Plans for the first stage of Countryside and Bracknell Forest Council’s £124m vision to further regenerate the town centre have been approved
The Bracknell Forest Cambium Partnership has secured planning permission, subject to a Section 106 agreement, for its vision to develop the Coopers Hill site on the edge of Bracknell town centre.
Coopers Hill is the first site to be developed by the joint-venture (JV) partnership between Countryside and Bracknell Forest Council.
The Coopers Hill development will provide 52 new homes, with 25% affordable (15% affordable rent and 10% shared ownership). These will comprise 12 two-bedroom flats, six three-bedroom flats, 22 two-bedroom houses and 12 three-bedroom houses.
Countryside and Bracknell Forest Council will also be delivering public realm and landscaping across the site, comprising both private and communal amenity spaces.
78 car parking spaces are also being created, including six disabled parking spaces, alongside 122 bicycle parking spaces.
‘A town centre that’s fit for the future’
Daniel King, managing director of West London and Thames Valley at Countryside, said: “Underpinning the landmark Bracknell town centre regeneration programme is the principle of working closely with the local community to deliver new homes that reflect the needs of residents.
“Therefore, we are delighted that our proposals for Coopers Hill have been so well-received, with unanimous approval from the planning committee.
“We now can’t wait to get started on the first of our joint-venture regeneration sites; working with the council to progress their creation of a town centre that’s fit for the future.”
Councillor Marc Brunel-Walker, executive member for economic development and regeneration at Bracknell Forest Council, added: “The redevelopment of Coopers Hill is a significant part of our overarching regeneration of Bracknell town centre – the first new town to be comprehensively redesigned and regenerated.
“Achieving planning permission is a key milestone in realising our joint vision for the site, which will seek to bring much-needed new homes for families right on the doorstep of the new shops, restaurants, leisure and entertainment facilities that we have in the heart of Bracknell town centre.”
With planning approval now granted, work is expected to begin later this year with the first completions due in 2023.
