The Bell High Street Ingatestone Essex CM4 0AT Data via plota.co.uk

26/00500/LBC - Listed Building Consent Refused

Proposal

Construction of new raised pictorial completed with new header and footer to be fixed to existing bracket. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
30 Apr 2026
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Refused
14 Aug 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 14 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decisions · Last checked 18 Aug 2026

Site constraints 5

Grade II listed: The Bell Inn
List entry 1197303 · 4 m away · 16 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade II*, 15 Grade II)
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.
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Historic England ↗
Ingatestone, High Street conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Also on the record
National infrastructure project 1199 m away: Norwich to Tilbury; Inside the Ingatestone 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 · 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
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
CM4 0AT
Received
30 Apr 2026
Validated
30 Apr 2026
Ward
Ingatestone, Fryerning And Mountnessing
Parish
Ingatestone & Fryerning
Case officer
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Target decision
14 Aug 2026
Decision
Application Refused
Decision date
14 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decisions
Applicant
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Agent
S R Signs
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 106 days from validation, 49 days slower than Brentwood's median of 57 for listed building consent. Refused, as 14% of listed building consent here are.

45%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
15decided in the last year

Plota live figures for listed building consent decided by Brentwood in the last twelve months, from validation. Brentwood decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

35 neighbours consulted · Last counted 18 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14901033
Planning Portal ref
PP-14901033
Comments by
25 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
14 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No
Brentwood
Planning Authority Score
0.9/10
Poor
#294 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.