Plans to build a new 60-bed care home following the demolition of the existing residential property in Crowthorne make up part of this week’s planning round-up.
In Bracknell there has been an application to extend the garden room and create a new covered walkway at a pub in Crowthorne, as well as an approved plan to install netting round a Listed Building to prevent roosting birds.
In Wokingham there have been plans to build a new 60-bed care home in Crowthorne, as well as a determination made that no Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is required for a 450-home plan in Arborfield.
To view each plan in detail in Bracknell Forest enter the planning reference in brackets into the search bar of the borough’s planning portal here: https://planapp.bracknell-forest.gov.uk/online-applications/.
To see plans in Wokingham Borough, head to the council’s planning portal: https://planning.wokingham.gov.uk/FastWebPL/welcome.asp.
Plans to extend the garden room at a pub on Nine Mile Ride (22/00890/FUL)
An application has been submitted proposing the extension of the existing garden room and a new covered walkway at The Golden Retriever pub in Crowthorne.
The pub comprises a bar, dining area, and kitchen, with the garden room changes designed to enhance the outdoor seating due to challenges posed by Covid-19.
It is also proposed to build a new cover walkway connecting the garden room to the main pub, a new horse box bar, new lighting, and five additional car park spaces.
It is believed that the original site of the pub, which was said to be a forester’s cottage dating back to 1841, was later developed into dog kennels – hence the name.
Approved plans to put nets round a Grade II building due to roosting birds (22/00673/LB)
A Listed Building has been granted permission to install nets due to issues caused by bird mess from roosting pigeons.
Point Royal, a 19-storey block containing 102 flats situated on Rectory Road, attracts pigeons to the disused terraces that run around the building’s exterior, where they have been depositing their excrement over the floors.
Housing association Silva Homes, who own the building, can now add netting between the handrail and the ceiling of the balconies, to prevent the birds from gaining access.
Planning approval was required due to the listed building status, which first made the registry in 1998.
Decision that no Environmental Impact Assessment is required for 450-home Arborfield plan (223370)
It has been determined that an application regarding a potential 450-home development on land at Cross Lanes Farm in Arborfield does not require an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA).
Property developers Mactaggart & Mickel Homes England Ltd asked the council whether an EIA would be needed. The report concluded that it wasn’t required as the plan is “not considered likely to result in significant environmental effects”.
The developers are now free to submit a full planning application proposing the 450 planned new homes, 35 per cent (158) of properties are described as ‘affordable housing’.
If given the go ahead, the plans would also see the development of two access points to the site – the main one from Swallowfield Road and a secondary one from Reading Road – as well as a new Suitable Alternative Natural Green Space (SANG), open spaces, green corridors and play areas.
Application to demolish a residential house in Crowthorne and build a 60-bed care home (223256)
An application has been submitted proposing the conversion of a residential property into a new care home in Crowthorne.
If approved, the Oak Dale site on Lower Wokingham Road would comprise of a 60-bed care home, with associated access, parking and landscaping following demolition of the existing dwelling.
Oak Dale Lower Wokingham Road Crowthorne – on behalf of Crowthorne Care Limited
The applicant, Crowthorne Care Limited, suggests the site would provide accommodation for the elderly, including dementia care, with the ability to meet all care needs on site.
The rooms would be single occupancy with accessible wet rooms, with the wider property providing a variety of day-spaces, cafe, cinema, hairdressers for both residents and visitors.
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