Braintree District Council’s preferred method for the submission of planning applications is online, via the Planning Portal.  Braintree District Council strongly encourages developers, planning agents, architects and individuals to use the Planning Portal and apply online.

The Planning Portal allows you to fill in application forms and certificates, attach drawings, pay the application fee, and send your application to the Council over the Internet.  Detailed help and advice is available on the Planning Portal to help you with each stage of your online planning submission.

The Planning Portal is part of a common national vision for the improvement of the planning process for England and Wales; a resource for the guidance and information on making planning applications; and a resource for study and research of planning related matters.

If you are ready to submit your planning application online, click on the Planning Portal icon below: -

HOWEVER, PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING: -

Currently Braintree District Council require five (5) paper copies of all plans and drawings to be submitted to the Council, at the address below, within 5 working days of the online submission. These must be clearly marked with the reference number assigned by the Planning Portal to the on line application. Hard copy drawings should be sent to: -

Development Control, Braintree District Council, Causeway House, Braintree, Essex, CM7 9HB

The council has limited the number of file formats that it can accept and process. Text File formats limited to - 'doc', 'pdf', txt', or 'xls'. Scanned and Image Files formats are - 'tif', jpg' or 'bmp'. At present the council will not accept Video clip files. The simplest way to submit drawings on line is in 'pdf' format.

If you have CAD drawings or are a planning agent and wish to convert your CAD drawing into 'pdf' format, Guidance Notes are available to help.

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