The latest planning roundup from Bracknell Forest and Wokingham: a new artisan bakery for Finchampstead, heavy security fencing at a Bracknell industrial estate, and upgraded drainage for a Bracknell school.
Chic new bakery coming to Marino Way, Finchwood Park (Wokingham PP/14549794)
Wokingham Council has approved plans to convert Unit 10, Marino Way, into a new base for U. Bakery, the independent artisan bakery currently trading in Crowthorne.
The full application from Mr and Mrs Zilberman Kessel allows a change of use to a bakery and café under Class E, two external extract flues and the conversion of a rooflight to an automatic opening vent for fire safety. Permission, granted on 23 April 2026, "allows on‑site production around the clock up to 5pm", with the café and takeaway open 8am-6pm Monday-Saturday and 8am-5pm on Sundays and bank holidays. Evening baking classes will run 6pm-9pm on weekdays only.
Conditions require a parking management strategy and a high‑spec mechanical ventilation and filtration system - including a flue at least a metre above the ridge, multi‑stage odour filtration and acoustic attenuation - to keep odour and plant noise within strict limits.
U. Bakery already operates a micro‑bakery and café at 198 Dukes Ride, Crowthorne, known for hand‑crafted sourdough, pastries and speciality coffee. The existing café is open six days a week.
Fortifications in Eastern Road Industrial Estate (Bracknell 25/00690/FUL)
Promat UK has permission to install 2.4‑metre‑high weld‑mesh fencing and automatic gates around its car park at 8 The Sterling Centre, Eastern Road, Bracknell. The anthracite‑grey work formalises vehicle and pedestrian access but does not change parking numbers.
Edgbarrow School's new drainage system (Bracknell PA/2026/0203)
Bracknell has approved drainage for a new specialist block at Edgbarrow School. Rain from the roof and surrounding hard surfaces will be held in a large underground storage tank and released slowly into the existing drainage system to avoid overloading local pipes. A shallow, grassed channel will catch any excess surface water and steer it away from the buildings during extreme storms.
Ted O'Neill, Local Democracy Reporter
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