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26/00380/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Removal of existing smaller pergola attached to the rear of a restaurant and replace with new larger pergola. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
27 Apr 2026
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Committee
15 Sept 2026
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Approved
17 Sept 2026

Approved on 17 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decisions · Last checked 18 Sept 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Brentwood Planning Committee on 15 Sept 2026.

Approved unanimously

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because no adverse impacts were identified and the proposal accorded with relevant planning policies.
  • The Parish Council raised parking concerns, while the agent and councillors discussed accessibility, parking management and the additional 12 covers.
  • The committee voted unanimously to approve the application subject to the report’s conditions.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, consultation responses, public concerns, committee debate, vote and decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Brentwood's committee minutes of 15 Sept 2026.

Site constraints 4

Green belt: London
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm.
Public footpath 18 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Agricultural land, grade 3a
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
1 listed building within 150 m
Nearest: Black Cottage, Grade II, 55 m away
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Historic England ↗
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Brentwood
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
CM14 5SD
Received
27 Apr 2026
Validated
27 Apr 2026
Ward
Brizes, Stondon Massey And South Weald
Case officer
Show
Target decision
18 Sept 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
17 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decisions
Applicant
Show
Agent
Abberley Design Consultants Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 143 days from validation, 84 days slower than Brentwood's median of 59 for extensions. Approved, as 85% of extensions here are.

45%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
338decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Brentwood in the last twelve months, from validation. Brentwood decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

3 neighbours consulted · Last counted 18 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14826800
Comments by
22 Jun 2026
Committee
15 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
18 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
Brentwood
Planning Authority Score
0.9/10
Poor
#294 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Brentwood is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #278 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 68% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (85%) than the national average (90%).

Among the slowest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Brentwood decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
83%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #234 of 296
85%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #248 of 296
35%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #278 of 296
68%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #283 of 296
76%
Minor dwellings approved
97 decided (1-9 homes)
64%
Major dwellings approved
11 decided (10+ homes)
79%
Change of use approved
19 decided
717
Total decisions
124 refused in the year to March 2026

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