Ganders Hall Farm Chelmsford Road Blackmore Essex Data via plota.co.uk

26/01039/FUL - Full Application Pending Consideration

Proposal

Change of use of lean-to from agriculture to B2 General Industrial with associated alterations, and use of and extension to building with existing B2 consent as MOT station Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 27 Oct 2026, 01:15

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Application progress

✓

Received

around 11 Sept 2026

Decision

Expected by 27 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 11 Nov 2026 and 22 Nov 2026, from Brentwood's recent commercial premises.

Comments are open until 10 Nov 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Documents 9

Site constraints 4

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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1 listed building within 150 m

Nearest: Ganders Hall, Grade II, 42 m away

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.

Historic England ↗

Also on the record

Inside the Blackmore 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 15 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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Important details

Council: Brentwood
Application type: Full Application
Received: around 11 Sept 2026
Validated: 11 Sept 2026
Ward: Ingatestone, Fryerning And Mountnessing
Parish: Ingatestone & Fryerning
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 27 Nov 2026
Applicant: Show
Agent: Whirledge and Nott

Decision outlook

Day 47 of the 56-day target. Brentwood usually decides commercial premises by day 60.

prediction

Day 4714 days to the predicted decision (day 61)

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

No public comments yet.

13 neighbours consulted · Last counted 25 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-14967729
Planning Portal ref: PP-14967729
Comments by: 10 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry: 27 Nov 2026
Env. assessment: No

Brentwood

Planning Authority Score

0.9/10

Poor

#294 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Change of use

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