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

Proposal

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

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Application progress

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Received
3 Sept 2026
✓
Validated
10 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 5 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 3 Nov 2026, from Braintree's recent commercial premises.

The consultation period closed on 5 Oct 2026.

Site constraints 5

Also on the record
Local nature reserve 426 m away: Colne Valley; Conservation area 71 m away: Earls Colne and White Colne West and East; 1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Earls Colne 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 scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 21 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.

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Important details

Council
Braintree
Postcode
CO6 2ER
Received
3 Sept 2026
Validated
10 Sept 2026
Target decision
5 Nov 2026

Decision outlook

Day 48 of the 56-day target. Braintree usually decides commercial premises by day 54.

Day 488 days to the 56-day target
70%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
96decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial premises decided by Braintree in the last twelve months, from validation. Braintree decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
5 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
5 Nov 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