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2 Downsland Drive Brentwood Essex CM14 4JT

24/01375/HHAHouseholder ApplicationRefused
Householder

Refused on 7 March 2025

Council decision: Application RefusedDelegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Loft conversion to include dormer to rear and 2 x roof lights to front.

Received
10 December 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Brentwood West
Agent
ECBC Group ltd
  1. Received10 Dec
  2. Validated10 Dec
  3. Consult.27 Jan
  4. Target7 Mar
  5. Decided7 Mar

Decided in 87 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a loft conversion at 2 Downsland Drive Brentwood Essex CM14 4JT. Brentwood has handled 870 applications of this type. This one was decided in 87 days, 4 weeks longer than Brentwood's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 56 applications across Brentwood West. We hold 539 applications in total for the CM14 postcode area.

85% of full applications at Brentwood Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

  1. The proposed dormer would result in a bulky dominant addition to the roof slope of the application dwelling. The proposed development would be out of scale and poorly related in design to the roof in which it is to be installed resulting in harm to the character and apperance of the area, contrary to policy BE14 of the adopted Brentwood Local Plan as well as the NPPF.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
CM14 4JT
Application type
Householder Application
Scale / size
Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated
10 December 2024
Consultation expiry
27 January 2025
Neighbour consultation end
27 January 2025
Target decision date
7 March 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
ECBC Group ltd
Agent address
129 Upton Road LONDON DA6 8LS

Planning decision

Statutory period
87 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13623682
Documents
6
Constraints
8

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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 (22)

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, 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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Associated applications

  1. 2024
    10 Dec

    Proposed single storey rear extension to include bi fold door and roof lights

    ApprovedHouseholderFiled alongside24/01374/HHA
  2. 2024
    10 Dec

    Loft conversion to include dormer to rear and 2 x roof lights to front.

    This applicationRefusedFull24/01375/HHA

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