Land West Of Horizon 120 Phase 2 Horizon Boulevard Great Notley Braintree Essex Data via plota.co.uk

Pending 26/01893/NMA
Date received
17 Aug 2026
Date validated
17 Aug 2026

Description

Non-Material Amendment to permission granted 28.11.2025 for: Outline element of the Hybrid planning consent (granted 31.07.2024) for the erection of three commercial buildings with a total GEA of 37,637sqm for Storage or Distribution (Use class B8) and/or General industrial (Use class B2), with ancillary office (Use class E(g)(i)), and approval of conditions O4 (Phasing Plan), O10 (Drainage), O22 (Noise Impact Assessment), O29 (Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy), O33 (Building Maintenance) and O34 (Energy Strategy) attached to application . Amendment would allow:- Reduction in height of Unit 2 from 16m to 15.35m. Wall cladding around Unit 2 hub office changed to Alaska Grey. Dock shelters on Unit 2 reduced in height to 4.5m. Introduction of Ventilation louvre panels to office elevations across all units. Solar panels added to all units. Roof vent added to Unit 2 Hub office roof. Rooflights sizes adjusted to reflect cladding details. PV locations amended to suit specialist detail layout. Accessible EV parking space at Unit 2 relocated. Minor re-adjustments to footpaths around Units 3 and 4 and omission to part of footpath around Unit 2. Adjustments to cladding on Units 3 and 4, including swapping around cladding colour panels, standardising corner flashings and colour of personnel doors to match drip flashing, and enhancement to legibility of each building in line with Design Code requirements. Fire exits doors within glazed warehouse elevations widened, and vision panels within dock door's reduced from three to two. Adjustment to size of the bike shelter bases in line with detailed design and introduction of retaining walls across the site to pick up differences in ground levels. Data via plota.co.uk

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Braintree
Planning Authority Score
7/10
Good
#61 of 296 councils
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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 performance
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