Westbury Road Car Park Brentwood CM14 4DJ Data via plota.co.uk

26/00846/S191 - Certificate of Lawfulness (existing) Pending Decision

Proposal

Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an Existing Use or Operation or Activity for confirmation of Lawful commencement of development with . Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 16 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 16 Oct 2026.

The consultation period closed on 2 Oct 2026.

Going to planning committee

Tuesday 13 October, 7pm

Planning Committee

Council Chamber, Town Hall, Ingrave Road, Brentwood, Essex CM15 8AY

Item 6 on the agenda

The committee will decide this application in public. Most councils let objectors, supporters and the applicant speak if they register in advance, each by its own deadline.

Source: Brentwood's committee agenda. The council can change the date or the agenda up to the meeting.

Associated applications 3

Site constraints 4

8 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 120, High Street, Grade II, 52 m away · 8 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.
Show all 8 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Conservation area 34 m away: Brentwood Town Centre; National infrastructure project 1934 m away: M25 junction 28 improvements; 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 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.

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Important details

Council
Brentwood
Application type
Certificate of Lawfulness (existing)
Postcode
CM14 4DJ
Received
21 Aug 2026
Validated
21 Aug 2026
Ward
Brentwood West
Case officer
Show
Target decision
16 Oct 2026

Public comments

No public comments yet.

77 neighbours consulted · Last counted 8 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15046036
Planning Portal ref
PP-15046036
Comments by
2 Oct 2026
Committee
13 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
16 Oct 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