Upper Floor Levels 2-8 High Street And 2-6 Ingrave Road Brentwood CM14 4AB Data via plota.co.uk

26/00829/PNCOU - Prior Notification Change of use Approved

Proposal

Prior Approval Notification Class MA - Change of use of the former offices (B1a) at first and second floor level at 2-8 High Street and first floor level at 2 - 6 Ingrave Road to form 20no. residential apartments (C3). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
27 Jul 2026
✓
Approved
25 Sept 2026

Approved on 25 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decisions · Last checked 26 Sept 2026

Documents 30

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Brentwood Town Centre 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 ↗
Air quality management area: Brentwood AQMA No.7
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
14 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Monument to William Hunter 16 Metres North West of Newnum House, Grade II, 57 m away · 2 Grade II*, 12 Grade II
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.
Show all 14 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Scheduled monument 240 m away: The Chapel of St Thomas a Becket; Inside the Brentwood built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 6 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.

Building

Floor area157 m² (1,690 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (asset rating 82)
UseA1/A2 Retail and Financial/Professional services
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2019, 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
Prior Notification Change of use
Postcode
CM14 4AB
Received
27 Jul 2026
Validated
27 Jul 2026
Ward
Brentwood South
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Sept 2026
Decision
Prior Approval is Not Required
Decision date
25 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decisions
Agent
Q+A Planning

How this decision compares

Decided in 60 days from validation, 9 days faster than Brentwood's median of 69 for new homes. Approved, as 59% of new homes here are.

21%decided within 8 weeks
59%approved
43decided in the last year

Plota live figures for new homes decided by Brentwood in the last twelve months, from validation. Brentwood decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

102 neighbours consulted · Last counted 26 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15086976
Planning Portal ref
PP-15086976
Comments by
1 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
30 Sept 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
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

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.