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4 LIGHTNING GROVE, BRACKNELL, RG12 9SN
Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed erection of single storey rear extension with rooflight and partial conversion of garage to habitable space.
2 HIGH STREET, BRACKNELL, RG12 1AA
Section 73 application for variation of condition 02 (approved plans) of PP 25/00571/FUL for the proposed change of use from pizza take away (sui generis use) to restaurant (Class E). [For clarificati
8 LINCOLNSHIRE GARDENS, WARFIELD, BRACKNELL, RG42 3XB
Proposed singe storey side extension and changes to fenestration.
12 CRICKET FIELD GROVE, CROWTHORNE, RG45 7ES
Proposed part two / part single storey rear extension, open porch to front of dwelling and internal alterations.
FLAT 1, 125 YORKTOWN ROAD, SANDHURST, GU47 9BW
T1. Oak - Positioned at the front entrance of the site on left side of driveway entrance as you are looking from Yorktown Road. The lower section of the canopy is low over the external public footpath
The Point, Skimped Hill Lane, Bracknell, RG12 1EN
Demolition of existing building and erection of Class E retail foodstore with associated access and landscape works.
7 SWITHIN CHASE, WARFIELD, BRACKNELL, RG42 3UR
Certificate of lawfulness for the erection of single storey rear extension and front extension to the existing garage.
1 DEACON GROVE, WARFIELD, BRACKNELL, RG42 4HT
Proposed installation of shutter door to existing garage opening.
RICHMOND HOUSE, OLDBURY, BRACKNELL
Prior approval application for PV solar installation.
Parcel 2, Land East of Old Priory Lane &, West of Maize Lane, Bracknell, RG42 6AN
Non-material amendment for the approved Reserved Matters permission 24/00683/REM. The amendment proposes the introduction of a Phasing Plan into the approved plans schedule together with the addition
Former Bus Station Site, Market Street, Bracknell, RG12 1JG
Details pursuant to conditions 21 (noise) and 22 (noise assessment) of planning permission 21/00707/OUT.
ST JAMES HOUSE, OLDBURY, BRACKNELL, RG12 8TH
Prior approval application for PV solar installation.
13 LINKWAY, CROWTHORNE, RG45 6ES
Details pursuant to conditions 5 (tree protection), 7 (arboricultural protection), 8 (construction method statement), 9 (root protection) and 15 (flood risk) of planning permission 24/00816/FUL.
Dell House, The Boulevard, Cain Road, Bracknell, RG12 1LF
Non Material amendment to planning permission 25/00066/FUL for Redevelopment of existing office building and surrounding car park and erection of 3 no. commercial units within Use Class B2 and / or B8
9 GOATERS ROAD, ASCOT, SL5 8HZ
Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed conversion of existing loft space with rear facing dormer and front facing rooflight.
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When Bracknell Forest Council refuses an application, or does not decide it in time, the applicant can appeal to the Planning Inspectorate. An appeal that is allowed is one the council lost. Raw rates are not comparable between councils, because some kinds of appeal are allowed far more often than others, so the Inspectorate's national rate for each kind is applied to this council's own caseload to give the rate its mix predicts.
Bracknell Forest Council, raw rate
33.9%
of judged appeals were allowed, so the council's decision did not stand
Expected for this mix of appeals
29.3%
what the national rate for each kind of appeal predicts for this council's caseload
4.6 percentage points above expected. Bracknell Forest Council's decisions are overturned more often than the national record for the same kinds of appeal predicts for its caseload.
337 appeals counted, 316 judged either way (107 allowed, 209 dismissed), 21 judged neither way. These are appeals decided 2016-07 to 2026-06.
Each kind of appeal against the national rate for the same kind. This is the comparison the headline is built from.
| Appeal type | Cases | Judged | Allowed | This council | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Appeal | 193 | 192 | 62 | 32.3% | 28.8% |
| Householder (HAS) | 73 | 71 | 30 | 42.3% | 35.6% |
| Tree Preservation Order | 26 | 21 | 3 | 14.3% | 20.6% |
| Enforcement Notice | 24 | 13 | 3 | 23.1% | 13.5% |
| Lawful Development Certificate | 6 | 6 | 5 | 83.3% | 36.9% |
| Advertisement Appeal | 4 | 4 | 1 | Too few judged | 36% |
| Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal | 4 | 4 | 0 | Too few judged | 25% |
| Community Infrastructure Levy Appeal | 3 | 3 | 2 | Too few judged | 25.2% |
| Commercial Appeal Service (CAS) | 1 | 1 | 0 | Too few judged | 33.3% |
| Environmental | 1 | 0 | 0 | None judged | Not published |
| High Hedges | 1 | 0 | 0 | None judged | 28.5% |
| Tree Replacement Notice | 1 | 1 | 1 | Too few judged | 31.9% |
“Judged” counts appeals allowed or dismissed. The rest were withdrawn, invalid, split or unrecorded, and are counted but never treated as appeals the council won. A percentage is published only where at least 5 appeals were judged either way. Where it is not, the counts still are: a rate over one or two cases would claim a precision the sample cannot carry.
Source: the Planning Inspectorate's Casework Database, published quarterly on GOV.UK. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. These figures are the Inspectorate's appeal record, not the council's own planning register.
Bracknell Forest Council collects contributions from developers under planning obligations, but we do not yet hold its register in a form we can publish figures from. Only a minority of authorities publish one we can read, and this is not one of them, so we show nothing rather than a figure we cannot stand behind.
Beside what the council collected from developers, this is what central government confirmed: schemes in the area with grant agreed under the Homes England Affordable Homes Programme 2021 to 2026.
Source: Homes England, schemes confirmed under the Affordable Homes Programme 2021 to 2026, published on GOV.UK as transparency data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are as at 31 March 2025, the publication's own cut-off, so later schemes are not in them. Grant requested is the publisher's own figure at the point grant was confirmed, not money drawn down. Schemes are placed by the local authority name in the publication, which carries no planning reference.
Bracknell Forest Council is a local planning authority responsible for processing planning applications within its area. Applications are submitted through the council's planning portal and cover a wide range of development types, from householder extensions and change of use to large-scale residential and commercial schemes.
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You can also browse the council's own planning register on the official Bracknell Forest Council planning portal.
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