Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Bracknell Forest Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
12,984 approved · 1,358 refused · 1,066 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 13 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Land (The Chestnuts) To The Rear Of 8 Anthony Wall Warfield Bracknell Berkshire RG42 3UL
Received Not published19 Dorset Vale Warfield Bracknell Berkshire RG42 3JL
Received Not published4 Alston House Market Street Bracknell Berkshire RG12 1FA
Received Not published17 Lichfields Bracknell Berkshire RG12 2RT
Received Not published32 Aldridge Park Winkfield Row Bracknell Berkshire RG42 7NU
Received Not published2 Sage Walk Warfield Bracknell Berkshire RG42 3SE
Received Not published6 Ranelagh Crescent Ascot Berkshire SL5 8LW
Received Not publishedWestwood House Swinley Road Ascot Berkshire SL5 8BA
Received Not published3 Sorrel Drive Warfield Bracknell Berkshire RG42 5AB
Received Not publishedHilton National Hotel Bagshot Road Bracknell Berkshire RG12 0QJ
Received Not published8 Blake Close Crowthorne Berkshire RG45 7LF
Received Not publishedWhistley Close Bracknell Berkshire RG12 9LQ
Received Not publishedPoplars Farm Crouch Lane Winkfield Windsor Berkshire SL4 4TL
Received Not publishedLand Adjacent To Corner Of Yateley Road and High Street Sandhurst Berkshire GU47 8HA
Received Not publishedHolly Berry House Golden Orb Wood Binfield Bracknell Berkshire RG42 4BW
Received Not publishedAcorns Goughs Lane Warfield Bracknell Berkshire RG12 2RA
Received Not publishedLand Adjacent To 29 Radnor Road Bracknell Berkshire RG12 9FD
Received Not publishedEdwina Place (Formerly Holly Cottage) London Road Binfield Bracknell Berkshire RG42 4AA
Received Not publishedWinkfield Park Winkfield Row Bracknell Berkshire RG42 6NA
Received Not publishedBurford House Leppington Bracknell Berkshire RG12 7WW
Received Not published117 Prince Andrew Way Ascot Berkshire SL5 8NH
Received Not published15 Chisbury Close Bracknell Berkshire RG12 0TX
Received Not publishedSandhurst School 28 Owlsmoor Road Owlsmoor Sandhurst Berkshire GU47 0SD
Received Not publishedHeathlands Home For The Aged Crossfell Bracknell Berkshire RG12 7RX
Received Not publishedRecords are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Bracknell Forest Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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