Gentrys Farm Watery Lane Little Henny Essex CO10 7NG Data via plota.co.uk

Pending 26/01345/COUPA
AgriculturalChange of useNew homes
Council
Braintree 7/10
Date received
27 Aug 2026
Date validated
27 Aug 2026
Postcode
CO10 7NG

Description

Prior approval for the change of use of building on an agricultural unit or former agricultural building to a dwellinghouse (Class C3), and for associated operational development - Change of use to 4 No. residential dwellings. Data via plota.co.uk

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Decision outlook

Plota predicts a decision between 26 Sept 2026 and 8 Oct 2026, from recent prior approvals across the UK.

Day 17 of the 56-day target. Councils usually decide prior approvals by day 37.

Day 1739 days to the 56-day target
90%decided within 8 weeks
72%approved
14,299decided in the last year

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

Site constraints 2

Agricultural land, grade 3a
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Predicted from the national soil map. The older provisional map, 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.
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
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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Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2018 Approved
Replacement of existing windows
18/00750/LBC
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2018 Approved
Veterinary Surgery Gentrys Farm Watery Lane Little Henny Essex CO10 7NG
New Fascia to enhance visibility when entering the practice and to promote new branding
18/01126/ADV
Braintree
Planning Authority Score
7/10
Good
#61 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings