Land Adjacent To Lodge Farm Hatfield Road Witham Essex Data via plota.co.uk

Approved 24/01217/REM
Council
Braintree 7/10
Date received
10 Jun 2024
Date validated
10 Jun 2024
Decision date
week of 15 Dec 2025

Description

Application for approval of Reserved Matters for appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for Phase 5 comprising the erection of 110 dwellings, with associated landscaping, public open space and parking pursuant to outline planning permission for; (Outline application with all matters reserved other than strategic access point into Hatfield Road, 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 (ACCOMPANIED BY AN ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT), as varied by applications and and application ). Data via plota.co.uk

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Associated applications 20

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.
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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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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%).

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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