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26/00449/S191 - Certificate of Lawfulness (existing) Approved
Change of useDemolition

Proposal

Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for the Existing Use or Operation or Activity to confirm that operational development comprising the demolition of existing buildings pursuant to planning permission has been lawfully carried out Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 Apr 2026
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Approved
19 Jun 2026

Approved on 19 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision COND S191/S192 · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Documents 5

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Decision Notice Decision Notice · 22 Jun 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF SITE LOCATION PLAN Site Plan · 20 Apr 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 20 Apr 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF Report Report · 22 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF COVER LETTER Supporting Documents · 20 Apr 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 5

Site constraints 6

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. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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National infrastructure project 71 m away: M25 junction 28 improvements
The site is 71 m from the project boundary. Highway, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: Lower Thames Crossing (decided, 406 m).
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Brentwood built-up area; Air quality management area 52 m away: Brentwood AQMA No.2; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £5,450,000 in October 2024. Other property, freehold.

11 October 2024£5,450,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
31 May 2024£4,050,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Brentwood
Application type
Certificate of Lawfulness (existing)
Postcode
CM14 5GR
Received
20 Apr 2026
Validated
20 Apr 2026
Ward
Brizes, Stondon Massey And South Weald
Case officer
Show
Target decision
15 Jun 2026
Decision
Lawful
Decision date
19 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision COND S191/S192
Applicant
Show
Agent
Quod
Freehold owner
Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 60 days from validation, about the council's usual 58 days. Approved, as 80% of demolitions here are.

48%decided within 8 weeks
80%approved
86decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14827016
Planning Portal ref
PP-14827016
Statutory expiry
15 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

10 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2023 Refused
Removal of condition 10 (Storage height limit) and variation of condition 13 (SUDS mainte…
23/01547/FUL
2023 Approved
Change of use of the Site including the demolition of existing buildings and use of the l…
23/00012/FUL
2023 Approved
Change of use of the Site including the demolition of existing buildings and use of the l…
23/00012/FUL
2023 Withdrawn
Redevelopment of the Site including the demolition of existing buildings and construction…
23/00001/FUL
2017 Approved
Discharge of Condition 3 (Hard and Soft landscaping) for 16/00893/FUL (Change of use from…
16/00893/COND/1
2017 Approved
Discharge of Condition 3 (Hard and Soft landscaping) for 16/00893/FUL (Change of use from…
16/00893/COND/1
2016 Approved
Change of use from existing open land to part storage facility.
16/00893/FUL
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2017 Decided
Land Adjacent To 61 Brook Street Brentwood Essex
Construction of a new two storey dwelling
17/01675/FUL
2017 Refused
Land Adjacent To 61 Brook Street Brentwood Essex
Construction of new dwelling
17/01006/FUL
2016 Refused
Land Adjacent To 61 Brook Street Brentwood Essex
Construction of a new dwelling.
16/01768/FUL
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.