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Bank Chambers 1 - 7 Ongar Road Brentwood Essex

17/01291/PNCOUPrior Notification Change of useApproved
Prior approval

Approved on 10 November 2017

Council decision: Prior Approval is Not RequiredDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

Prior Approval Notification Class O - Change of use of offices (Class B1) in basement, ground, first and second floors into 6 x 1 bed and 1 x 2 bed self-contained flats (Class C3)

Received
18 September 2017
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
2
Ward
Brentwood North
Agent
Mida Architecture Ltd
  1. Received18 Sep
  2. Validated18 Sep
  3. Consult.19 Oct
  4. Target13 Nov
  5. Decided10 Nov

Decided in 53 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at Bank Chambers 1 - 7 Ongar Road Brentwood Essex. Brentwood has handled 167 applications of this type. This one was decided in 53 days, 3 days quicker than Brentwood's typical decision time. The site is in the Brentwood Town Centre conservation area, with 8 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 35 applications across Brentwood North.

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
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
18 September 2017
Consultation expiry
27 October 2017
Consultation end
19 October 2017
Neighbour consultation end
19 October 2017
Target decision date
13 November 2017
Permission expires
10 November 2022

Applicant and agent

Agent
Mida Architecture Ltd
Architect profile
MIDA ARCHITECTURE LIMITED
Agent address
12 Hamstead Gardens London NW11 7EU

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice end
27 October 2017

Additional information

Documents
13

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Brentwood Town Centre
  • Listed building: Grade II*: The Old HouseOn or next to this site
  • 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 (20)

flood storage areas, 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, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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