Larkins Playing Fields Ongar Road Pilgrims Hatch Essex Data via plota.co.uk

Approved 24/01422/FUL

Council

Date received

around 14 Apr 2025

Date validated

14 Apr 2025

Description

Proposed construction of new sports pavilion to include changing rooms and function room, reconfigured and extended parking facilities Data via plota.co.uk

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Last checked 18 Oct 2026, 14:21

Planning committee

Decided by Brentwood Planning Committee on 15 Jul 2025, in a recorded vote.

Approved by 12 votes to 0

As officers recommended.

For12

Against0

Officers advised approval because the proposal complied with relevant policies and supported sport, recreation and community facilities.
Residents described the facilities as valuable, while one raised concerns about extending parking beside neighbouring gardens.
Members unanimously approved the application subject to the stated conditions.

Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, professional advice, public views, committee discussion, vote and decision. Includes the meeting recording, from 0:07:21 where this application was taken

Source: Plota analysis of Brentwood's committee minutes of 15 Jul 2025.

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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Also on the record

Inside the Brentwood built-up area; 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 scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 19 October 2026. 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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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

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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