Skip to content
PlanIndex Get alerts
Menu

Planning application

137A High Street Brentwood Essex CM14 4RZ

Refused Brentwood 26/00214/PNCOU Prior Notification Change of use

Works: New dwelling

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Prior Notificaion under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA for the change of use of the first and second floor of the existing office building (Class E) into residential (Class C3) to create 3 residential flats. Determination of whether Prior Approval is required concerning: a.Transport and Highways impacts of the development; b.Contamination risks on site; c.Flooding risks on site; d. Impacts of noise from commercial premises on the intended occupiers of the development and e. Impact on character or sustainability of the Conservation Area; f.Provision of adequate natural light in all habitable rooms of the dwellinghouses.

As published by the council, reference 26/00214/PNCOU

Application record

Reference
26/00214/PNCOU
Type
Prior Notification Change of use
Status
Prior Approval is Required - Refused
Decision
Refused As published: Prior Approval is required/Refused
Received
27 Feb 2026
Validated
27 Feb 2026
Decided
22 May 2026
Ward
Brentwood South
Decision by
Delegated Decisions
Postcode
CM14 4RZ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 27 Feb 2026

    Received by Brentwood

  2. 22 May 2026

    Decision issued: Prior Approval is required/Refused

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • Appeal: 26/00022/REF (Appeal In Progress)

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

LIVARCH Ltd Agent

155 applications on PlanIndex · across 35 councils · 89% granted

Trade members see everything this firm has filed, how it was decided, and get an email the day it files again.

See their track record

Premises Estates LTD Applicant, a developer registered in Brentwood

Active · incorporated 2023 · Brentwood

1 application on PlanIndex

Trade members see everything this firm has filed, how it was decided, and get an email the day it files again.

See their track record

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

22 documents on file for this application

  • ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH Consultee Comment Public · 29 May 2026
  • HERITAGE STATEMENT Supporting Documents · 07 May 2026
  • HISTORIC BUILDINGS CONSULTEE RESPONSE Consultee Comment Public · 17 Mar 2026
  • ENVIROMENTAL HEALTH Consultee Comment Public · 03 Mar 2026
  • APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 24 Feb 2026
  • LIVARCH/137HS/101 - EXISTING FLOOR PLANS Drawing · 24 Feb 2026
  • LIVARCH/137HS/102 - PROPOSEDFLOOR PLAN Drawing · 24 Feb 2026
  • LIVARCH/137HS/103 - EXISTING ELEVATIONS Drawing · 24 Feb 2026
  • LIVARCH/137HS/104 - EXISTING ELEVATIONS Drawing · 24 Feb 2026
  • LIVARCH/137HS/105 - PROPOSED ELEVATIONS Drawing · 24 Feb 2026
  • LIVARCH/137HS/106 - PROPOSED ELEVATIONS Drawing · 24 Feb 2026
  • LIVARCH/137HS/107 - EXISTING/PROPOSED ROOF PLANS Drawing · 24 Feb 2026
  • LIVARCH/137HS/108 - EXISTING BLOCK PLAN Block Plan · 24 Feb 2026
  • LIVARCH/137HS/109 - PROPSED BLOCK PLAN Block Plan · 24 Feb 2026
  • LIVARCH/137HS/110 - LOCATION PLAN Drawing · 24 Feb 2026
  • CONTANIMATION STATEMENT Supporting Documents · 24 Feb 2026
  • FIRE STATEMENT Supporting Documents · 24 Feb 2026
  • FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT Supporting Documents · 24 Feb 2026
  • HERITAGE STATEMENT Supporting Documents · 24 Feb 2026
  • NATURAL LIGHT AND SPACE STATEMENT Supporting Documents · 24 Feb 2026
  • NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENT Supporting Documents · 24 Feb 2026
  • PLANNING STATEMENT Supporting Documents · 24 Feb 2026

Watch members (£5 a month) open the document list from here.

Open the documents

What this refusal means

Brentwood refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About prior approval applications

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • 137 High Street Brentwood Essex CM14 4RZ

    25/00748/FUL Submitted 11 Aug 2025 50 yards away

    Change of shop front, installation of internal roller shutter, ATM and new signage

    Refused Full applications Windows or glazing 11 docs
  • 137 High Street Brentwood Essex CM14 4RZ

    24/00385/FUL Submitted 23 May 2024 50 yards away

    Change of Shop Front and Installation of New Signage

    Refused Full applications Windows or glazing 14 docs
  • 137 High Street Brentwood Essex CM14 4RZ

    24/00608/ADV Submitted 12 Jun 2024 50 yards away

    Change of Shop Front and Installation of New Signage

    Refused Advertising Windows or glazing 14 docs
  • 137 High Street Brentwood Essex CM14 4RZ

    24/01144/ADV Submitted 11 Feb 2025 50 yards away

    Construct internally illuminated fascia signs to both elevations and two internally illuminated projecting hanging signs

    Refused Advertising 10 docs
  • 137 High Street Brentwood Essex CM14 4RZ

    24/01143/FUL Submitted 11 Feb 2025 50 yards away

    Alterations to shop front, reposition entrance, install ATM Machine and roller shutters to windows and door

    Refused Full applications Windows or glazing 10 docs
  • 137 High Street Brentwood Essex CM14 4RZ

    25/00749/ADV Submitted 11 Aug 2025 50 yards away

    Non-illuminated fascia and hanging signs

    Withdrawn Advertising 15 docs

In Brentwood

  • 26/00513/PN42 Granted

    12 Hatfield Close Hutton Essex CM13 2TD

    Removal of existing rear outbuliding and constructon of single-storey rear extension. The proposed extension would extend 5.70m beyond the rear wall of the orignial dwelling, the maximun height of the proposed extenson would be 3.80m and the proposed eaves height would be 2.90

    Received 15 May, published by the council 23 Jul 2026 Prior approval
  • 26/00655/PN42 Awaiting decision

    13 Normanhurst Hutton Essex CM13 1BG

    Prior Approval application for a single-storey rear extension. Proposed extension would extend 4.63m beyond the rear wall of the original dwelling, the maximum height of the proposed extension would be 4m and the proposed eaves height would be 3m.

    Received 6 Jul, published by the council 23 Jul 2026 Prior approval
  • 25/01409/PNCOU Refused

    106 High Street Brentwood Essex CM14 4AP

    Prior Notificaion under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class G for the change of use of the first and second floor of the existing office building (Class E) into residential self-contained 3-bedroom residential flat (Class C3). Determination of whether Prior Approval is required concerning: a. Transport and Highways impacts of the development; b. Contamination risks on site; c. Flooding risks on site; d. Impacts of noise from commercial premises on the intended occupiers of the development and e. Impact on character or sustainability of the Conservation Area; f.Provision of adequate natural light in all habitable rooms of the dwellinghouses.

    Received 27 Apr, published by the council 9 Aug 2026 Prior approval
  • 26/00543/PN42 Granted

    West Bays Hook End Road Hook End Essex CM15 0NR

    Single storey rear extension. The proposed extension would extend 6m beyond the rear wall of the original dwelling, the maximum height of the proposed extension would be 3.27m and the proposed eaves height would be 2.92m

    Received 12 May, published by the council 23 Jul 2026 Prior approval
  • 26/00466/PN42 Granted

    32 Kavanaghs Road Brentwood Essex CM14 4NE

    Single storey rear extension. The proposed extension would extend 4.32m beyond the rear wall of the original dwelling, the maximum height of the proposed extension would be 3.54m and the proposed eaves height would be 2.47m.

    Received 22 Apr, published by the council 9 Aug 2026 Prior approval