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 application for Change of Use from Commercial to Residential via Permitted Development Rights.
As published by the council, reference PA/2026/0393
Application record
- Reference
- PA/2026/0393
- Type
- Prior approval Part 1 Class E: Buildings etc incidental to the enjoyment of a dwellinghouse
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Approve with Conditions
- Received
- 16 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 16 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 12 Jun 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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25/00674/PAE Granted
Columbia Centre Station Road Bracknell RG12 1LP
Prior approval for a change of use from Class E office building to Class C3 to provide 76 residential dwellings.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Apr 2026
Received by Bracknell Forest
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12 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Approve with Conditions
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
31 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Bracknell Forest granted permission on 12 June 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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