Phase 4 Land North East Of Rectory Lane Rivenhall Essex Data via plota.co.uk

25/02829/REM Pending Decision

Proposal

Application for the approval of reserved matters (access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale) for 5 custom build dwellings and associated development, pursuant to outline planning permission (as varied by permission and amendment 25/02016/NMA) and in accordance with custom build design code 25/02414/NMA. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 24 Oct 2026, 09:23

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Application progress

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Received

18 Dec 2025

✓

Validated

24 Dec 2025

Decision

Target date was 18 Feb 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 28 Oct 2026; it is now day 308.

The consultation period closed on 28 Jan 2026.

Documents 30

Statements & assessments 2

PDF December 2025 Planning, design & access statement Documentation · 18 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF Noise assessment Documentation · 18 Dec 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 26

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Application Form · 18 Dec 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF - south historic buildings consultant Consultee Comment · 30 Jan 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 25

Part of

OutlineRefused18 Mar 2022council archive

Conditions 6 discharged · 27 varied
- Reserved mattersApplication for the approval of reserved matters (access, appearance, landscaping, layout…This application24 Dec 202525/02829/REM
- Show 23 more · 18 approved, 4 pending
  - AmendmentNon-Material Amendment to permission 23/01901VAR granted 29.02.2024 for: Variation…23 Oct 202525/02414/NMA
  - Application made under Section 106a of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended)…24 Sep 202525/02166/S106A
  - Reserved mattersApplication for the approval of Reserved Matters (Access, Appearance, Landscaping, Layout…28 Mar 202424/00696/REM
    Conditions 1, 3, 4, 5, 6 discharged
    - Show 4 more · 4 approved
      ConditionsApplication for approval of details as reserved by condition 5 (Pavilion Roller Shutter Detail).17 Apr 202525/00892/DAC
      ConditionsApplication for approval of details as reserved by conditions 4 (meter boxes)12 Mar 202525/00487/DAC
      ConditionsApplication for approval of details as reserved by conditions 1 (Bollard Details) and 3…19 Dec 202424/02683/DAC
      ConditionsApplication for approval of details as reserved by condition 6 (details of fences and walls…13 Nov 202424/02433/DAC
  - Reserved mattersApplication for the approval of Reserved Matters (Access, Appearance, Landscaping, Layout…28 Mar 202424/00697/REM
    Conditions 8 discharged · 2, 6 awaiting decision
    - Show 4 more · 2 approved, 2 pending
      ConditionsDischarge of condition 2 (PV Panels)30 Jul 202626/01765/DAC
      ConditionsDischarge of condition 8 (EV Charger Details).22 Jun 202626/01412/DAC
      ConditionsDischarge of condition 6 (Details of Fences and Walls).16 Mar 202626/00502/DAC
      AmendmentNon-Material Amendment13 Oct 202525/02305/NMA
  - ConditionsApplication for approval of details as reserved by condition 6 (allowed at appeal)…21 Dec 202323/03049/DAC
  - Variation25 Jul 2023archive
    Conditions 18, 20, 21, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 36 discharged · 28 awaiting decision · 27 varied
    - Show 9 more · 8 approved, 1 pending
      ConditionsDischarge of Condition 36 (Residential Travel Plan).1 Apr 202626/00503/DAC
      ConditionsDischarge of condition 18 (Landscape Ecological Management Plan).16 Mar 202626/00467/DAC
      ConditionsDischarge of condition 32 (post excavation assessment).12 Nov 202525/02464/DAC
      ConditionsDischarge of condition 30 (Materials).17 Sep 202525/02113/DAC
      AmendmentNon-Material Amendment4 Sep 202525/02016/NMA
      ConditionsApplication for approval of details as reserved by condition 28 (Ground Assessment)26 Mar 202525/00683/DAC
      ConditionsApplication for approval of details as reserved by condition 31 (Piling/Noise Vibration Levels)26 Mar 202525/00685/DAC
      ConditionsApplication for approval of details as reserved by condition 29 (CEMP:Biodiversity)25 Mar 202525/00661/DAC
      ConditionsApplication for approval of details as reserved by conditions 20 (Archaeology), 21…26 Feb 202525/00396/DAC

Site constraints 2

Agricultural land, grade 3a

Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 2. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.

Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.

National infrastructure project 708 m away: A12 Chelmsford to A120 Widening Scheme

The site is 708 m from the project boundary. Highway, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: Norwich to Tilbury (examination closed, recommendation due, 1747 m).

Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.

Planning Inspectorate project page ↗

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 19 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate 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
Received: 18 Dec 2025
Validated: 24 Dec 2025
Target decision: 18 Feb 2026

Decision outlook

Day 308, past the statutory target. 49% of reserved matters in Braintree are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 24 Oct 2026.

target

predicted

Day 308252 days past the 56-day target

27%decided within 8 weeks

96%approved

12%go to committee

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 →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by: 28 Jan 2026
Statutory expiry: 18 Feb 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