The Hernes Oak, North Street, Winkfield, Windsor, SL4 4SY Data via plota.co.uk

PA/2026/0935 - Prior approval Part 3 Class MA Under Consultation

Proposal

Change of use of existing Class E office accommodation to 3 no. self-contained dwellinghouses (Use Class C3) pursuant to Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Validated
23 Sept 2026
✓
Received
around 24 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 1 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 31 Oct 2026 and 12 Nov 2026, from Bracknell Forest's recent prior approvals.

Comments are open until 27 Oct 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 6

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.
Read the government guidance ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Special area of conservation about 431 m away: Windsor Forest & Great Park; SSSI about 431 m away: Windsor Forest and Great Park SSSI; Inside the Cranbourne built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £880,000 in January 2022. Other property, freehold.

27 January 2022£880,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Application type
Prior approval Part 3 Class MA
Postcode
SL4 4SY
Received
around 24 Sept 2026
Validated
23 Sept 2026
Ward
Winkfield and Warfield East
Parish
Winkfield Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
1 Dec 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Freehold owner
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Decision outlook

Day 16 of the 56-day target. Bracknell Forest usually decides prior approvals by day 40.

Day 1640 days to the 56-day target
79%decided within 8 weeks
63%approved
20decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 6 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
27 Oct 2026
Bracknell Forest
Planning Authority Score
2.4/10
Poor
#254 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.