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Ongar Road, Pilgrims Hatch, Brentwood, CM15

Key Features

  • Former Residential Planning Consent
  • Alternative Uses Considered (STP)

Description

The property comprises a broadly rectangular site registered under Title No – EX229867. The site is accessed directly from Ongar Road via an access road which runs alongside the former nursery.

Location
The property known as ‘Oakwood' is located on the western side of Ongar Road (A128) to the rear of the former Straight Mile Nursery Garden Centre in the semi-rural village of Pilgrims Hatch. Approximately 2.5 miles north of Brentwood Town Centre. Brentwood Station serves the Great Eastern Main Line and is now part of the new Elizabeth Line . The M25 (J28) and A12 are within 10 minutes’ drive and the A127 within 15 minutes’ drive.

Terms
The property is offered freehold. Unconditional offers are sought.

Planning and Use
Planning permission was granted in 2017 (ref 16/01437/FUL) for the demolition of commercial buildings and the construction of 5 no dwellings with garages and associated landscaping.The development commenced but had not been built in accordance with the approved plans. The properties that were part built have now been demolished.

The site is currently vacant and any prospective purchaser is to satisfy themselves regarding planning and use.

Price
Offers in the region of £1,750,000, subject to contract.

VAT
Value added tax is not applicable to the purchase price

Legal Costs
Each party to bear their own legal costs

AMLR
In line with current Anti-Money Laundering Regulations, all prospective tenants or purchasers will be required to provide satisfactory identification and verification documentation before any offer can be accepted. We may undertake electronic checks to comply with these obligations.

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
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Date Posted
2026-03-31

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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Water
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Heating
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Broadband
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Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions

Public Rights of Way
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

Accessibility
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Parking
Parking Available
Garden
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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

1.8 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre

Suitable for

  • 4K streaming on every screen
  • Full-time home working
  • Online gaming & big downloads

Mobile signal

CallsDataEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good GoodVodafone Good Good

Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.

Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.

Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.

Nearest Schools

Primary

  • Bentley St Paul's Church of England Primary School606 metresOfsted report card · May 2026
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    202
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Larchwood Primary School0.9 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    420
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Kelvedon Hatch Community Primary School1.6 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    147
    Type
    Academy converter
  • St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Weald1.7 milesOfsted report card · Nov 2025
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    454
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • St Helen's Catholic Infant & Nursery School1.7 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    3 to 7
    Pupils
    173
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Roman Catholic

Secondary

  • Becket Keys Church of England Free School1.8 milesOfsted: Outstanding *
    Ages
    11 to 19
    Pupils
    1,152
    Type
    Free schools
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School2.3 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    991
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
    Gender
    Girls
  • Brentwood County High School2.5 milesOfsted report card · Mar 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,097
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Shenfield High School2.6 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,528
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Drapers' Academy2.7 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,196
    Type
    Academy sponsor led

* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.

Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.

Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.

Amenities

Supermarket

Co-op Pilgrims Hatch, Pilgrims Hatch1.1 miles
M&S Ongar Rd Brentwood BP, Pilgrims Hatch1.1 miles
Morrisons Daily Brentwood Ongar Road, Brentwood1.5 miles

GP surgery

The Highwood Surgery1.7 miles

Pharmacy

Ongar Road Pharmacy1.6 miles

Hospital

Nuffield Hospital2.3 miles

Green space

Playing Field591 metres

Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.

The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.

Getting Around

Nearest station

Brentwood Rail Station2.4 miles

Nearest bus stop

Pilgrims Hall30 metres

Typical drive times

Epping14 min · 10 miles
Chigwell17 min · 11 miles
Brentwood5 min · 2.2 miles
Chipping Ongar8 min · 5.3 miles
Chelmsford (city)22 min · 14 miles

Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.

Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.

Flood Risk

From Environment Agency flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Flood Zone 1Lower risk

Surface water

Outside the mapped risk bandsVery low risk

The detail behind these bandings

The full report pinpoints where this location sits on the flood maps, and runs the deeper checks that usually only surface after an offer.

  • Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
  • Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
  • Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
  • Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
  • Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
  • Ground risks (included in the full report)
  • Sold prices nearby (included in the full report)

£14.99 · one-off purchase

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