Historic Tudor Farmhouse Set for Restoration

Here's this week's planning round‑up from around Bracknell, Wokingham and Winkfield - short and to the point.

Private polo field, Longhorn Farm, Warfield (Bracknell 25/00519/FUL)

Bracknell Forest Council has approved turning an agricultural field at Longhorn Farm into a private polo pitch with winter grazing. The site will change from agriculture to mixed agricultural and equestrian use, with levelling, drainage and reseeding carried out over a maximum ten‑week build using on‑site soils and one HGV delivery for drainage materials.

Use is restricted to the private polo season (1 April to 31 October), reverting to grazing from 1 November to 31 March. There will be no commercial events, no artificial lighting and parking stays in the existing yard. Conditions require wildlife protection during works and a 30‑year plan to secure a net gain in biodiversity.

New doors for St Joseph's Catholic Church, Princess Square (Bracknell PA/2026/0352)

St Joseph's wants a revised main entrance after technical issues with an earlier glazed design. The plan is for a laminated aluminium‑framed glass door set without the original side‑lights, facing Princess Square. Doors would be automatic with sensors, manual override, secure locks and hinge safety covers. The church says the new frontage will be brighter and more welcoming.

More homes at High Pines mobile park, Winkfield (Bracknell PA/2026/0284)

An application proposes demolishing a house at High Pines and replacing it with nine single‑storey park homes. Access would use the existing Parker's Lane entrance with a new private driveway. Each home would have a garage and parking, plus two visitor spaces, giving 22 spaces in total. Developers say mature and protected trees will be retained.

Nullis Farm Barn, Ryeish Lane, Spencers Wood (Wokingham 241537)

Wokingham has approved the rebuild of Nullis Farmhouse, a Grade II Tudor farmhouse currently semi‑derelict. The scheme includes new foundations and a brick plinth to raise and stabilise the timber frame, repairs to walls, trusses, joists and roof, and a roof rebuilt in handmade clay tiles. New and repaired brickwork must use handmade 'imperial' bricks in a specified red‑orange blend with lime mortar.

The consent demands careful recording and reinstatement of the historic brick paver ground floor and first‑floor boards, matching replacement bricks, and detailed joinery and sectional drawings agreed before work. A brickwork sample panel must be kept on site. The permission must be implemented within six months, and the developer must give at least seven days' written notice before starting so the council conservation officer can monitor works. Additional conditions cover boundary treatments, soakaway siting and ecological safeguards for bats and great crested newts.

Ted O'Neill, Local Democracy Reporter