Unit 38 Braintree Village Charter Way Braintree Essex CM77 8YH Data via plota.co.uk

26/02121/S106A Pending Consideration

Proposal

Application made under Section 106A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) and the Town and Country Planning (Modification and Discharge of Planning Obligations) Regulations 1992 (as amended) for the modification of obligations contained within the Section 106 Agreement attached to dated 31 March 1998 (as varied by Deed of Variations dated 31st July 2001 and 23rd May 2005, and Supplemental Agreements dated 29th March 2005 and 2nd November 2009) relating to Braintree Village, Charter Way, Braintree. The amendment would vary Clauses 2 and 11 of the Sixth Schedule (as varied) to increase the maximum permitted area of the retail units to 1,160 sqm. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
14 Sept 2026
✓
Validated
7 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 2 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 2 Dec 2026.

Comments are open until 29 Oct 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Inside the Braintree built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, 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 listed building at the site

Checked on 19 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.

Building

Floor area211 m² (2,271 sq ft)
Energy ratingA (asset rating 21)
UseRetail/Financial and Professional Services
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2024, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Braintree
Postcode
CM77 8YH
Received
14 Sept 2026
Validated
7 Oct 2026
Target decision
2 Dec 2026

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
29 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
2 Dec 2026
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

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.