Matchyns Tye Green Braintree Road Cressing Essex CM77 8HU Data via plota.co.uk

26/00327/PLD - Lawful Development Certificate(Proposed) Approved

Proposal

Application for Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed development: Demolition of single bay garage and store and erection of 1 No. Carport style pergola and 1 separate No. Pergola Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
around 13 Feb 2026
✓
Approved
23 Mar 2026

Approved on 23 Mar 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 3 Oct 2026

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Inside the Tye Green (Braintree) built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, 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 6 October 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
Application type
Lawful Development Certificate(Proposed)
Postcode
CM77 8HU
Received
around 13 Feb 2026
Validated
13 Feb 2026
Ward
Silver End & Cressing
Parish
Cressing Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
10 Apr 2026
Decision
Application GRANTED
Decision date
23 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
A & P Designs Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 38 days from validation, 13 days faster than Braintree's median of 51 for lawful development certificates. Approved, as 84% of lawful development certificates here are.

81%decided within 8 weeks
84%approved
32,551decided in the last year

Plota live figures for lawful development certificates decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent lawful development certificates in Braintree to go on. Braintree decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
10 Apr 2026
Env. assessment
No
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