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3 Orchard Piece Blackmore Essex CM4 0RX

26/00134/HHAHouseholder ApplicationApproved
Householder

Approved on 7 April 2026

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)3 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Conversion of garage into habitable space with first-floor side extension and alteration to fenestration.

Received
10 February 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Blackmore And Doddinghurst
Agent
John Finch Partnership
  1. Received10 Feb
  2. Validated10 Feb
  3. Consult.12 Mar
  4. Target7 Apr
  5. Decided7 Apr

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a side extension at 3 Orchard Piece Blackmore Essex CM4 0RX. Brentwood has handled 870 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 67 applications across Blackmore And Doddinghurst. We hold 873 applications in total for the CM4 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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Application details

Postcode
CM4 0RX
Application type
Householder Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Blackmore, Hook End And Wyatts Green

Planning application dates

Date validated
10 February 2026
Consultation expiry
12 March 2026
Consultation end
12 March 2026
Neighbour consultation end
12 March 2026
Target decision date
7 April 2026
Permission expires
7 April 2029

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
John Finch Partnership
Agent address
88 Broomfield Road Chelmsford Chelmsford CM1 1SS

Planning decision

Case officer
Jane Lowe
Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14663114
Documents
9
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

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Associated applications

  1. 2026
    16 Jun

    Non material amendment to application 26/00134/HHA

    ApprovedNon-material amendmentAmendment26/00134/NON/1
  2. 2026
    10 Feb

    Conversion of garage into habitable space with first-floor side extension and alteration to fenestration.

    This applicationApprovedFull26/00134/HHA

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