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23/01044/NON/1 - Non Material Amendments Pending Consideration

Proposal

Non-material amendment to application (Demolition of existing garages and construction of a 3 storey block of 12 X flats with associated landscaping and parking) to allow for the external wall thickness to be reduced, removal of ASHP and reduced number of PVs on the roof, curtain walling replaced with windows, the outline of the building has been slightly amended to suit the new plan layout, which now includes for 4no M43 compliant flats on the ground floor. Removal of proposed brick outhouses to rear of terraced houses, instead the gardens will be enclosed with new close boarded fences with gate access to car park. Minor amendments to site landscape and carparking. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
7 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 5 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 5 Oct 2026.

Associated applications 3

Site constraints 5

Also on the record
Inside the Brentwood built-up area; Priority habitat 11 m away: Deciduous woodland; Air quality management area 47 m away: Brentwood AQMA No.4; Green belt 54 m away: London; 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 listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 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
Non Material Amendments
Received
7 Sept 2026
Validated
7 Sept 2026
Ward
Brentwood North
Case officer
Show
Target decision
5 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Pinnegar Hayward Design

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 3 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15116817
Statutory expiry
5 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