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Land South Of Springfields Braintree Essex

23/01880/OUTOutline ApplicationAwaiting decision
Outline / PiP
Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Outline application with all matters reserved except access, for the erection of 74 affordable residential dwellings.

Received
21 July 2023
Decision due
1 November 2023
Ward
BRAINTREE WEST
  1. Received21 Jul
  2. Validated2 Aug
  3. Consult.23 Aug
  4. Target1 Nov
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is an outline application for a new dwelling at Land South Of Springfields Braintree Essex. Braintree has handled 402 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 21 July 2023 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address.

Application details

Application type
Outline Application
Scale / size
Large
Number of dwellings
74
Parish
Braintree & Bocking

Planning application dates

Date validated
2 August 2023
Consultation expiry
23 August 2023
Neighbour consultation end
23 August 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Mr Rory Baker Unit A3 East Gores Farm Salmons Lane Coggeshall CO6 1RZ United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
91 days

Additional information

Documents
81

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Local nature reserve: Flitch WayPart of the site

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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