Plan to build 169 flats at Bracknell's former bus station

The plan involves building four multi-storey blocks. Of those, three will be residential, and the fourth, the southernmost building, will be offices.

A total of 169 flats would be built if the plans are approved. These will be divided into three blocks. Block A, the tallest, will be 17 storeys, Block B will have 14 storeys and Block C would be nine storeys tall.

Block D, which will contain the offices, would be six storeys high.

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In total there would be 152 parking spaces for the people living in the tower blocks. Of these, 86 will be on site, and 66 will be off site. All 16 spaces reserved for the offices will be provided off site.

All of this will be built on the old bus station, located on a strip of land in Market Street and Skimped Hill Lane. The site is now secured by hoardings after all buildings were demolished in December 2019.

The development of the site is a joint venture involving Bracknell Forest Council and Countryside, which will be responsible for the houses.

The application is seeking full approval for blocks A, B and C, and outline approval for the offices in Block D.

The site of the former bus station in Market Street, Bracknell. Credit: Google Maps

You can view the plans in full by typing planning reference number 21/00707/OUT into the council’s planning portal: https://planapp.bracknell-forest.gov.uk/online-applications/.

The plan has developed since it was announced in 2019. Originally a hotel was going to be built on the site instead, but the plan was then revised into a residential development in November.

There were originally meant to be 272 flats as part of the development, but this was considered too much for the site. The number of flats was revised twice until the 169 flats applied for was agreed upon.

The four tower blocks which form part of the old Bracknell bus station development in Market Street. Credit: Bracknell Forest Cambium Partnership

The tallest block was originally going to be 20 storeys, but this was reduced to the 17 storey tower featured in these plans.

As well as Bracknell Forest Council and Countryside, the project is also being worked on by Child Graddon Lewis architects, Montagu Evans planning consultants, AWA Consultants, CTP civil engineers, Outerspace Landscape Architecture, Markide Associates transport planning consultants, Greengage sustainability consultants and Four Communication, which leads the public consultations for the scheme.