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63 Priests Lane Shenfield Essex CM15 8HG

25/00929/OUTOutline ApplicationRefused
Reserved matters

Refused on 3 October 2025

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

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Demolition of existing dwelling and construction of 2 x 1 bed and 6 x 2 bed residential apartments (appearance, landscaping, layout and scale reserved matters)

Received
8 August 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
77
Ward
Shenfield
Agent
John Finch Partnership
  1. Received8 Aug
  2. Validated8 Aug
  3. Consult.30 Sep
  4. Target3 Oct
  5. Decided3 Oct

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application for demolition at 63 Priests Lane Shenfield Essex CM15 8HG. Brentwood has handled 303 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 152 applications across Shenfield. We hold 783 applications in total for the CM15 postcode area.

90% of outline 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 development due to its quantum, with limited space for any meaningful soft landscaping, would be likely to result in a development that would appear out of keeping and have a materially harmful impact upon the character, appearance and visual amenity of the area contrary to local plan policies HP03, BE14 and NE07 of the adopted Brentwood Local Plan as well as the National Planning Policy Framework.
  2. The proposed development would result in insufficient provision of on-site car parking which is likely to result in on-street parking to the detriment of pedestrian and highway safety and the free flow of traffic within the area contrary to policies BE09, BE12, BE13 and BE14 of the adopted Brentwood Local Plan as well as the National Planning Policy Framework.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
CM15 8HG
Application type
Outline Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
8 August 2025
Consultation expiry
1 October 2025
Consultation end
30 September 2025
Neighbour consultation end
30 September 2025
Target decision date
3 October 2025

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
John Finch Partnership
Architect profile
JOHN FINCH PARTNERSHIP LIMITED
Agent address
88 Broomfield Road Chelmsford CM1 1SS United Kingdom

Planning decision

Case officer
Mr Mike Ovenden
Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice end
1 October 2025

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14203427
Documents
12
Constraints
4

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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© 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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