Rayne Hall Farm Shalford Road Rayne Essex CM77 6BT Data via plota.co.uk

26/00740/FUL Approved

Proposal

Erection of agricultural machinery barn. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
31 Mar 2026
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Approved
7 Jul 2026

Approved on 7 Jul 2026 · Last checked 20 Oct 2026

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 5

Rayne conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Also on the record
Local nature reserve 318 m away: Flitch Way; 12 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Rayne built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 3 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Braintree
Postcode
CM77 6BT
Received
31 Mar 2026
Validated
31 Mar 2026
Target decision
26 May 2026
Decision
Application GRANTED
Decision date
7 Jul 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 98 days from validation, 43 days slower than Braintree's median of 55 for agricultural works. Approved, as 68% of agricultural works here are.

83%decided within 8 weeks
68%approved
57decided in the last year

Plota live figures for agricultural works decided by Braintree in the last twelve months, from validation. Braintree decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
3 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
26 May 2026
Braintree
Planning Authority Score
7/10
Good
#61 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Braintree is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #47 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (92%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Braintree decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
86%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #189 of 296
92%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #148 of 296
78%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #47 of 296
33%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #71 of 296
62%
Minor dwellings approved
119 decided (1-9 homes)
87%
Major dwellings approved
15 decided (10+ homes)
91%
Change of use approved
11 decided
927
Total decisions
132 refused in the year to March 2026