Land Brain Valley Avenue Black Notley Essex Data via plota.co.uk
Description
Outline planning application (all matters reserved save for access) for demolition of all buildings and structures and proposed residential development of up to 60 dwellings together with public open space and associated works. Data via plota.co.uk
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Decision outlook
Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 207.
Day 207, past the statutory target. 81% of full applications in Braintree are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 24 Aug 2026.
Plota live figures for full applications decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent full applications in Braintree to go on. Braintree decision record →
Planning committee
Decided by Braintree Planning Committee on 15 Sept 2026. The council has not yet issued its decision notice.
Refused
No officer report was published for this decision; this summary is from the committee minutes.
- An outline application was submitted for demolition of existing buildings and a residential development of up to 60 dwellings with public open space.
- The application was made by Nightingale Land for a site at Black Notley.
- The committee rejected the application.
Source: Plota analysis of Braintree's committee minutes, Braintree Planning Committee minutes, 15 September 2026 .
Site constraints 3
Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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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Historical activity at this location
17 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).