Land Adjacent To Lodge Farm Hatfield Road Witham Essex Data via plota.co.uk

25/00743/VAR Approved

Proposal

Variation of Condition 1 (Approved plans) and removal of condition 2 (Highway details) of approved application granted 12.11.21 for: Application for approval of Reserved Matters for appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for Phases 3b and 4 comprising 216 dwellings with associated landscaping, public open space (including allotments), and parking, pursuant to outline planning permission (Outline application with all matters reserved other than strategic access point into Hatfield Road, for the erection of up to 750 dwellings, Primary School and early years centre, enterprise centre, (A1/A2/B1, D1/D2 uses) and retention of existing barn buildings for mixed use purposes (A1/A2/A3/B1/D1/D2 uses), with associated infrastructure and landscaping, as varied by applications and and current application .) Variation would allow: - Amendment to the landscaping to the north of the site to include a vehicle restraint crash barrier; - Additional landscaping to mitigate its visual impact, revised hard and soft landscaping; - Removal of a footpath connection proposed along the green corridor between phase 4 and phase 5; - Removal of condition 2 (Highways details). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
31 Mar 2025
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Validated
8 Jul 2025
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Approved
22 Oct 2026

Approved on 22 Oct 2026 · Last checked 23 Oct 2026

Documents 107

Plans & drawings 88

PDF 07_rev k Materials plan Drawing (Additional) · 17 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 11_rev j Massing plan Drawing (Additional) · 17 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 14_rev j Parking plan Drawing (Additional) · 17 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 24_rev j Enclosure plan Drawing (Additional) · 17 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 25_rev j Refuse plan Drawing (Additional) · 17 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 26_rev j Garden plan Drawing (Additional) · 17 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 17008-130_g Detailed soft landscaping scheme for plots & pos sheet 2 of 6 Drawing (Additional) · 17 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 17008-128_i Landscape specification Drawing (Additional) · 17 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 13_rev j Affordable housing Drawing (Additional) · 17 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Revised plan letter Documentation (Additional) · 17 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 17008-129_h Detailed soft landscaping scheme for plots & pos sheet 1 of 6 Drawing (Additional) · 17 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 17008-133_i Detailed soft landscaping scheme for plots & pos sheet 5 of 6 Drawing (Additional) · 17 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 17008-135_j Landscaping master plan sheet 1 of 2 Drawing (Additional) · 17 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 17008-136_i Landscaping master plan sheet 2 of 2 Drawing (Additional) · 17 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 17008-131_g Detailed soft landscaping scheme for plots & pos sheet 3 of 6 Drawing (Additional) · 17 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 17008-134_i Detailed soft landscaping scheme for plots & pos sheet 6 of 6 Drawing (Additional) · 17 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 06_rev o Planning layout Drawing (Additional) · 17 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 12_rev j Occupancy plan Drawing (Additional) · 17 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 27_rev j Pos area plan Drawing (Additional) · 17 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 17008-132_g Detailed soft landscaping scheme for plots & pos sheet 4 of 6 Drawing (Additional) · 17 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 027 i Pos area plan Drawing (Revised) · 5 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 17008-136 h Landscape masterplan Drawing (Revised) · 5 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 17008-128 i Detailed landscape scheme Drawing (Revised) · 5 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 17008-134 i Detailed soft landscape scheme Drawing (Revised) · 5 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 007 j Materials plan Drawing (Revised) · 5 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 001 i Massing plan Drawing (Revised) · 5 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 006 n Planning layout - coloured layout Drawing (Revised) · 5 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 47020/c/3b4/03 m Alignment contours & external levels Drawing (Revised) · 5 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 17008-135 j Landscape masterplan- west Drawing (Revised) · 5 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 17008-129 g Detailed soft landscape scheme Drawing (Revised) · 5 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 17008-131 g Detailed soft landscape scheme Drawing (Revised) · 5 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 026 i Garden area plan Drawing (Revised) · 5 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 013 i Affordable housing plan Drawing (Revised) · 5 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 17008-132 g Detailed soft landscape scheme Drawing (Revised) · 5 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 025 i Refuse plan Drawing (Revised) · 5 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 012 i Occupancy plan Drawing (Revised) · 5 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 17008-133 i Detailed soft landscape scheme Drawing (Revised) · 5 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 024 i Enclosure plan Drawing (Revised) · 5 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 17008-130 g Detailed soft landscape scheme Drawing (Revised) · 5 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 47020/c/3b4/04 i Alignment contours & external levels Drawing (Revised) · 5 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 014 i Parking plan Drawing (Revised) · 5 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 17008-158 sht 1 of 3 Detailed hard and soft landscaping Drawing · 18 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF 012 g Occupancy plan Drawing (Superseded) · 17 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF 027 g Pos area plan Drawing (Superseded) · 17 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF 17008-128 h Detailed landscape scheme - specification Drawing (Superseded) · 17 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF 17008-129 f Detailed soft landscape scheme Drawing (Superseded) · 17 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF 17008-135 i Landscape masterplan - west Drawing (Superseded) · 17 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF 17008-136 g Landscape masterplan Drawing (Superseded) · 17 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF 47020/c/3b4/04 rev h Alignment contours & external levels Drawing (Superseded) · 17 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF 006 l Planning layout - coloured layout Drawing (Superseded) · 17 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF 025 g Refuse plan Drawing (Superseded) · 17 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF 026 h Garden area plan Drawing (Superseded) · 17 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF 17008-131 f Detailed soft landscape scheme Drawing (Superseded) · 17 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF 47020/c/3b4/03 rev k Alignment contours & external levels Drawing (Superseded) · 17 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF 013 g Affordable housing plan Drawing (Superseded) · 17 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF 024 g Enclosure plan Drawing (Superseded) · 17 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF 17008-133 h Detailed soft landscape scheme Drawing (Superseded) · 17 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF 17008-138 f Northern green concept images Drawing (Revised) · 17 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF 17008-139 e Allotment strategy Drawing (Revised) · 17 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF 007 h Materials plan Drawing (Superseded) · 17 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF 011 g Massing plan Drawing (Superseded) · 17 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF 014 g Parking plan Drawing (Superseded) · 17 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF 17008-130 f Detailed soft landscape scheme Drawing (Superseded) · 17 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF 17008-132 f Detailed soft landscape scheme Drawing (Superseded) · 17 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF 17008-134 h Detailed soft landscape scheme Drawing (Superseded) · 17 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF 024 f Enclosure plan Drawing (Superseded) · 8 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF 013 f Affordable housing plan Drawing (Superseded) · 8 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF 17008-131 e Detailed soft landscape scheme Drawing (Superseded) · 8 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF 17008-133 g Detailed soft landscape scheme Drawing (Superseded) · 8 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF 17008-128 g Detailed landscape scheme - specification Drawing (Superseded) · 8 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF 17008-134 g Detailed soft landscape scheme Drawing (Superseded) · 8 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF 007 g Materials plan Drawing (Superseded) · 8 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF 47020/c/3b4/04 rev g Alignment contours & external levels Drawing (Superseded) · 8 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF 025 f Refuse plan Drawing (Superseded) · 8 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF 014 f Parking plan Drawing (Superseded) · 8 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF 012 f Occupancy plan Drawing (Superseded) · 8 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF 011 f Massing plan Drawing (Superseded) · 8 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF 47020/c/3b4/03 rev j Alignment contours & external levels Drawing (Superseded) · 8 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF 17008-138 e Northern green concept images Drawing (Superseded) · 8 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF 17008-135 h Landscape masterplan - west Drawing (Superseded) · 8 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF 17008-132 e Detailed soft landscape scheme Drawing (Superseded) · 8 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF 026 g Garden area plan Drawing (Superseded) · 8 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF 006 k Planning layout - coloured layout Drawing (Superseded) · 8 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF 17008-136 f Landscape masterplan Drawing (Superseded) · 8 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF 027 f Pos area plan Drawing (Superseded) · 8 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF 17008-129 e Detailed soft landscape scheme Drawing (Superseded) · 8 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF 17008-130 e Detailed soft landscape scheme Drawing (Superseded) · 8 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF 17008-139 e Allotment strategy Drawing (Superseded) · 8 Jul 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 23

Site constraints 3

National infrastructure project 162 m away: A12 Chelmsford to A120 Widening Scheme
The site is 162 m from the project boundary. Highway, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.
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 ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Witham built-up area; 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 18 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
31 Mar 2025
Validated
8 Jul 2025
Target decision
7 Oct 2025
Decision
Application GRANTED
Decision date
22 Oct 2026

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
20 Mar 2026
Statutory expiry
7 Oct 2025
Braintree
Planning Authority Score
7/10
Good
#61 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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