Bracknell Forest Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Bracknell Forest Council decided more than 540 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 7% of those it approved or refused, lower than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 53 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Bracknell Forest Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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27 August 2026 · Refused
Two storey roof extension to create 42 apartments
LAVENIR, OPLADEN WAY, BRACKNELL · PA/2026/0547
Figures for Bracknell Forest Council
| Applications decided | more than 540 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 7%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 53 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | under 1%of more than 160 decided |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | 91 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 34%about one in three |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | 72plan adopted 2024 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Bracknell Forest Council’s planning applications.
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“In this context, the main issues are the effect of the proposed development on: • the character and appearance of the area; and • the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, as well as those of the future occupiers of the…”
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“The main issues are: • whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt; • the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt; • the effect of the proposal on the protected trees on…”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on highway safety.”
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“The main issues are: • The principle of the proposed care home and whether the location is appropriate, with particular regard to the open countryside and need; • The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of…”
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“The main issues are: • whether the appeal proposal accords with local planning policy for strategic development at Warfield, with particular regard to design; the character and appearance of the area; and connectivity; • whether, having regard to local and…”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.