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25/00748/VAR Approved

Proposal

Variation of Condition 1 (Approved plans) of approved application granted 10.03.20 for: Application for approval of Reserved Matters for 'Appearance', 'Landscaping', 'Layout' and 'Scale' for Phases 3A comprising 72 dwellings with associated landscaping, access and parking, pursuant to outline planning permission (Application for removal or variation of Condition 4 of planning approval & - Minor alterations to the Illustrative Masterplan and Parameter Plans - for the erection of up to 750 dwellings, Primary School and early years centre, enterprise centre (A1/A2/B1/D1/D2 uses) and retention of existing barn buildings for mixed use purposes (A1/A2/A3/B1/D1/D2 uses), with associated infrastructure and landscaping). Variation would allow:- Amendment to the landscaping to the north of the site to include a vehicle restraint crash barrier, revised hard and soft landscaping, and retention of a road chicane located adjacent to Plot 24 in Raven Drive, for speed reduction purposes. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 23 Oct 2026, 10:37

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Application progress

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Received

31 Mar 2025

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Validated

8 Jul 2025

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Approved

22 Oct 2026

Approved on 22 Oct 2026 · Last checked 23 Oct 2026

Documents 73

Statements & assessments 7

PDF Surface main drainage microdrainage Documentation (Additional) · 6 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Ecology Consultee Comment · 22 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF 47020/c/3a/08 rev b Exceed flood & half dt Drawing (Revised) · 17 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF 47020/c/3a/03 rev e Drainage layout Drawing (Revised) · 17 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF Ecology Consultee Comment · 8 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF 47020_c_3a_08 rev a Exceed flood & half dt Drawing (Superseded) · 8 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF 47020_c_3a_03 rev d Drainage layout Drawing (Superseded) · 8 Jul 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 51

Application forms 1

PDF Application form Application Form (Public) · 17 Sept 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 9

PDF - bdc landscape services Consultee Comment · 29 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Bdc landscaping Consultee Comment · 28 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Ecc suds Consultee Comment · 28 Jan 2026 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Consultee Comment · 14 Oct 2025 View ↗

PDF - witham town council Consultee Comment · 2 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF Ecc suds Consultee Comment · 14 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF - witham town council Consultee Comment · 28 Jul 2025 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Consultee Comment · 22 Jul 2025 View ↗

PDF Anglian water Consultee Comment · 17 Jul 2025 View ↗

Associated applications 15

Part of

VariationApproved29 Jun 2017council archive

Conditions varied
- Variation29 Nov 2017archive
  - Reserved matters10 Dec 2019archive
    Conditions 20 discharged · 1 varied
    - VariationVariation of Condition 1 (Approved plans)This application8 Jul 202525/00748/VAR
    - ConditionsApplication for approval of details as reserved by condition 20 (Noise Mitigation for Plots…11 Jun 202424/01258/DAC
  - Show 2 more · 2 approved
    - Reserved matters24 Oct 2018archive
      Conditions 4 varied
      AmendmentNon-Material Amendment9 Oct 202525/02277/NMA
- Show 8 more · 5 approved, 3 pending
  - Reserved mattersApplication for approval of Reserved Matters for appearance, landscaping, layout and scale…10 Jun 202424/01217/REM
    Conditions 4, 7, 11, 13, 15 awaiting decision
    - Show 3 more · 3 pending
      ConditionsDischarge of condition 7 (Lighting)5 Oct 202626/02291/DAC
      ConditionsDischarge of condition 4 (Materials)4 Aug 202626/01816/DAC
      ConditionsDischarge of conditions 11 (Electric Vehicle Charging), 13 (Cycle Parking) and 15 (Bird…26 Mar 202626/00696/DAC
  - Reserved matters22 Jan 2021archive
    Conditions 1, 2 varied
    - Show 2 more · 2 approved
      VariationVariation of Condition 1 (Approved plans) and removal of condition 2 (Highway details)8 Jul 202525/00743/VAR
      AmendmentNon-Material Amendment20 May 202424/01081/NMA
  - Variation23 Sep 2020archive

Site constraints 3

National infrastructure project 162 m away: A12 Chelmsford to A120 Widening Scheme

The site is 162 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 18 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: 31 Mar 2025
Validated: 8 Jul 2025
Target decision: 7 Oct 2025
Decision: Application GRANTED
Decision date: 22 Oct 2026

Consultation & key dates

Comments by: 2 Oct 2025
Statutory expiry: 7 Oct 2025

Braintree

Planning Authority Score

7/10

Good

#61 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Major dwellings

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