Royal Berkshire Polo Club, North Street, Winkfield, Windsor, SL4 4TH Data via plota.co.uk

PA/2026/0179 - Full planning permission Under Consultation

Proposal

Retention and modification of works to land, to retain one polo practice pitch and provide additional practice pitch, with biodiversity improvements Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
4 Feb 2026
Decision
Expected by 29 May 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 10 Jul 2026; it is now day 247.

The consultation period closed on 10 Jul 2026.

Documents 52

Other documents 29

PDF Email to Agent 04-09-26 Correspondence - Outgoing · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Agents update 28.08.26 Correspondence - Incoming · 28 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF BG26.135 - Figure 4 - Landscape Designations Report · 28 May 2026 View ↗ PDF BG26.135 - Figure 1 - ZTV Report · 28 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Letter to NGT - May 26 Correspondence - Incoming · 28 May 2026 View ↗ PDF BG26.136- Figure 2 - Topography and Hydrology Report · 28 May 2026 View ↗ PDF RCBPC Rev A - The_Statutory_Metric_MacroDisa Report · 28 May 2026 View ↗ PDF EA Variation Notice 24-1-18 Report · 28 May 2026 View ↗ PDF EA Issued Permit 24-6-13 Report · 28 May 2026 View ↗ PDF RCBPC Rev A (Comparison) - The_Statutory_Met Report · 28 May 2026 View ↗
PDF Name hidden Show Correspondence - Incoming · 28 May 2026 View ↗
PDF BG26.135- Figure 5 to 14 - Representative Viewpoints Report · 28 May 2026 View ↗ PDF BG26.135 - Figure 3 - Landscape Character Report · 28 May 2026 View ↗ PDF LVIA by Brindle & Green, dated May 2026 Report · 28 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Letter to SGN - May 26 Correspondence - Incoming · 28 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Returned NN notification letter Correspondence - Incoming · 26 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF National Gas Transmission Correspondence - Incoming · 23 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Returned NN notification letter 2 Correspondence - Incoming · 23 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Report Report · 17 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Report Report · 17 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Correspondence Received Correspondence - Incoming · 16 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Correspondence Received Correspondence - Incoming · 13 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Report Report · 4 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Report Report · 4 Feb 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Community Infrastructure levy · 4 Feb 2026 View ↗
PDF Report Report · 4 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Report Report · 4 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Report Report · 4 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Report Report · 4 Feb 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 3

Green belt: London
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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Agricultural land, grade 3b
Not best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Application type
Full planning permission
Postcode
SL4 4TH
Received
4 Feb 2026
Validated
4 Feb 2026
Ward
Winkfield and Warfield East
Parish
Winkfield Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
29 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Christian Leigh

Decision outlook

Day 247, past the statutory target. 69% of full applications in Bracknell Forest are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 5 Oct 2026.

Day 247191 days past the 56-day target
31%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
95decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Bracknell Forest in the last twelve months, from validation. Bracknell Forest decision record →

Public comments

5comments received
3 objecting1 neutral1 supporting

60% object · below the UK average of 74%

Last counted 5 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
10 Jul 2026
Bracknell Forest
Planning Authority Score
2.4/10
Poor
#254 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Bracknell Forest is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #269 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 59% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (92%) than the national average (90%).

Among the slowest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Bracknell Forest decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
89%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #125 of 296
92%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #147 of 296
38%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #269 of 296
59%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #263 of 296
81%
Minor dwellings approved
26 decided (1-9 homes)
79%
Major dwellings approved
14 decided (10+ homes)
83%
Change of use approved
30 decided
502
Total decisions
53 refused in the year to March 2026