Towerlands Panfield Road Braintree Essex CM7 5BJ Data via plota.co.uk

25/01487/FUL Approved

Proposal

Creation of five additional dwellings within the approved scheme for Phase 3. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Jul 2025
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Approved
9 Sept 2026

Approved on 9 Sept 2026 · Last checked 27 Oct 2026

Documents 56

Plans & drawings 25

PDF Draft section 106 agreement Documentation (Additional) · 21 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Dn001-ph3a-pl-02 rev a Phase 3a - development layout Drawing (Revised) · 3 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF Dn001-ph3a-pl-06 rev a Phase 3a - storey heights layout Drawing (Revised) · 3 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF Dn001-ph3a-pl-07 rev a Phase 3a - refuse layout Drawing (Revised) · 3 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF Dn001-ph3a-pl-03 rev a Phase 3a - detailed layout Drawing (Revised) · 3 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF Dn001-ph3a-pl-04 rev a Phase 3a - parking layout Drawing (Revised) · 3 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF Dn001-ph3a-pl-05 rev a Phase 3a - garden areas layout Drawing (Revised) · 3 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF Dn001-ph3a-pl-08 rev b Phase 3a - colour of materials layout Drawing (Revised) · 3 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF Dn001-ph3a-pl-09 rev a Phase 3a - ha location plan Drawing (Revised) · 3 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF Dn001-ph3a-ha-hec rev a Hec hertford floor plans and elevations Drawing (Revised) · 1 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF Dn001-ph3a-pl-08 rev a Phase 3a colour of materials layout Drawing (Superseded) · 1 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF Dn001-ph3a-st-01 rev a Proposed street elevations Drawing (Revised) · 1 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF Dn001-ph3a-st-01 Proposed street elevations Drawing (Superseded) · 3 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF Dn001-ph3a-pl-02 Phase 3a development layout Drawing (Superseded) · 3 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF Dn001-ph3a-pl-03 Phase 3a detailed layout Drawing (Superseded) · 3 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF Dn001-ph3a-pl-04 Phase 3a parking layout Drawing (Superseded) · 3 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF Dn001-ph3a-pd-go6b Go6b gosford v6 floor plans and elevations Drawing · 3 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF Dn001-ph3a-pl-01 Phase 3a location plan Drawing · 3 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF Dn001-ph3a-pl-05 Phase 3a garden layout Drawing (Superseded) · 3 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF Dn001-ph3a-pl-07 Phase 3a refuse layout Drawing (Superseded) · 3 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF Dn001-ph3a-pl-09 Phase 3a ha location plan Drawing (Superseded) · 3 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF Dn001-ph3a-ha-hec Hec hertford floor plans and elevations Documentation (Superseded) · 3 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF Dn001-ph3a-pl-06 Phase 3a storey heights layout Drawing (Superseded) · 3 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF Dn001-ph3a-pl-08 Phase 3a colour of materials layout Documentation (Superseded) · 3 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF Dn001-ph3a-pd-frpa Frpa frogmore plus floor plans and elevations Drawing · 3 Jul 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 4

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Inside the Braintree 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 21 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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Important details

Council
Braintree
Postcode
CM7 5BJ
Received
3 Jul 2025
Validated
3 Jul 2025
Target decision
28 Aug 2025
Decision
Application GRANTED with S106
Decision date
9 Sept 2026
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 433 days from validation, 377 days slower than Braintree's median of 56 for full applications. Approved, as 81% of full applications here are.

52%decided within 8 weeks
81%approved
37decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Braintree in the last twelve months, from validation. Braintree decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
2 Sept 2025
Statutory expiry
28 Aug 2025
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

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.