Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Brentwood Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
3,158 approved · 460 refused · 148 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 13 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
The Bell High Street Ingatestone Essex CM4 0AT
Received Not publishedThe Hawthorns Clapgate Chivers Road Stondon Massey Essex CM15 0LH
Received Not publishedLingwood Ashwells Road Pilgrims Hatch Essex CM15 9SE
Received Not published370 Ongar Road Pilgrims Hatch Essex CM15 9JH
Received Not published40 Rochford Avenue Shenfield Essex CM15 8QW
Received Not publishedThe Old Post Office Wigley Bush Lane South Weald Essex CM14 5QN
Received Not published31 Burland Road Brentwood Essex CM15 9BJ
Received Not published4 Ashdon Close Hutton Essex CM13 1YF
Received Not publishedWoodside 38 Roundwood Avenue Hutton Essex CM13 2LZ
Received Not published41 Victoria Road Warley Essex CM14 5DR
Received Not published69 Cedar Road Hutton Essex CM13 1ND
Received Not publishedThe Old Post Office Wigley Bush Lane South Weald Essex CM14 5QN
Received Not published51 Thorndon Hall Thorndon Park Ingrave Essex CM13 3RJ
Received Not publishedThorndon Park Golf Club Thorndon Gate Ingrave Essex CM13 3RH
Received Not publishedDomestic Accomodation Greenacres Riding Stables Beads Hall Lane Pilgrims Hatch Essex CM15 9QP
Received Not publishedLand East Of Nags Head Lane Nags Head Lane Brentwood Essex
Received Not published11 Poplar Drive Hutton Essex CM13 1YU
Received Not publishedCheslan 35 Roth Drive Hutton Essex CM13 2UE
Received Not published4 Parsonage Field Doddinghurst Essex CM15 0RN
Received Not published19 Marks Close Ingatestone Essex CM4 9AR
Received Not publishedLavender Cottage Beggar Hill Fryerning Essex CM4 0PG
Received Not published375 Roman Road Mountnessing Essex CM15 0UJ
Received Not published36 Tomlyns Close Hutton Essex CM13 1PU
Received Not published10 Lodge Close Hutton Essex CM13 1SW
Received Not publishedRecords are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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Understand planning approval rates with an interactive calculator, worked examples and comparison table. Check sample sizes, outcomes and coverage before comparing.
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Brentwood Borough Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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