BFB Local Plan

Bracknell Forest Borough Local Plan

Introduction
The Bracknell Forest Borough Local Plan sets out the detailed framework for the Borough Council’s land use, transport, economic and environmental policies. It is used to guide development and safeguard our environment. It is a very important document as generally applications for planning permission are determined in accordance with its policies and provisions. The Local Plan was adopted in January 2002 and covers the period 1991–2006. It is reviewed through the Local Development Framework process.

Proposals map
A new version of the Bracknell Forest Borough Proposals Map was prepared on 7 February 2008, which includes the saved local plan policies and designations relating to areas of Bracknell Forest.

View the proposals map.

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Saved policies
A number of policies and proposals in the Bracknell Forest Borough Local Plan have been saved by the Direction of the Secretary of State under paragraph 1(3) of Schedule 8 to the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004. The policies and proposals that the secretary of state has not saved in the Direction expired on 27 September 2007. These are therefore no longer a material consideration as part of the statutory Development Plan.

Since 27 September 2007, the Council has adopted the Core Strategy Development Plan Document (DPD). Table 3 shows the local plan policies that have been replaced by the Core Strategy DPD as of 7 February 2008. Table 3 (page 4) also lists the appropriate replacement Core Strategy policies.

View which policies and proposals are saved or otherwise.

This list should be read in conjunction with the Local Plan to see which polices and proposals still form part of the statutory Development Plan affecting Bracknell Forest Borough.

Policies in the Bracknell Forest Borough Local Plan (January 2002)*.

* some policies in the Bracknell Forest Borough Local Plan are no longer a material consideration as part of the Development Plan for the following reasons:

Some have not been saved by the Secretary of State beyond 27 September 2007; and
Some have been replaced by policies in the Core Strategy DPD as of 7 February 2008.

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Local Plan Alteration - Amen Corner
At the time of adoption of the Local Plan the Amen Corner area was left as a void within the plan, on the advice of the Local Plan Inspector. Since this time the area has had no local plan policy coverage, making it extremely hard for planning decisions to be made.

It was anticipated that this void would be dealt with through the production of a planning brief for the area. However, attempts to do this were affected by planning case law and strategic objections from national bodies regarding the level of development proposed for this area by the brief. Therefore the Borough at its Council meeting of 28 July 2004 agreed that a Local Plan Alteration be placed on Deposit to begin the process of providing planning policy for this area.

The Alteration has now been through the appropriate processes, with all objections to the Alteration heard by a Local Plan Inspector. The Borough Council received the Inspector’s report in August 2005. The Inspector wholly agreed with the Alteration and requested no modifications to the plan put forward by the Borough Council.

The Borough Council adopted the Local Plan Alteration on the 30 November 2005. It now forms part of the development plan and will be used in planning decisions affecting this area. Policies affecting the Amen Corner area can be seen on the map available to download on the right.

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How to order a copy of the Plan

A printed version of the Local Plan is available at £40 (£25 to Borough Council tax payers) including post and packaging. Please send a cheque payable to "BFBC" to

Administration Section
Environment, Culture and Communities Department
Bracknell Forest Council
Time Square
Market Street
Bracknell
RG12 1JD

Alternatively, you can look at it on the Planning Portal website or download it from the right-hand side of this page.