Brentwood housing news
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Westbury Road Car Park: 1m Trench Keeps 45-Home Plan Alive
A 1m trench dug three days before the deadline has kept permission for 45 homes on the Westbury Road car park alive. Councillors agreed 9-2 on 13 October.
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Planning
Mountnessing 60 Homes: National Highways Says Wait to 18 Dec
National Highways says Taylor Wimpey's 60 homes off Roman Road, Mountnessing, should not be approved before 18 December. Essex wants £489,512 for schools and more.
Planning
Pilgrims Hatch 182 Homes Approved: 64 Affordable, £5.5m
Permission for 182 homes off Doddinghurst Road, Pilgrims Hatch, was issued on 29 September, a year after the vote. 64 are affordable and £5.5m goes to services.
Planning
Shenfield 142 Homes Approved With £3.9m Attached
Permission for 142 homes and an 80-bed care home north of Shenfield came on 17 September, 16 months after the vote. Contributions total £3.9m.
House prices
Brentwood House Prices July 2026: £12,430 Fall
The average Brentwood home sold for £514,480 in July, down £12,430 in a year. Only Castle Point fell faster in Essex, and flats took the worst of it.
House prices
Brentwood House Prices 2026: £513,537 After £14,753 Fall
The average Brentwood home fell to £513,537 in June, a 2.8% drop in a month and the steepest fall of any Essex district. Detached homes took most of it.