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BRACKNELL FOREST BOROUGH LOCAL PLAN Adopted January 2002

Some policies in the Bracknell Forest Borough Local Plan are no longer a material consideration as part of the Development Plan.

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Contents

Chapter 2 - Built and Natural Environment

2.1 Issues and approach

2.2 Land outside settlements

2.5 Natural elements

2.6 Trees and hedgerows

2.9 Agricultural land

2.10 Water environment

2.11 The urban environment

2.14 Lighting

2.15 Noise

2.18 Energy

2.20 Heritage

2.25 Public art

2.28 Environmental assessment

2.29 Objectives

Policy EN1 Protecting tree and hedgerow cover

Policy EN2 Supplementing tree and hedgerow cover

Policy EN3 Nature conservation

Policy EN4 Local Nature Reserves, Wildlife Heritage Sites and Regionally Important Geological Sites

Policy EN5 Agricultural land

Policy EN6 Ancient monuments and archaeological remains of national importance

Policy EN7 Other important archaeological remains

Policy EN8 Development on land outside settlements

2.60 Dwellings required in connection with agriculture and forestry

Policy EN9 Changes of use and adaptation of existing non-residential buildings outside settlements, outside the Green Belt

2.73 Changes from non-residential to residential use

2.74 Changes to business, industrial, distribution and storage uses

2.75 Protected species

Policy EN10 Areas of landscape importance

Policy EN11 Warfield Park Mobile Home Site

Policy EN12 Historic parks and gardens

Policy EN13 Water quality

Policy EN14 River corridors

Policy EN15 Floodlighting

Policy EN16 Demolition of listed buildings

Policy EN17 Development proposals including the alteration, extension, or change of use of listed buildings

Policy EN18 Conservation areas

2.117 Easthampstead neighbourhood centre

Policy EN19 Demolition in conservation areas

Policy EN20 Design considerations in new development

2.143 Flats and open space

2.144 Commercial development

2.145 Settlements adjoining the Green Belt

Policy EN21 Crime and design

Policy EN22 Designing for accessibility

Policy EN23 Advertisements

Policy EN24 Public art

Policy EN25 Noise and other pollution

Policy EN26 Energy

Chapter 3 - Economy

3.1 Issues and approach

3.4 Business, industrial, distribution and storage land and premises (BIDS)

3.17 Small businesses

3.21 Rural economy

3.24 Objectives:

Policy E1 Development in Bracknell Town Centre

3.26 Bracknell Town Centre

3.32 Impact of the development

3.34 Mixed use development and key town centre uses

3.36 Listed buildings

Policy E2 Development in defined employment areas

Policy E3 Employment development on land within settlement boundaries but outside defined employment areas and Bracknell Town Centre

Policy E4 Small businesses

Policy E5 Hierarchy of shopping centres

Policy E6 Shopping

Policy E7 Business development in shopping areas

Policy E8 Change of use of shop units (A1) to other uses outside defined shopping centres

Policy E9 Non-retail uses in Bracknell Town Centre primary shopping area and the retail core area of Crowthorne

3.79 A3 (food and drink) uses

Policy E10 Non-retail uses in Bracknell Town Centre secondary shopping area, Crowthorne retail area outside the retail core area and Sandhurst Centre (west of Swan Lane).

3.94 A3 (food and drink) uses

Policy E11 Village and neighbourhood centres and local parades

Policy E12 Identified major employment sites

3.1 Issues and approach

Chapter 4 - Green Belt

4.1 Issues and approach

4.2 Purposes of including land in the Green Belt

4.3 The Green Belt boundary

4.4 Protecting the Green Belt

4.6 Green Belt Villages

4.7 New dwellings within Green Belt Villages

4.8 Residential extension, alteration or replacement within the Green Belt

4.9 Other residential development within Green Belt Villages

4.10 Inappropriate development and very special circumstances in the Green Belt

4.12 New dwellings outside Green Belt Villages

4.13 Re-use of buildings within the Green Belt

4.16 Major sites in the Green Belt

4.18 Objectives:

Policy GB1 Building in the Green Belt

4.24 (i) Agriculture or forestry

4.33 (ii) Outdoor sport and recreation

4.34 (iii) Cemeteries

4.35 (iv) Replacement of existing dwellings

4.41 (iv) Development for community purposes

Policy GB2 Changes of use of land within the Green Belt

4.45 (i) Outdoor sport and recreation

4.47 (ii) Cemeteries

4.48 (iii) Other uses

Policy GB3 Residential development within Green Belt Villages

4.51 (i) Infilling

4.52 (ii) Subdivisions of existing residential property

4.53 (iii) Subordinate dwellings

Policy GB4 Re-use and change of use of buildings within the Green Belt

4.60 Scale, design, bulk and form

4.63 Incremental changes

4.64 Small scale uses

Policy GB5 Syngenta - a major developed site within the Green Belt

Chapter 5 - Housing

5.1 Issues and approach

5.3 Phasing

5.4 Location of major new residential development

5.6 Order of development

5.7 Small scale residential development

5.8 Development outside settlements

5.9 Meeting the range of housing needs - affordable and other housing

5.12 Affordable housing for local needs in rural areas

5.13 Quality, accessibility and sustainability in the built environment

5.14 Objectives:

5.15 Policies

Policy H1 New residential development

Policy H2 Residential extensions

Policy H3 Residential subdivisions and houses in multiple occupation

Policy H4 Areas of special housing character

Policy H5 New dwellings outside settlements

Policy H6 Development involving existing dwellings in the countryside outside the Green Belt

Policy H7 Dwelling types

Policy H8 Affordable housing

Policy H9 Non-static housing

Policy H10 Site briefing

Policy H11 Retention of the housing stock

Policy H12 Enclosure of open land in residential areas

Policy H13 Subordinate accommodation for elderly or infirm relatives

Policy H14 Accessible housing

Chapter 6 - Movement

6.1 Issues and approach

6.18 Objectives

6.19 Policies

Policy M1 Traffic management and highway schemes

Policy M2 Safeguarded road line
Extension of the Northern Distributor Road

Policy M3 Protected road lines
Sandhurst-Crowthorne Bypass road scheme

Policy M4 Highway measures expected in association with new development

Policy M5 Service road schemes

Policy M6 Cycling and walking

Policy M7 Access for people with disabilities

Policy M8 Public transport

Policy M9 Vehicle and cycle parking

6.60 Remedying shortfalls in parking provision

Policy M10 Parking for countryside recreation

Chapter 7 - Recreation, Leisure and Tourism

7.1 Issues and approach

7.3 Demand for recreational facilities

7.4 Access to recreational facilities

7.5 Ancillary development

7.6 Open space of public value

7.9 Visitor accommodation

7.10 Aims

7.11 Objective

7.12 Policies

Policy R1 Loss of open space of public value

Policy R2 Urban recreation

Policy R3 Dual use of educational facilities

Policy R4 Provision of open space of public value

Policy R5 Publicly usable open space for small sites

Policy R6 Visitor accommodation

Policy R7 Countryside recreation

7.38 Countryside Park

Policy R9 Development involving horses

Policy R10 Blackwater Valley

Chapter 8 - Services and Community Facilities

8.1 Issues and approach
Services and community facilities

8.7 Community facilities

8.12 Objectives:

8.13 Policies

Policy SC1 Provision of services and community facilities

Policy SC2 Acceptability of service and community facility proposals

Policy SC3 No reduction in existing community facilities

Policy SC4 Telecommunications provision

Policy SC5 Existing telecommunications networks

Chapter 9 - Development Proposals

9.1 Environmental proposals

Proposal PEN20i Queensway, Priestwood

Proposal PEN20ii Bay Drive, Bullbrook

9.6 Economy proposals

Proposal PE1i Land in the northern sector of Bracknell Town Centre

Proposal PE1ii Land at the south of Bracknell Town Centre

Proposal PE6i Heath Hill Road South corner site, Crowthorne

Proposal PE6ii Swan Lane corner site, Sandhurst

9.34 Housing proposals

Proposal PH1.1 The Staff College, Bracknell

Proposal PH1.2 New housing development proposal at Peacock Farm, west of Bracknell town

9.78 Movement proposals

Proposal PM1.1 Road junction and highway works

Proposal PM1.2 Northern Distributor Road

Proposal PM1.3 Land protected for dualling

Proposal PM5 Service road schemes

9.95 Recreational proposals

Proposal PR4 Open space of public value

Proposal PR10 Blackwater Valley

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