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.
16,492 approved · 2,048 refused · 1,420 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 21 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Warfield House Bracknell Road Warfield Bracknell Berkshire RG42 6BJ
Received Not published57 Abbotsbury Bracknell Berkshire RG12 8QX
Received Not published25 The Oaks Bracknell Berkshire RG12 2XG
Received Not publishedInglewood Cottage 2 Mushroom Castle Winkfield Row Bracknell Berkshire RG42 7PL
Received Not publishedWhite Gates Long Hill Road Ascot Berkshire SL5 8RD
Received Not published6 Old Tollgate Close Bracknell Berkshire RG12 9RQ
Received Not publishedThe Vicarage Church Lane Warfield Bracknell Berkshire RG42 6EE
Received Not publishedLand North Of Tilehurst Lane and West Of South Lodge Tilehurst Lane Binfield Bracknell Berkshire RG42 5JS
Received Not publishedLand At West End Lane West End Lane Warfield Bracknell Berkshire RG42 5RH
Received Not publishedTelecommunication Mast Lovel Road Junction Pigeonhouse Lane Winkfield Windsor Berkshire
Received Not publishedWhynscar House Grenville Place Bracknell Berkshire RG12 1BP
Received Not published1 Arlington Square Bracknell Berkshire RG12 1WA
Received Not publishedKingswood Kings Ride Ascot Berkshire
Received Not published174 New Road Ascot Berkshire SL5 8PP
Received Not publishedLand North Of Bigwood Waterloo Road Wokingham Berkshire
Received Not published15 Limerick Close Bracknell Berkshire RG42 1YA
Received Not publishedThe Braccans London Road Bracknell Berkshire
Received Not publishedLand North Of Harvest Ride and South Of Forest Road and East Of West End Lane West End Lane Warfield Bracknell Berkshire
Received Not publishedGarth Works Kennel Lane Warfield Bracknell Berkshire
Received Not published53 Branksome Hill Road College Town Sandhurst Berkshire GU47 0QF
Received Not publishedBroadmoor Hospital Lower Broadmoor Road Crowthorne Berkshire RG45 7EG
Received Not publishedGreat Hollands Primary School Wordsworth Bracknell Berkshire RG12 8YR
Received Not published12 Foxglove Close Winkfield Row Bracknell Berkshire RG42 7NW
Received Not publishedLand At Netherby Lodge, Rectory Lane Bracknell Berkshire RG12 7GQ
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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