37 Plaiters Way Braintree Essex CM7 3LR Data via plota.co.uk
Description
Application for Certificate of Lawfulness for a proposed development - Use of the property as a semi-independent supported accommodation for a maximum of three care leavers aged 16 years and over. Data via plota.co.uk
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Decision outlook
Plota predicts a decision around 14 Oct 2026, from recent lawful development certificates across the UK.
Day 46 of the 56-day target. Councils usually decide lawful development certificates by day 51.
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 →
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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £289,950 in September 2004. Detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in December 2023, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Historical activity at this location
14 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%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.