Bracknell developments being decided on in 2023

This year, developers have applied to build some massive developments in the borough. 

While work cannot begin on them until they are approved by the council’s planning committee, all four are set to be decided on in 2023. 

If all are given the go ahead, a total of up to 420 homes will be built in the near future, as well as two new towers potentially going up in the town centre. 

To view each plan, enter its reference in brackets in the search bar of the borough’s planning portal here: https://planapp.bracknell-forest.gov.uk/online-applications/. 

Plan for 142 homes off A329 in Bracknell (21/00856/FUL) 

Redrow and Persimmon homes have applied to build 142 new homes to add to the Jennett’s Park estate near the A329 route into Bracknell. 

It will contain a mix of houses, apartments and flat over garage (FOG) homes on Vigar Way. 

The scheme involves building seven large apartment buildings, which would contain the majority, 125, of the new homes.The remaining 17 homes would be split into 13 houses and four FOGs. 

Built near the A329, a large 251 car parking spaces would be provided for occupants, with an additional 30 spaces reserved for visitors, with five per cent of these being expandable for disabled users. 

Redrow and Persimmon, which are both housebuilders, have said 25 per cent of the development would be affordable. 

The application is currently pending consideration and subject to ongoing discussion over design matters.  

Layout of 175 homes as part of Warfield development – dubbed ‘Parcel 3’ (22/00578/REM) 

Designs have been released to show the scale of a new housing development in Bracknell. The 175 homes in Warfield form part of a huge development scheme. 

Plans to regenerate land by Maize Lane and Old Priory Lane were granted permission in October last year, which includes 305 houses. 

The latest submission outlines proposals relating to the scale, layout, appearance and landscaping of ‘Parcel 3’ of the plan by construction firm Taylor Wimpey. 

Of the 175 plots, 43 are outlined as affordable housing – 25 per cent – which will include four reserved as wheelchair units, with 30 classed as ‘Affordable Rented’ homes and 13 as ‘Shared Ownership’. 

The 305-home development comes as part of an overall scheme to build 2,200 homes in Warfield outlined in the borough’s Local Plan, with an estimated completion date of 2025/26. 

Up to 45 new homes in Binfield Village (22/00907/OUT) 

Developers have put forward plans to build up to 45 new homes in the rural area of Binfield. 

Bloor Homes & Sharon and Howard Millet are looking to build the development, as well as green spaces, on land at the junction of Forest Road and Wood Lane.  

The 1.85-hectare site is a flat grassland field, which was previously used as a temporary construction access during the development of adventure golf facility, Golfplex. 

The exact number of homes, the mix of homes and types of tenure would be determined at a later stage, but initial proposals include plans for 35 per cent affordable housing.   

Plan for 58 flats on the high street (22/00169/FUL) 

An application is awaiting a decision which will see the demolition of existing buildings and the erection of a part ten-storey, part 12-storey building at 6-10 High Street, Bracknell.    

If approved, the redevelopment would see 58 residential units along with associated parking and landscaping built at the 1,261sqm town centre site.  

There are currently two buildings at the location, a two-storey property containing a bank and a single-storey post office with a raised ground floor and lower ground floor level.  

The ground and first floor levels of the development are set to be reserved for commercial use. It is anticipated that the ground floor will be utilised for retail or café purposes, whilst the first floor could include a communal workspace or gym.