Witham Community Centre Haygreen Road Witham Essex CM8 1GT Data via plota.co.uk

Pending Decision 26/00197/NMA
Admin / procedural
Council
Braintree 7/10
Date received
around 28 Jan 2026
Date validated
28 Jan 2026
Postcode
CM8 1GT

Description

Non-Material Amendment to permission granted 05.04.2024 for: Proposed new community building, with associated landscaping and car parking. Amendment would allow:- a dropped crossing point as requested by Essex Highways and amendments to landscaping layout. Data via plota.co.uk

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Planning committee

Decided by Braintree Planning Committee on 31 Mar 2026. The council has not yet issued its decision notice.

Approved

No officer report was published for this decision; this summary is from the committee minutes.

  • The application sought a non-material amendment to an approved community building scheme, to add a dropped crossing point and amend the landscaping layout.
  • The dropped crossing point was requested by the highway authority.
  • The committee approved the application.

Source: Plota analysis of Braintree's committee minutes, Braintree Planning Committee minutes, 31 March 2026 .

Associated applications 4

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Inside the Witham 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 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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9 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

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Nearby activity

2021 Approved
22 Duncombe Close Witham Essex CM8 1GR
Erection of single-story rear extension
21/00512/HH
2020 Approved
63 Haygreen Road Witham Essex CM8 1GT
Single-storey side extension.
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2020 Approved
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Single-storey side extension.
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2019 Approved
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19/01694/HH
2019 Approved
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2018 Refused
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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
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings