For the majority of planning applications the local planning
authority has eight weeks to make a decision. (The local
planning authority has thirteen weeks to determine applications for
major residential or commercial development).
The local planning authority will always aim to deal with
planning applications as speedily as possible. As an
authority we are assessed by the government on how quickly we can
determine planning applications. Our targets are to decide:
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- 60% of 'Major' applications for residential or
commercial/industrial development within 13 weeks;
- 65% of 'Minor' applications for residential or
commercial/industrial development within 8 weeks; and
- 80% of 'Other' applications for householder extensions,
changes or use, listed building consent, conservation area consent
or advertisement consent.
If you are interested in how Braintree District Council is
performing against the government’s targets, our performance
statistics are available online.
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