Planning application
137A High Street Brentwood Essex CM14 4RZ
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
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27 Feb 2026
Received by Brentwood
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22 May 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval is required/Refused
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Appeal: 26/00022/REF (Appeal In Progress)
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LIVARCH Ltd Agent
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22 documents on file for this application
- ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
- HERITAGE STATEMENT
- HISTORIC BUILDINGS CONSULTEE RESPONSE
- ENVIROMENTAL HEALTH
- APPLICATION FORM
- LIVARCH/137HS/101 - EXISTING FLOOR PLANS
- LIVARCH/137HS/102 - PROPOSEDFLOOR PLAN
- LIVARCH/137HS/103 - EXISTING ELEVATIONS
- LIVARCH/137HS/104 - EXISTING ELEVATIONS
- LIVARCH/137HS/105 - PROPOSED ELEVATIONS
- LIVARCH/137HS/106 - PROPOSED ELEVATIONS
- LIVARCH/137HS/107 - EXISTING/PROPOSED ROOF PLANS
- LIVARCH/137HS/108 - EXISTING BLOCK PLAN
- LIVARCH/137HS/109 - PROPSED BLOCK PLAN
- LIVARCH/137HS/110 - LOCATION PLAN
- CONTANIMATION STATEMENT
- FIRE STATEMENT
- FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT
- HERITAGE STATEMENT
- NATURAL LIGHT AND SPACE STATEMENT
- NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- PLANNING STATEMENT
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Open the documentsWhat 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.
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