Phase 2 Land At Forest Road Witham Essex Data via plota.co.uk

25/02203/VAR Approved
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Removal of Condition 32 (Improvements to the junction of Chipping Hill & B1018) of approved application granted 27.04.2018 for: Erection of 163 no. one, two, three and four bedroom houses and apartments plus associated parking, roads and landscaping, together with public open space and allotments. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 Sept 2025
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Approved
4 Sept 2026

Approved on 4 Sept 2026 · Last checked 27 Oct 2026

Documents 9

Decision & officer reports 3

PDF Decision notice Decision · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Second deed of variation - 19.06.2026 Decision · 19 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF 9th december 2025 Decision · 1 Dec 2025 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF Planning statement Documentation · 29 Sept 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Bw191-pl-01 rev b The location plan Drawing · 29 Sept 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application form - without personal data Application Form (Public) · 29 Sept 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 2

PDF - witham town council Consultee Comment · 22 Oct 2025 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Consultee Comment · 21 Oct 2025 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF Draft deed of variation to s106 agreementlegal agreement Documentation (Additional) · 10 Mar 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 3

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    Conditions 32 varied

Site constraints 3

National infrastructure project 446 m away: A12 Chelmsford to A120 Widening Scheme
The site is 446 m from the project boundary. Highway, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
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 listed building at the site

Checked on 27 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate 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
Received
29 Sept 2025
Validated
29 Sept 2025
Target decision
29 Dec 2025
Decision
Application GRANTED with S106
Decision date
4 Sept 2026

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
29 Dec 2025
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings