Brentwood Council approves 83.8% of planning applications, based on 11,640 real decisions analysed from the council’s public planning portal. The national average across all councils tracked by PlanningLens is 88.0%. Brentwood sits 4.2 percentage points below the national average.
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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 | 5,671 | 1,440 | 7,111 | 79.7% |
| Trees | 1,490 | 44 | 1,534 | 97.1% |
| Discharge of Conditions | 1,231 | 51 | 1,282 | 96.0% |
| Other | 642 | 149 | 791 | 81.2% |
| Certificate of Lawfulness | 282 | 91 | 373 | 75.6% |
| Listed Building | 227 | 56 | 283 | 80.2% |
| Advertisement | 132 | 34 | 166 | 79.5% |
| Change of Use | 62 | 15 | 77 | 80.5% |
| Prior Approval | 17 | 6 | 23 | 73.9% |
A loft conversion in one ward can have a 90% approval rate. In the next ward, 55%. The free check tells you which side you're on — your free property report is emailed in minutes.
Check My PostcodeWard-level data reveals where planning applications are most and least likely to succeed. Officers, local policies, and neighbourhood character all play a role.
| Ward | Approved | Refused | Total | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingatestone, Fryerning And Mountnessing | 1,139 | 213 | 1,352 | 84.2% |
| Shenfield | 1,097 | 160 | 1,257 | 87.3% |
| Warley | 787 | 146 | 933 | 84.4% |
| Hutton South | 788 | 88 | 876 | 90.0% |
| Herongate, Ingrave And West Horndon | 671 | 132 | 803 | 83.6% |
| Brizes And Doddinghurst | 632 | 156 | 788 | 80.2% |
| Brentwood South | 586 | 129 | 715 | 82.0% |
| Brentwood West | 552 | 116 | 668 | 82.6% |
| Pilgrims Hatch | 516 | 150 | 666 | 77.5% |
| Brentwood North | 530 | 114 | 644 | 82.3% |
| Hutton East | 459 | 113 | 572 | 80.2% |
| Tipps Cross | 451 | 94 | 545 | 82.8% |
| Hutton Central | 450 | 59 | 509 | 88.4% |
| Hutton North | 439 | 56 | 495 | 88.7% |
| South Weald | 338 | 95 | 433 | 78.1% |
| Brizes, Stondon Massey And South Weald | 184 | 36 | 220 | 83.6% |
| Blackmore And Doddinghurst | 125 | 27 | 152 | 82.2% |
How Brentwood’s planning approval rate has changed year by year — up 4.9pp 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 25/01147/FUL Shenfield | Demolition of existing pavilion and construction of 97 dwellings including acces | Refused |
| 25/01336/HHA Brizes, Stondon Massey And South Weald | Removal of existing rear pitched roof. Proposed raise roof hip-to-gable with vel | Approved |
| 25/01297/HHA Pilgrims Hatch | Single storey rear extension | Approved |
| 25/01236/FUL Pilgrims Hatch | Demolition of existing buildings and structures, and the erection of nine dwelli | Approved |
| 25/00870/FUL Brentwood North | Proposed storage building to rear of property | Approved |
| 25/01170/FUL Blackmore And Doddinghurst | Demolition of existing building, and replacement outbuilding to be used as gym/s | Approved |
| 25/01426/TPO Shenfield | To cut back elongated lower branches over footpath and road side by up to 3 mete | Approved |
| 25/01389/HHA Ingatestone, Fryerning And Mountnessing | Demolish conservatory and construct part single part two storey side extension, | Approved |
| 25/01369/HHA Shenfield | Demolition of a detached garage within the rear garden, and the erection of boun | Approved |
| 25/01352/HHA Hutton North | Front 2 storey extension | Approved |
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Based on 11,640 planning decisions, the overall approval rate in Brentwood is 83.8%. The national average across councils tracked by PlanningLens is 88.0%. Rates vary significantly by ward and application type.
PlanningLens has analysed 11,640 planning decisions from Brentwood council. 9,754 were approved and 1,886 were refused. These figures cover decisions from January 2020 to the present.
The average approval rate in Brentwood is 83.8%, 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.