Weald Hall Wigley Bush Lane South Weald Essex CM14 5QP Data via plota.co.uk

26/00867/EIASR - EIA Screening Opinion Decided
New homes

Proposal

Environmental Impact Assessment Screening Opinion for 94 affordable dwellings Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
4 Aug 2026
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Not EIA Development
11 Sept 2026

Not EIA Development on 11 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision COND S191/S192 · Last checked 11 Sept 2026

Documents 3

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF DECISION NOTICE Decision Notice · 11 Sept 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Representation · 18 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF OFFICERS REPORT Report · 11 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

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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National infrastructure project 389 m away: M25 junction 28 improvements
The site is 389 m from the project boundary. Highway, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: Lower Thames Crossing (decided, 1112 m).
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Priority habitat 24 m away: Deciduous woodland; 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 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £4,350,000 in January 2025. Other property, freehold.

31 January 2025£4,350,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area23 m² (248 sq ft)
Energy ratingG (3 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached flat, 1 habitable room
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingNo system present: electric heaters assumed
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2023, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Brentwood
Application type
EIA Screening Opinion
Postcode
CM14 5QP
Received
4 Aug 2026
Validated
4 Aug 2026
Ward
Brizes, Stondon Massey And South Weald
Case officer
Show
Target decision
25 Aug 2026
Decision
Not EIA Development
Decision date
11 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision COND S191/S192
Agent
Ian Stephenson Limited

Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

Last counted 11 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
25 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

6 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved
Frenches Farm Wigley Bush Lane South Weald Essex CM14 5QP
Discharge of Condition 3 (Surface Water Drainage Scheme) of application 22/00502/TECON (A…
22/00502/COND/5
2024 Approved
Frenches Farm Wigley Bush Lane South Weald Essex CM14 5QP
Discharge of Condition 3 (Surface Water Drainage Scheme) of application 22/00502/TECON (A…
22/00502/COND/5
2024 Approved
Frenches Farm Wigley Bush Lane South Weald Essex CM14 5QP
Variation of Condition 1 (Drawings in Accordance) of application 22/00502/TECON (Applicat…
24/01040/FUL
2018 Approved
Bluebell Hill Farm Wigley Bush Lane South Weald Essex CM14 5QP
Retention of existing detached building used for livestock and horses
18/00001/FUL
2017 Approved
Bluebell Hill Farm Wigley Bush Lane South Weald Essex CM14 5QP
Replacement building for Livestock and Horses (partly retrospective now including partial…
17/00801/FUL
2016 Decided
Bluebell Hill Farm Wigley Bush Lane South Weald Essex CM14 5QP
Replacement building for livestock and horses
16/00723/FUL
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.