Brentwood Borough Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Brentwood Borough Council decided more than 1,100 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 12% of those it approved or refused, higher than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 59 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Brentwood Borough Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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29 September 2026 · Approved
Land At Doddinghurst Road Doddinghurst Road Pilgrims Hatch Essex · 24/00864/FUL
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25 September 2026 · Approved
Upper Floor Levels 2-8 High Street And 2-6 Ingrave Road Brentwood CM14 4AB · 26/00829/PNCOU
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22 September 2026 · Refused
Bois Hall Barns Dudbrook Road Navestock Essex · 26/00790/PNCOU
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18 September 2026 · Approved
Brentwood Centre Doddinghurst Road Pilgrims Hatch Essex CM15 9NN · 26/00465/FUL
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17 September 2026 · Approved
Land North Of Shenfield Chelmsford Road Shenfield Essex · 24/00051/FUL
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7 September 2026 · Approved
Land At Chitral Wyatts Green Road Doddinghurst Essex CM15 0SS · 26/00673/FUL
Figures for Brentwood Borough Council
| Applications decided | more than 1,100 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 12%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 59 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | 14%of more than 370 decided |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | more than 140 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 32%about one in three |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | 81plan adopted 2022 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Brentwood Borough Council’s planning applications.
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“My hearing agenda set out 4 main issues. However, given my findings on the first main issue, it is not necessary to consider the effect on the openness and purposes of the Green Belt, or to consider whether very special…”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issues are: • whether the proposal would represent inappropriate development in the Green Belt; • the effect of the proposal on highway safety; • the effect of the proposal on flood risk; • the effect of the proposal…”
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“The main parties have agreed that the proposal would represent inappropriate development in the Green Belt, and I concur with that position. In that context, the main issues are: • The effect of the proposed development on the openness and…”
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“The main issues in this appeal are: • The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, • The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of nearby dwellings and on the…”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.