Planning application
MURRELL HILL GRANGE, MURRELL HILL LANE, BINFIELD, BRACKNELL, RG42 4BY
Works: Demolition Domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Outline application for the demolition of the single dwellinghouse and ancillary buildings at Murrell Hill Grange; the erection of up to 160 homes (including affordable homes); provision of Suitable Alternative Natural Greenspace; the creation of a new vehicular access onto Murrell Hill Lane; and the provision of a pedestrian access, open space, landscaping, SuDS, and other associated infrastructure. All matters reserved except for access.
As published by the council, reference PA/2026/0831
Application record
- Reference
- PA/2026/0831
- Type
- Outline planning permission: Some matters reserved
- Status
- Valid
- Received
- 10 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 10 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Binfield South & Jennett's Park
- Parish
- Binfield Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RG42 4BY
Comment by 1 October 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Bracknell Forest through their own planning portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Sep 2026
Received by Bracknell Forest
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14 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 5 November 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Bracknell Forest took a median of 60 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
What happens while it is decided
This application is with Bracknell Forest for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Bracknell Forest decided outline applications in a median of 79 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About outline applications
An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.
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