Brentwood Council approves 83.9% of planning applications, based on 11,998 real decisions analysed from the council’s public planning portal. The national average across all councils tracked by PlanningLens is 88.3%. Brentwood sits 4.4 percentage points below the national average.
According to PlanningLens analysis of 1,209 decided applications, Brentwood Council approved 87.8% of planning applications in 2025. Across 11,998 decisions analysed since January 2020, the overall approval rate in Brentwood is 83.9%; the national average across UK councils tracked by PlanningLens is 88.3%.
Source: PlanningLens (planninglens.co.uk) analysis of Brentwood council planning portal records · Updated June 2026 · Quote freely with attribution
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Not all applications are treated equally. Extension types, listed building consent, and change of use applications each have very different success rates in Brentwood.
| Application Type | Approved | Refused | Total | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full | 5,820 | 1,474 | 7,294 | 79.8% |
| Trees | 1,541 | 45 | 1,586 | 97.2% |
| Discharge of Conditions | 1,300 | 51 | 1,351 | 96.2% |
| Other | 668 | 152 | 820 | 81.5% |
| Certificate of Lawfulness | 286 | 94 | 380 | 75.3% |
| Listed Building | 239 | 57 | 296 | 80.7% |
| Advertisement | 133 | 35 | 168 | 79.2% |
| Change of Use | 63 | 17 | 80 | 78.8% |
| Prior Approval | 17 | 6 | 23 | 73.9% |
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| Ward | Approved | Refused | Total | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingatestone, Fryerning And Mountnessing | 1,175 | 214 | 1,389 | 84.6% |
| Shenfield | 1,147 | 163 | 1,310 | 87.6% |
| Warley | 794 | 148 | 942 | 84.3% |
| Hutton South | 812 | 91 | 903 | 89.9% |
| Herongate, Ingrave And West Horndon | 711 | 137 | 848 | 83.8% |
| Brizes And Doddinghurst | 632 | 156 | 788 | 80.2% |
| Brentwood South | 613 | 133 | 746 | 82.2% |
| Brentwood West | 571 | 118 | 689 | 82.9% |
| Pilgrims Hatch | 535 | 153 | 688 | 77.8% |
| Brentwood North | 539 | 115 | 654 | 82.4% |
| Hutton East | 477 | 118 | 595 | 80.2% |
| Tipps Cross | 451 | 94 | 545 | 82.8% |
| Hutton North | 454 | 60 | 514 | 88.3% |
| Hutton Central | 450 | 59 | 509 | 88.4% |
| South Weald | 338 | 95 | 433 | 78.1% |
| Brizes, Stondon Massey And South Weald | 216 | 42 | 258 | 83.7% |
| Blackmore And Doddinghurst | 142 | 33 | 175 | 81.1% |
How Brentwood’s planning approval rate has changed year by year, up 4.3pp since 2018.
Bar height reflects approval rate. Colour: green ≥85%, amber ≥70%, red below 70%.
Real residential planning decisions from Brentwood council. Each reference links to the council's own planning portal so you can verify the details yourself.
| Reference | Proposal | Decision |
|---|---|---|
| 26/00543/PN42 Blackmore And Doddinghurst | Single storey rear extension. The proposed extension would extend 6m beyond the | Approved |
| 26/00480/HHA Hutton East | Construction of new entrance porch and reinstatement of side window. | Approved |
| 26/00460/HHA Brentwood South | Single storey front & rear extension, fenestration alterations and garage conver | Approved |
| 26/00431/HHA Brentwood West | Single storey rear extension | Approved |
| 26/00417/HHA Shenfield | Single storey rear extension and part conversion of garage to habitable accommod | Approved |
| 26/00406/HHA Hutton North | Single Storey Rear Extension Infill. | Approved |
| 26/00402/HHA Ingatestone, Fryerning And Mountnessing | Single storey rear extension and alterations to fenestration. | Approved |
| 26/00391/HHA Brentwood South | Part demolition of existing single storey rear extension, Proposed replacement s | Approved |
| 26/00379/HHA Herongate, Ingrave And West Horndon | Single storey rear/side extension | Approved |
| 26/00378/HHA Ingatestone, Fryerning And Mountnessing | Conversion of garage into habitable space, single and double storey rear extensi | Approved |
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Based on 11,998 planning decisions, the overall approval rate in Brentwood is 83.9%. The national average across councils tracked by PlanningLens is 88.3%. Rates vary significantly by ward and application type.
PlanningLens has analysed 11,998 planning decisions from Brentwood council. 10,067 were approved and 1,931 were refused. These figures cover decisions from January 2020 to the present.
The average approval rate in Brentwood is 83.9%, but outcomes depend heavily on your specific ward, the type of extension or development you are proposing, and local planning policy. Use the free PlanningLens postcode check to get a personalised score.
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