Bennets Farm Weald Road South Weald Essex CM14 5QR
Approved on 12 November 2025
Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Discharge of Informative 1 (Biodiversity Gain Plan) of application 24/01317/FUL (Recreational use of land for clay pigeon shooting in woodland area and demolition of 2no. existing buildings. Construction of a courtyard of buildings including a country store (retail use) and clubhouse with associated hospitality uses including restaurants/bar with changing room facilities and offices. Construction of a woodland management building. Widening of vehicle access including additional hardstanding and new parking areas. Hard/soft landscaping proposed with the creation of bunds)
- Received
- 17 September 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 1
- Council
- Brentwood Borough Council
- Ward
- Brizes, Stondon Massey And South Weald
- Agent
- Next Steps Planning Ltd
- ReceivedReceived17 Sep
- ValidatedValidated17 Sep
- Consult.Consultation12 Nov
- TargetTarget Date12 Nov
- DecidedDecided12 Nov
Decided in 56 days
About this application
This is a planning application for demolition at Bennets Farm Weald Road South Weald Essex CM14 5QR. Brentwood has handled 2,954 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. The site is in the Weald Park conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 96 applications across Brizes, Stondon Massey And South Weald. We hold 540 applications in total for the CM14 postcode area.
Application details
- Postcode
- CM14 5QR
- Application type
- Biodiversity Net Gain
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 17 September 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 12 November 2025
- Consultation end
- 12 November 2025
- Target decision date
- 12 November 2025
- Permission expires
- 12 November 2030
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent
- Next Steps Planning Ltd
- Agent address
- Saxon House 27 Duke Street Chelmsford CM1 1HT United Kingdom
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Julia Sargeant
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14339235
- Documents
- 7
- Constraints
- 24
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Weald ParkPart of the site
- Green belt: Brentwood
- Ancient woodland: Vicarage WoodPart of the 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 (18)
flood storage areas, listed buildings, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, 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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Source: Brentwood
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