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

Approved 25/02825/S106A
Date received
18 Dec 2025
Date validated
18 Dec 2025
Decision date
week of 6 Jul 2026
Postcode
CM7 5BJ
Freehold owner

Description

Application made under Section 106A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) and the Town and Country Planning (Modification and Discharge of Planning Obligations) Regulations 1992 (as amended) - Application to modify details relating to S106 of ( Outline planning application for up to 575 homes together with a 0.13ha site for early years and childcare nursery (D1), Up to 250sqm of local retail (A1) and up to 250sqm of community facilities (D1), green infrastructure including formal/informal open space and amenity space, provision of ecological mitigation area to north-west of developable area, landscaping including woodland and hedgerow planting, new vehicular accesses from the B1053 and Panfield Lane, closure of existing access from Deanery Hill (south), footway and cycleway network, supporting infrastructure (utilities including gas, electricity, water, sewerage, telecommunications (and diversions as necessary), diversion of public right of way, sustainable drainage systems, any necessary demolition and ground remodelling.). Application to modify Schedule 15 (Highways): The definition of "adjoining site link road" to be deleted from paragraph 1 of schedule 15 and not replaced. Paragraph 2.4 of schedule 15 shall be deleted and not replaced (not to occupy allow cause or permit to be occupied more than 50 (fifty) dwellings unless and until the adjoining site link road has been properly completed and opened fully for use by the public). The "adjoining site link road plan" appended at Annexe A shall be deleted and not replaced. The delivery of the Link Road between Springwood Drive to Panfield Lane will be secured through the variation of the S106 Agreement of the adjoining Panfield Lane site, pursuant to planning ref. 25/02388/S106A. Data via plota.co.uk

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Associated applications 16

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

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Planning Authority Score
7/10
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#61 of 296 councils
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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%).

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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

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