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Columbia Centre Station Road Bracknell RG12 1LP

25/00674/PAEHistorical Prior Approval COU Class E to C3Approved
Outline / PiP

Approved on 17 February 2026

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Prior approval for a change of use from Class E office building to Class C3 to provide 76 residential dwellings.

Received
10 November 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
2
Ward
Town Centre & The Parks
  1. Received10 Nov
  2. Validated10 Nov
  3. Consult.2 Feb
  4. Target2 Feb
  5. Decided17 Feb

Decided in 99 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application for a change of use at Columbia Centre Station Road Bracknell RG12 1LP. Bracknell has handled 409 applications of this type. This one was decided in 99 days, 6 weeks longer than Bracknell's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 38 applications across Town Centre & The Parks. We hold 805 applications in total for the RG12 postcode area.

90% of outline applications at Bracknell Forest Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
RG12 1LP
Application type
Historical Prior Approval COU Class E to C3
Scale / size
Large
Number of dwellings
76
Parish
Bracknell Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
10 November 2025
Consultation expiry
2 February 2026
Consultation end
2 February 2026
Neighbour consultation start
11 November 2025
Neighbour consultation end
2 December 2025
Last date for comments
6 December 2025
Target decision date
2 February 2026
Committee meeting
11 December 2025
Application expires
23 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Daniel Watney Partnership 165 Fleet Street London EC4A 2DW

Planning decision

Statutory period
133 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14438143
Documents
58

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Brownfield land register: Bus Station, Station RoadRegister site at or near this address · +1 more
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves and heritage coasts.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Planning history at this site

6 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2023
    25 Jan

    Replacement, redecoration of facade, render to building and car park, including replacement of signage, new…

    ApprovedFull22/01000/FUL
  2. 2022
    12 Dec

    Display of 1 No. 3D illuminated building name sign, 1 No. non-illuminated sign and 1 No. non-illuminated…

    ApprovedAdvertisement consent22/01001/A
  3. 2020
    22 Jun

    Change of use from office facilities (B1 use) to educational and training facilities (D1 use) for children…

    ApprovedRegulation 320/00427/3
  4. 2013
    18 Mar

    Change of use from B1 to a community drama/arts/education facility run by Headspace and The Ark (Use Class…

    ApprovedFull13/00167/FUL
  5. 2012
    24 Apr

    Display of 6m x 7m PVC banner advertising office space (retrospective).

    ApprovedAdvertisement consent12/00355/A
  6. 2007
    12 Nov

    Display of 2 no. marketing boards.

    ApprovedAdvertisement consent07/01068/A

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