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3 Thoby Lane Mountnessing Essex CM15 0TD

25/00849/HHAHouseholder ApplicationRefused
Householder

Refused on 3 October 2025

Council decision: Application RefusedDelegated (officer decision)2 reasons for refusal

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Proposal

Proposed Demolition of Garage and construction of Annexe and Store.

Received
16 July 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
2
Ward
Ingatestone, Fryerning And Mountnessing
Agent
A&M Architecture
  1. Received16 Jul
  2. Validated16 Jul
  3. Consult.12 Sep
  4. Target3 Oct
  5. Decided3 Oct

Decided in 79 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 3 Thoby Lane Mountnessing Essex CM15 0TD. Brentwood has handled 870 applications of this type. This one was decided in 79 days, 3 weeks longer than Brentwood's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 109 applications across Ingatestone, Fryerning And Mountnessing. We hold 783 applications in total for the CM15 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 replacement outbuilding would represent inappropriate development within the Green Belt by reason of the proposed development being materially larger than the existing building it replaces. Contrary to National Planning Policy Framework 2023 paragraphs 154(d), and planning policies MG02 of the Local Plan. There are no matters in support of the application which would clearly outweigh the harm the development would cause through inappropriateness and reduction in openness of the Green Belt, within which the site is located. Therefore, no very special circumstances exist to justify the grant of planning permission for the inappropriate development.
  2. The proposed annexe on the submitted plans and by fact and degree, is capable of use as a separate unit of accommodation due to the separation distance between the main dwellinghouse and the annexe and the quality of the pedestrian access in regard to safety. The proposal would fail to comply with Policy BE14 of the Local Plan.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
CM15 0TD
Application type
Householder Application
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Mountnessing

Planning application dates

Date validated
16 July 2025
Consultation expiry
16 September 2025
Consultation end
12 September 2025
Neighbour consultation end
11 September 2025
Target decision date
3 October 2025

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
A&M Architecture
Agent address
32 Sycamore Avenue Upminster Essex RM14 2HR

Planning decision

Case officer
Miss Georgia Taylor
Statutory period
79 days

Publicity

Site notice end
16 September 2025

Appeal history

6003100
Dismissed
Type: Householder (HAS)Procedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 13 March 2026Dev Type: Householder developmentsReason: refused
Green Belt

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14181455
Documents
7
Constraints
2

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Green belt: Brentwood
  • 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, 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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