/2026/0307
Application record
- Reference
- PA/2026/0307
- Type
- Prior notification: Demolition
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Granted As published: Permitted
- Received
- 20 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 20 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 9 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Town Centre & The Parks
- Parish
- Bracknell Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RG12 1LD
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Mar 2026
Received by Bracknell Forest
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9 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Permitted
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25 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Bracknell Forest granted permission on 9 April 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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