Land South Of Four Winds Kirby Hall Road Castle Hedingham Essex Data via plota.co.uk
Description
Outline planning application with all matters reserved except for access : Erection of up-to 60 dwellings, including affordable homes, together with green and blue infrastructure including a children's play area, short stay car park/drop-off zone, vehicular and pedestrian/cycle accesses and ancillary buildings. Data via plota.co.uk
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Decision outlook
Plota predicted a decision around 5 Oct 2026; it is now day 249.
Day 249, past the statutory target. 82% 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 21 Apr 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.
- The application proposed up to 60 dwellings on a rural site, with the committee finding the quantum of development could not be accommodated without eroding the area's rural character.
- Members were advised that the reason for refusal related to the site's spatial qualities and impact on the countryside, not landscape.
- The committee refused the application for conflicting with the rural character of the area and the council's design policies.
Source: Plota analysis of Braintree's committee minutes of 21 Apr 2026.
Site constraints 1
Checked on 11 September 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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Historical activity at this location
3 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%).