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Library House New Road Brentwood Essex

17/00127/PNCOUPrior Notification Change of useApproved
Prior approval

Approved on 7 March 2017

Council decision: Prior Approval is required/GivenDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Prior Approval Notification Class O - Conversion of upper floors (1st, 2nd and 3rd floors) from Offices (Class B1) to Residential Use (Class C3) to comprise of 55 flats with associated car parking (47 spaces) , cycle parking and refuse storage

Received
23 January 2017
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
5
Ward
Brentwood South
Agent
Montagu Evans LLP
  1. Received23 Jan
  2. Validated23 Jan
  3. Consult.17 Feb
  4. Target20 Mar
  5. Decided7 Mar

Decided in 43 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at Library House New Road Brentwood Essex. Brentwood has handled 167 applications of this type. This one was decided in 43 days, 13 days quicker than Brentwood's typical decision time. The site is in 4 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 69 applications across Brentwood South.

89% of amendment applications at Brentwood Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type
Prior Notification Change of use
Scale / size
Large
Number of dwellings
55

Planning application dates

Date validated
23 January 2017
Consultation expiry
20 February 2017
Consultation end
17 February 2017
Neighbour consultation end
17 February 2017
Target decision date
20 March 2017
Permission expires
7 March 2022

Applicant and agent

Agent
Montagu Evans LLP
Agent address
5 Bolton Street London London W1J 8BA

Planning decision

Case officer
Mr Mike Ovenden
Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice end
20 February 2017

Additional information

Documents
28
Constraints
4

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Brownfield land register: Library House New Road BrentwoodRegister site at or near this address · +2 more
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves and heritage coasts.

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© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Associated applications

  1. 2017
    22 Nov

    Non material amendment for a revised layout incorporating 4th floor for residential use for application…

    ApprovedNon-material amendmentAmendment17/00127/NON/1
  2. 2017
    23 Jan

    Prior Approval Notification Class O - Conversion of upper floors (1st, 2nd and 3rd floors) from Offices…

    This applicationApprovedAmendment17/00127/PNCOU

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