300 homes at Phase 1A Land East Of Broad Road, Braintree
Summary of planning committee decision
Decided by Braintree Planning Committee on 14 Jul 2026.
No officer report was published for this decision; this summary is from the committee minutes.
Follows an earlier outline permission
The application sought approval of reserved matters pursuant to an outline planning permission for the site, as varied.
“Application for the approval of Reserved Matters (in respect of appearance, landscaping, layout and scale) pursuant to Outline planning permission 18/01318/OUT as varied by 25/02301/VAR, for the construction of 300 residential dwellings, allotments, public open space, recycling facilities, SuDS, internal roads, car parking, cycle parking, landscaping and associated infrastructure. An Environmental Impact Assessment was submitted alongside the Outline planning application.”
Minutes
Application approved
The committee approved the application subject to amendments and additional conditions.
“The Committee approved this application, subject to the following amendments and additional conditions and informative:”
“Deletion of the following plans - House Types 25-0108-032 A; - House Types 25-0108-045; - House Types 25-0108-046 A; - House Types 25-0108-148 A; - House Types 25-0108-150; - House Types 25-0108-151 A; - 25-0108-203 A; - House Types 25-0108-096; - House Types 25-0108-097; - LS_022_203_1900 B.”
Minutes
Open space details required
A condition was amended to require full details of an open space area's design and the protection of an existing hedge before works there could start.
“No works shall take place within the open space area located outside of Plots 64 and 65 as shown on the approved plans, until full details of the design, layout, and treatment of this area have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The details shall include, but not be limited to:”
Minutes
Construction environmental plan required
An additional condition required a construction environmental management plan to protect biodiversity before development could begin.
“Additional Condition - Condition No. 21 - Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP) - to read as follows:”
“- Prior to the commencement of development, a Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP: Biodiversity) shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The CEMP (Biodiversity) shall include the following: - Risk assessment of potentially damaging construction activities. - Identification of "biodiversity protection zones".”
Minutes
Sources
- Braintree Planning Committee minutes, 14 July 2026
- Agenda and papers (council website)
Source: Plota analysis of Braintree's committee minutes. Quotations are the council's own words; headings and summaries are Plota's.
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