You might also like…
We are preparing a full detailed matters planning application for approximately 55 new homes on land off Roman Road, Mountnessing.
Our proposed development will have a mix of high quality homes, of which 50% will be affordable housing. The new development will also include areas of green space.
It is important that we listen to the views of the local community while preparing our proposal.
Our consultation will run from 20th February to 6th March 2025. We will be holding a public information session at Mountnessing Village Hall, Roman Road, Mountnessing, CM15 0UG, from 3pm to 6pm on 20th February 2025.
If you cannot attend the event, you can view the consultation boards here.
Following consideration and detailed review of the feedback that we receive, we hope to submit a Reserved Matters planning application to Brentwood District Council in March 2025.
Development Map
Masterplan
We are preparing a full detailed matters planning application for 56 new homes on land off Roman Road, Mountnessing.
Our proposed development will have a mix of high quality one to four-bedroom homes, of which 50% will be affordable housing. The new development will also include areas of green space.
Vehicle access would be via Roman Road.
Street scenes
The homes will echo the local character and will predominantly be brickwork with timber clad and rendered features.
Boundaries would likely consist of brickwork walls to public facing side gardens, box hedges to front gardens and close boarded timber fencing between properties. This image shows an example of similar homes at The Laurels in Kirby Cross.
About our proposals features
Connectivity
The site is well connected to local facilities by foot, cycle and road.
Roman Road is a designated B-road offering quick connections to the A12 for easy travel to Brentwood and Chelmsford. Ingatestone railway station offers regular 30-minute services to London Liverpool Street, as well as trains to Braintree and Clacton-on-Sea.
Vehicle access to the development would be via Roman Road. The principle of the new access, which includes a widening of Roman Road and alterations to the existing pedestrian crossing, has been deemed acceptable by Essex County Council as the Highways Authority.
A Stage 1 Road Safety Audit has also been completed that also concludes a safe access could be provided in this location.
Our proposals include a footpath and cycleway from the site via The Hillway, and we are exploring a potential pedestrian connection to Church Road.
Drainage
The site is entirely within Flood Zone 1.
A drainage basin will be installed as part of our sustainable drainage system (SuDS) which will gradually disperse surface water into the local network whilst acting as a further habitat for a variety of species.
Ecology
The site has formerly been used as paddocks and is now mostly grassland of low ecological value.
Our proposals present an opportunity to achieve a biodiversity net gain for the site. The masterplan includes both formal and informal green spaces sown with a meadow grass mix, with mown pathways.
There will be species-appropriate planting throughout the site. A landscaped border to the east and south of the site will provide acoustic screening from the A12 through native tree planting and fencing.
We install hibernacula piles, beehives, bug hotels, bat and bird bricks as standard across all our sites in order to improve biodiversity, and this will be no exception.
Our approach features
Previous use
Whilst it is currently designated as Metropolitan Green Belt, the site is straddled by existing homes to the north and A12 to the south, making it a logical and well-contained urban extension to Mountnessing. We believe that it is a prime example of ‘Grey Belt’.
Brentwood District Council’s own Green belt Review in support of its Local Plan concluded that the site (as part of Parcel 95B) makes a Low-Moderate contribution to the Green Belt purposes.
The site is rectangular in shape and contained on all sides by existing local infrastructure. This includes existing residential properties in Roman Road and Hope Close to the north and west respectively, and the A12 to the south.
Land on the Ingatestone side of the A12 is comparable and has been allocated for major new residential development under the Local Plan.
Amenities and facilities
Mountnessing offers several pubs and cafes, as well as a church and village hall within walking distance of the site.
Neighbouring Ingatestone is a short cycle or drive away, with an infant school, a library, High Street shops and eateries and a tennis club.
Learn more
Why choose us?
We're one of the UK's largest homebuilders. Find out why to choose us for your new home.
Ways to buy
Help with buying your new home
Explore the ways we can help get your home buying journey moving.
Why choose us
Award winning homes
We're proud to have been awarded 5 stars for customer satisfaction by the Home Builders Federation.