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137A High Street Brentwood Essex CM14 4RZ

26/00214/PNCOUPrior Notification Change of useRefused
Prior approval

Refused on 22 May 2026

Council decision: Prior Approval is required/Refused1 reason for refusal

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Proposal

Change of use of Upper Floor Offices above a Dental Surgery to form 2 No. Studio Flats and 1No. 1Bed-2Person flat with internal alteration, cycle parking and bins.

Received
27 February 2026
Public comments
3
Ward
Brentwood South
Agent
Livarch LTD
  1. Received27 Feb
  2. Validated27 Feb
  3. Consult.23 Mar
  4. Target24 Apr
  5. Decided22 May

Decided in 84 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at 137A High Street Brentwood Essex CM14 4RZ. Brentwood has handled 167 applications of this type. This one was decided in 84 days, 4 weeks longer than Brentwood's typical decision time. The site is in the Brentwood Town Centre conservation area, with 7 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 69 applications across Brentwood South. We hold 539 applications in total for the CM14 postcode area.

89% of amendment 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. It has not been demonstrated that the proposed bin store area would be adequate and suitable to serve the proposal, nor has it been demonstrated that there is suitable site access for future occupiers. The developer has provided insufficient information for the Local Planning Authority to make a determination that the development would not adversely harm the character and appearance of the surrounding conservation area, contrary to policy BE16 of the Brentwood Local Plan (2022).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
CM14 4RZ
Application type
Prior Notification Change of use
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
27 February 2026
Consultation expiry
27 March 2026
Consultation end
23 March 2026
Neighbour consultation end
23 March 2026
Target decision date
24 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Livarch LTD
Architect profile
LIVARCH LIMITED
Agent address
104 Oaks Lane Ilford IG2 7PX
Applicant company

Premises Estates Limited

Company number 14837098

Status
Active
Type
Private limited company
Incorporated
1 May 2023 (3 years old)
Nature of business
Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
Brentwood
View on Companies House

Company information from Companies House.

Planning decision

Case officer
Mr Joshua Ogunleye
Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice end
27 March 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14724724
Documents
20
Constraints
6

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Brentwood Town Centre
  • 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, 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.

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