Unit 8-9 Hall Lane Farm Little Warley Hall Lane West Horndon Little Warley Essex CM13 3EN Data via plota.co.uk

26/00440/FUL - Full Application Pending Decision

Proposal

Extension of industrial estate to include B8 commercial storage yards, parking and storage of commercial vehicles, general industrial and wood recycling (suis generis) uses (retrospective application) Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 8 Oct 2026, 01:13

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Application progress

✓

Received

14 Jul 2026

Decision

Expected by 2 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 87.

The consultation period closed on 22 Sept 2026.

Documents 12

Consultation & comments 3

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Representation · 10 Sept 2026 View ↗

PDF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH Consultee Comment Public · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PARISH COUNCIL Consultee Comment Public · 7 Aug 2026 View ↗

Site constraints 3

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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Agricultural land, grade 3b

Not 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.

National infrastructure project 956 m away: Lower Thames Crossing

The site is 956 m from the project boundary. Highway, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.

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 ↗

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 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.

Building

Floor area182 m² (1,959 sq ft)

Energy ratingE (asset rating 103)

UseB8 Storage or Distribution

HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2022, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council: Brentwood
Application type: Full Application
Postcode: CM13 3EN
Received: 14 Jul 2026
Validated: 14 Jul 2026
Ward: Herongate, Ingrave And West Horndon
Parish: West Horndon
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 2 Oct 2026
Applicant: Show
Agent: PROwe Planning Solutions

Decision outlook

Day 87, past the statutory target. 77% of commercial premises in Brentwood are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 13 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Oct 2026.

target

predicted

Day 8731 days past the 56-day target

46%decided within 8 weeks

85%approved

64decided in the last year

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

Public comments

6comments received

5 objecting1 neutral

83% object · above the UK average of 74%

20 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-14856256
Planning Portal ref: PP-14856256
Comments by: 22 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry: 2 Oct 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

1 nearby application on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2020 Approved

Hall Lane Farm Little Warley Hall Lane West Horndon Little Warley Brentwood Essex CM13 3EN

Removal of agricultural occupancy condition of application ES/BRE/427/62

21/00016/FUL 19 Feb 2021

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

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.