Lawrences Farm Rushley Green Castle Hedingham Essex CO9 3AJ Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Notification of temporary recreational campsite on land to the south of Lawrences Farm. Campsite to be open between 01/07/2026 to 03/09/2026 for a total of 60 non-consecutive days. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
21 May 2026
✓
Approved
16 Jul 2026

Approved on 16 Jul 2026 · Last checked 17 Oct 2026

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Priority habitat about 11 m away: Deciduous woodland; 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 2 November 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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
CO9 3AJ
Received
21 May 2026
Validated
21 May 2026
Target decision
16 Jul 2026
Decision
Acceptance of Use TMPCOU & -150sqm PR3NO
Decision date
16 Jul 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 80% of commercial and major works here are.

67%decided within 8 weeks
80%approved
47decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
16 Jul 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