Land To The West Of Lanhams Lanham Farm Road Cressing Essex Data via plota.co.uk

Pending 26/01793/SCR

Council

Braintree 7/10

Date received

around 3 Aug 2026

Date validated

3 Aug 2026

Description

Town & Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended), Town & Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 - Extension to the consented Cressing Solar Farm Data via plota.co.uk

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Last checked 6 Oct 2026, 23:15

Decision outlook

Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 67.

Day 67, past the statutory target. 82% of full applications in Braintree are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 2 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 24 Aug 2026.

predicted

Day 6711 days past the 56-day target

56%decided within 8 weeks

87%approved

93,033decided in the last year

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

Site constraints 4

Public byway open to all traffic 1 m away

Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.

Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.

Ancient woodland 14 m away: Lanham Wood

Inside the 15 m buffer standing advice asks for from the boundary.

National policy refuses development that would cause loss or deterioration of ancient woodland or ancient trees unless there are wholly exceptional reasons.

Also on the record

Priority habitat 3 m away: Deciduous woodland; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) 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 listed building at the site

Checked on 6 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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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