Towerlands Panfield Road Braintree Essex CM7 5BJ Data via plota.co.uk

Pending 26/01333/REM
New homes
Council
Braintree 7/10
Date received
24 Jun 2026
Date validated
24 Jun 2026
Postcode
CM7 5BJ

Description

Application for Approval of Reserved Matters (in respect of Appearance, Landscaping, Layout and Scale) pursuant to outline planning permission granted 09.04.2021 for: Erection of 66 No. two, three and four bedroom houses and apartments, plus associated roads, parking and landscaping. Data via plota.co.uk

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Decision outlook

Plota predicted a decision around 13 Sept 2026; it is now day 81.

Day 81, past the statutory target. 74% of reserved matters in Braintree are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 23 Sept 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 24 Aug 2026.

Day 8125 days past the 56-day target
46%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
777decided in the last year

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

Associated applications 5

Site constraints 2

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

Checked on 11 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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Other new applications on this street

10 Apr 2026Pending

Plots 430,431,432 & 442 Phase 3 Towerlands Panfield Road Braintree Essex CM7 5BJ

Non-Material Amendment to permission 24/00633/REM granted 14.03.25 for : Applica...

26/00793/NMA
9 Apr 2026Pending

Plots 453/454, 469/470 & 483/484 Phase 3 Towerlands Panfield Road Braintree Essex CM7 5BJ

Non-Material Amendment to permission 24/00633/REM granted 14.03.25 for : Applica...

26/00796/NMA
27 Mar 2026Pending

Land North West Of Towerlands Panfield Road Braintree Essex

Outline planning application for the development of up to 150 dwellings (Use Cla...

26/00709/OUT

Historical activity at this location

31 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2023
Outline planning application with all matters reserved, except access, for the erection o…
23/02556/OUT
2023
Outline planning application with all matters reserved, except access, for the erection o…
23/02556/OUT
2023
Outline planning application with all matters reserved except access: for the erection of…
23/01478/OUT
2023
Outline planning application with all matters reserved except access: for the erection of…
23/01478/OUT
2021 Approved
Display of non illumiinated -1 x V-Stack Sign, 5 x Flags,1 x Totem Sign
21/03210/ADV
2019 Approved
Outline planning application for up to 575 homes together with a 0.13ha site for early ye…
19/00786/OUT
2019 Approved
Outline planning application for up to 575 homes together with a 0.13ha site for early ye…
19/00786/OUT
2018 Approved
Town & Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended), Town & Country Planning (Environmental Imp…
18/00004/SCR
2023
Application for approval of details as reserved by condition 40 (Lighting) of approved ap…
23/02549/DAC
2023
Application for approval of details as reserved by condition 40 (Lighting) of approved ap…
23/02549/DAC
2023
Application made under Section 106a of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended…
23/02213/S106A
2023
Application made under Section 106a of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended…
23/02213/S106A
2022 Approved
Application for approval of details as reserved by condition 10 (Internal highway network…
22/03353/DAC
2022 Approved
Application for approval of details as reserved by condition 10 (Internal highway network…
22/03353/DAC
2023
Application for approval of details as reserved by condition 41 (Samples of materials) of…
23/01639/DAC
2023
Application for approval of details as reserved by condition 41 (Samples of materials) of…
23/01639/DAC
2023 Approved
Application for approval of details as reserved by condition 39 (LEMP) of approved applic…
23/00434/DAC
2023 Approved
Application for approval of details as reserved by condition 39 (LEMP) of approved applic…
23/00434/DAC
2023
Application for approval of details as reserved by condition 40 (Lighting) of approved ap…
23/01343/DAC
2023
Application for approval of details as reserved by condition 8(CEMP) & 9(Biodiversity) of…
23/01342/DAC
2023
Application for approval of details as reserved by condition 40 (Lighting) of approved ap…
23/01343/DAC
2023
Application for approval of details as reserved by condition 8(CEMP) & 9(Biodiversity) of…
23/01342/DAC
2023
Application for approval of details as reserved by condition 42 of approved application 1…
23/01230/DAC
2023
Application for approval of details as reserved by condition 42 of approved application 1…
23/01230/DAC
2022 Approved
Application for approval of details as reserved by condition 36(a) and 36(b) (Piling) of…
22/01142/DAC
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2023
Towerlands Phase 2 Panfield Road Braintree Essex CM7 5BJ
Non-Material Amendment to permission 22/01469/REM granted 07.03.2023 for: Application for…
23/01356/NMA
2023
Towerlands Phase 2 Panfield Road Braintree Essex CM7 5BJ
Non-Material Amendment to permission 22/01469/REM granted 07.03.2023 for: Application for…
23/01356/NMA
2023
Towerlands Phase 2 Panfield Road Braintree Essex CM7 5BJ
Non-Material Amendment to permission 22/01469/REM granted 07.03.2023 for: Application for…
23/01350/NMA
2023
Towerlands Phase 2 Panfield Road Braintree Essex CM7 5BJ
Non-Material Amendment to permission 22/01469/REM granted 07.03.2023 for: Application for…
23/01350/NMA
2019 Refused
Choats Farm Panfield Road Braintree Essex CM7 5BJ
Outline application with some matters reserved except access, layout and scale -Erection…
19/00513/OUT
2019 Refused
Choats Farm Panfield Road Braintree Essex CM7 5BJ
Outline application with some matters reserved except access, layout and scale -Erection…
19/00513/OUT
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings