A new live music venue in Bracknell has officially opened.
The site was formerly occupied by TGI Fridays restaurant, and has been converted into the Musica bar.
Bracknell Forest Council has granted all permissions for Musica for its opening, which took place on Friday, November 21.
That is just one of the plans decided in the area recently.
Elsewhere, a project for 130 homes and a care home in Wokingham has officially been shelved, and a plan for a replacement home in Crowthorne has been granted.
You can view each decided application by typing the reference in brackets into the relevant council’s planning portal.
Dedicated live music venue and restaurant opens (Bracknell app 25/00458/FUL)
Musica at The Lexicon has officially been given the go-ahead to open on Friday, November 21.
The new venue, which has taken over TGI Fridays in Eagle Lane, won licensing permission for live music, the sale of alcohol and more until 2.30am on Fridays and Saturdays.
It also required planning permission to change the use of the unit from just a restaurant to include live music, a games area and outdoor seating.
Planning officer Will Rendall concluded would not result in an adverse impact on the amenity of neighbours. The application was therefore approved on Friday, allowing it to open later that day.
Project for 130 homes and care home shelved (Wokingham app 223778)
Wokingham Borough Council’s project for 130 new homes and a 70-bed care home has officially been shelved.
The project, called Toutley East, would have seen the homes and the care facility built west of Twyford Road and east of the Toutley depot.
In September, council leader Stephen Conway (Liberal Democrats, Twyford, Ruscombe & Hurst) announced that the site would be sold to a developer.
Detailed plans of the access, appearance, layout and scale of the development were withdrawn on November 17.
Owner wins plan to replace bungalow with house (Wokingham app 251821)
The owner of a bungalow in Ellis Road, Crowthorne has won permission to replace it with a 2.5-storey home.
The existing bungalow has four bedrooms and is smaller than the other homes in the road.
The replacement house will come with sizeable living facilities on the ground floor and five bedrooms.
Status of swimming pool at grand house approved (Bracknell app 25/00558/LDC)
The status of a swimming pool at a grand house in Binfield has been confirmed by Bracknell Forest Council.
The outdoor pool is located at Elm Grove Lodge in Binfield, with the owner obtaining a legal certificate for it.
A certificate may have been needed for a pool if it is established in a conservation area, or if an owner wants legal proof of compliance for future property sales.
