The details of homes that will replace long vacant offices on the outskirts of Bracknell are due to be decided.
In April 2018, housebuilders Taylor Wimpey won permission to demolish the long vacant Beaufort Park office building and replace it with 68 homes.
The £18 million modern office building has not been occupied since it was completed in 2009, prompting landowner interest to develop it into a new residential community.
Taylor Wimpey obtained permission to demolish the vacant offices on appeal to the Government’s planning inspectorate.
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Now, the details of what the 68 home development will look like are due to be decided at a Bracknell Forest Council planning committee meeting on Thursday, November 11.
Specifically, Taylor Wimpey are seeking approval for the appearance, landscaping, layout, and scale of the development.
Plans show that the new homes will be made up of an apartment building, and a mix of terraced, semi-detached and detached houses.
In full, Taylor Wimpey want to build 32 three-bedroom houses, 16 two-bedroom flats, six four-bedroom houses, five five-bedroom houses, five two-bedroom houses, and four one-bedroom flats.
Of the 68 homes, only seven would be affordable, with the remaining 61 being sold at market value. Of the affordable homes, two would be shared ownership houses and five would be apartments.
A total of 128 car parking spaces would be provided, which includes nine garages, six car ports, and 11 visitor parking spaces to be provided throughout the site.
You can view the plan for the 68 homes by typing in 21/00104/REM into Bracknell Forest Council’s planning portal: https://planapp.bracknell-forest.gov.uk/online-applications/
For an overview of the plan, search for the ‘design access statement amended’ parts 1-7 submitted on March 5, 2021.
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Beaufort Park is located next to Great Hollands Recreation Ground and Easthampstead Park cemetery.
Access to the development would be provided off South Road.
A plan for 226 homes to the south of the office was submitted by Southern Homes Ownership in October.
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