Land North West Of Central House Eagle Way Great Warley Essex Data via plota.co.uk

26/00137/FUL - Full Application Refused

Proposal

Removal of grassed area and creation of 12No. EV car parking spaces including charge points, fenced enclosure housing substation and associated equipment, and external lighting Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
2 Mar 2026
✓
Committee
30 Jun 2026
✗
Refused
3 Jul 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 3 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decisions · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Brentwood Planning Committee on 30 Jun 2026.

Refused

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised refusal because the visible chargers and equipment would harm the open setting and nearby heritage assets.
  • The applicant’s representative explained the chosen site, while councillors discussed the need for chargers and the loss of open space.
  • Members moved and voted to refuse the application.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, consultation responses, speakers, debate, vote and refusal reasons.

Source: Plota analysis of Brentwood's committee minutes of 30 Jun 2026.

Documents 22

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 3

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
2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Brentwood built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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
CM13 3GF
Received
2 Mar 2026
Validated
2 Mar 2026
Ward
Warley
Case officer
Show
Target decision
7 Jul 2026
Decision
Application Refused
Decision date
3 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decisions
Applicant
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Agent
Evyve Limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 123 days from validation, 51 days slower than Brentwood's median of 72 for full applications. Refused, as 33% of full applications here are.

33%decided within 8 weeks
67%approved
61decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14615928
Comments by
6 Apr 2026
Committee
30 Jun 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