Colne Valley Golf Club Station Road Earls Colne Essex CO6 2ER Data via plota.co.uk

Pending 26/02032/FUL
Date received
10 Sept 2026
Date validated
10 Sept 2026
Postcode
CO6 2ER

Description

Proposed Golfers accommodation & store room. Data via plota.co.uk

Last checked

Decision outlook

Plota predicts a decision around 4 Nov 2026, from recent full applications across the UK.

Day 3 of the 56-day target. Councils usually decide full applications by day 55.

Day 353 days to the 56-day target
65%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
87,260decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent full applications in Braintree to go on. Braintree decision record →

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Inside the Earls Colne built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 12 September 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.

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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
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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