Fowchers Farm Cottage 1 Rectory Lane Herongate Essex CM13 3PR Data via plota.co.uk

25/00900/HHA - Householder Application Pending Consideration

Proposal

Proposed replacement of house roof covering/tiles, external wall insulation/render treatment part demolition of front boundary (brick) wall, installation of low picket fence & construction & surfacing work to form off street vehicular access and parking facility/footway crossing with alteration to fenestrations Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
around 12 Sept 2025
Decision
Target date was 7 Nov 2025

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 14 Jul 2026; it is now day 411.

The consultation period closed on 14 Jul 2026.

Documents 24

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 9

Herongate conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
6 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Hop Cottage, Grade II, 36 m away · 6 Grade II
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.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Registered park or garden 114 m away: Thorndon Hall; National infrastructure project 1749 m away: Norwich to Tilbury; SSSI 446 m away: Thorndon Park SSSI; Inside the Ingrave and Herongate built-up area; Green belt 70 m away: London; Open access land 30 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land. MoD Byelaw, Section 28 Exclusions, Racecourses and Aerodromes and ECP Margin have been removed..
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · 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.

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Important details

Council
Brentwood
Application type
Householder Application
Postcode
CM13 3PR
Received
around 12 Sept 2025
Validated
12 Sept 2025
Ward
Herongate, Ingrave And West Horndon
Parish
Herongate & Ingrave
Case officer
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Target decision
7 Nov 2025
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 411, past the statutory target. 80% of householder applications in Brentwood are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 25 Oct 2026.

Day 411355 days past the 56-day target
40%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
316decided in the last year

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

Public comments

1comment received
1 neutral

7 neighbours consulted · Last counted 25 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14221391
Planning Portal ref
PP-14221391
Comments by
14 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
7 Nov 2025
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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