Tower Cottages 48 Wigley Bush Lane South Weald Essex CM14 5QP
Refused on 27 March 2026
Council decision: Application RefusedDelegated (officer decision)2 reasons for refusal
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Proposal
Construction of a dropped kerb with linear parking bay and the construction of a 1.2m high wall, with replacement hedging and landscaping.
- Received
- 9 February 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 2
- Council
- Brentwood Borough Council
- Ward
- Brizes, Stondon Massey And South Weald
- ReceivedReceived9 Feb
- ValidatedValidated9 Feb
- Consult.Consultation9 Mar
- TargetTarget Date6 Apr
- DecidedDecided27 Mar
Decided in 46 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application at Tower Cottages 48 Wigley Bush Lane South Weald Essex CM14 5QP. Brentwood has handled 870 applications of this type. This one was decided in 46 days, 10 days quicker than Brentwood's typical decision time. The site is in the South Weald conservation area, with 7 listed buildings nearby. 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.
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
- The proposals through design and form would result in an urbanisation of the site and would fail to preserve or enhance the character and appearance of the Conservation Area resulting in less than substantial harm to the significance of the conservation area as well as having an adverse impact upon the setting of both designated and non-designated heritage assets. The proposals fail to preserve the special interest of the setting of immediately adjacent listed buildings. There are no public benefits that would outweigh the harm identified, contrary to the NPPF (section 16), NPPG and Policies BE14 and BE16 of the Brentwood Local Plan
- The applicant has failed to demonstrate that an appropriate visibility splay in accordance with the current standards could be achieved at the proposed vehicular access. The proposal would lead to the provision of a new substandard access resulting in an unacceptable degree of hazard to all road users and to the Brentwood Borough Council, Town Hall, Ingrave Road, Brentwood, Essex CM15 8AY detriment of highway safety. Furthermore the proposed parking provision is of insufficient size and does not comply with the current adopted parking standards. The proposals are therefore contrary to policies BE12 and BE13 of the adopted Brentwood Local Plan.
From the council's decision notice.
Application details
- Postcode
- CM14 5QP
- Application type
- Householder Application
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 9 February 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 10 March 2026
- Consultation end
- 9 March 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 6 March 2026
- Target decision date
- 6 April 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent
- Libre Solutions
- Architect profile
- LIBRE SOLUTIONS LIMITED
- Agent address
- Lawley House Butt Road Colchester CO3 3DG United Kingdom
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Jane Lowe
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Site notice end
- 10 March 2026
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14661697
- Documents
- 9
- Constraints
- 4
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: South Weald
- 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 (19)
flood storage areas, 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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