Policy information sourced from the Bracknell Forest Local Plan 2024-2037 document.

LP 9: Eastern Gateway Development Area (Town Square), Bracknell (BRA7).

1. Land at Town Square,The Ring, Bracknell (Eastern Gateway) as shown on the Policies Map and Illustrative Concept Plan, is allocated for a comprehensive well-designed mixed-use development including the following:

  • approximately 210 residential units (including 35% affordable homes).
  • 3,160m2 net office floorspace (Class E – restricted).
  • 8,600m2 floorspace for use within Class E (minimum of 500m2 unrestricted) and Class C1 (hotel use).
  • Reprovision of the library either on site or elsewhere in the Town Centre.
  • On-site Open Space of Public Value (OSPV), to include retention of existing and/or provision of new public space to serve the development.
  • Provision of Green Infrastructure.
  • Measures to avoid and mitigate the impact of residential development upon habitats sites, in agreement with the Council and Natural England. This will include securing Suitable Alternative Natural Greenspace (SANG) capacity of at least 8ha per 1,000 new population to be provided in perpetuity and a financial contribution towards Strategic Access Management and Monitoring (SAMM) measures.
  • A high-quality public realm including provision of attractive pedestrian connections through and beyond the site, incorporating measures to effectively deal with level changes across the site.
  • On- and off-site infrastructure, including in-kind provision, required to support this development comprising:
    • other transport improvements and travel planning,
    • education facilities,
    • community facilities,
    • waste recycling, and
    • utility connections.
  • Technical investigation and assessment of all sources of flooding (including surface water and groundwater) to determine flood risk management measures to ensure sustainable development, including on-site sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) and off-site drainage improvements where necessary.
  • Provision of an ecological network including retaining, protecting, enhancing, creating and buffering ecological features and a minimum 10% biodiversity net gain together with a site management plan for at least 30 years after the development has been completed.
  • Protection and enhancement of trees through the following measures:
    • Undertake a Tree Survey and Arboricultural Impact Assessment, and
    • Where feasible, retain, protect and enhance trees identified within the survey to be of value and,
    • Provide appropriate new tree planting as part of the landscaping of the site.
  • Undertake and take account of an acoustic report.
  • Demonstrate that there is adequate wastewater capacity both on- and off-site to:
    • serve the development;
    • prevent problems for existing or new users; and
    • protect existing water quality (due to underlying geology and presence of an aquifer).

For further information, inlcuding links to referenced Policies Maps and Concept Plans, please visit Bracknell Forest’s Local Plan document here.