Rookery Cottage The Street Gosfield Essex CO9 1TJ Data via plota.co.uk

26/02331/DD Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Notice of intent to carry out work to a dead or dangerous tree as part of the Regulation 14 exemption - W1 () 1 x Sycamore - complete tree failure. Remove and tidy fallen material. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
7 Oct 2026
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Approved
9 Oct 2026

Approved on 9 Oct 2026 · Last checked 14 Oct 2026

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Site constraints 7

7 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: The Reading and Coffee Rooms, Grade II, about 27 m from the postcode pin · 7 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Gosfield conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Local nature reserve about 138 m away: Gosfield Sandpits
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Registered park or garden about 43 m away: Gosfield Hall
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Gosfield built-up area; Priority habitat about 41 m away: Deciduous woodland; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, 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 scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 9 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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.

Sales history 3

Last sold for £525,000 in August 2005. Detached house, freehold.

12 August 2005£525,000
20 June 1997£65,000
25 October 1995£50,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Braintree
Postcode
CO9 1TJ
Received
7 Oct 2026
Validated
7 Oct 2026
Target decision
12 Oct 2026
Decision
No Objections Raised
Decision date
9 Oct 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 2 days from validation, 37 days faster than Braintree's median of 39 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 95% of tree and landscaping works here are.

98%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
418decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Braintree in the last twelve months, from validation. Braintree decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
12 Oct 2026

Historical activity at this location

33 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2023 Approved
Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) of approved application 20/01504/HH granted 09…
23/02045/VAR
2023 Approved
Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) of approved application 20/01504/HH granted 09…
23/02045/VAR
2022 Refused
Erection of new vehicular access, gates and fencing along front and side of property.
22/00676/HH
2022 Refused
Erection of new vehicular access, gates and fencing along front and side of property.
22/00676/HH
2020 Withdrawn
Erection of a two storey garage with study and WC in roof space.
20/01505/LBC
2020 Withdrawn
Erection of a two storey garage with study and WC in roof space.
20/01505/LBC
2020 Approved
Erection of a two storey garage with study and WC in roof space.
20/01504/HH
2020 Approved
Erection of a two storey garage with study and WC in roof space.
20/01504/HH
Within ~100m

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Single storey rear extension.
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2023 Approved
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Single storey rear extension.
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2023 Approved
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2023 Approved
6 The Firs The Street Gosfield Essex CO9 1SU
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2022
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Erection of 1No. two-storey 3-bedroom dwelling.
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2022
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Erection of 1No. two-storey 3-bedroom dwelling.
22/02973/FUL
2022 Approved
The Kings Head PH The Street Gosfield Essex CO9 1TP
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2022 Approved
The Kings Head PH The Street Gosfield Essex CO9 1TP
Installation of external wooden trellis fencing alongside existing fencing.
22/01202/FUL
2022 Approved
The Kings Head PH The Street Gosfield Essex CO9 1TP
Installation of external wooden trellis fencing alongside existing fencing.
22/01203/LBC
2022 Approved
The Kings Head PH The Street Gosfield Essex CO9 1TP
Installation of external wooden trellis fencing alongside existing fencing.
22/01203/LBC
2022 Approved
The Kings Head PH The Street Gosfield Essex CO9 1TP
Signage:-1 No. Hanging sign -externally illuminated2 No. fascia signs- externally illumin…
22/00801/ADV
2022 Approved
The Kings Head PH The Street Gosfield Essex CO9 1TP
Installation of signage to include :-1 No. Hanging sign -externally illuminated,2 No. fas…
22/00794/LBC
2022 Approved
The Kings Head PH The Street Gosfield Essex CO9 1TP
Signage:-1 No. Hanging sign -externally illuminated2 No. fascia signs- externally illumin…
22/00801/ADV
2022 Approved
The Kings Head PH The Street Gosfield Essex CO9 1TP
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2022 Approved
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Notice of intent to carry out works to carry out works to tree in a Conservation Area - W…
22/00759/TPOCON
2022 Approved
Saltdean Kings Head Field Gosfield Essex CO9 1TN
Notice of intent to carry out works to carry out works to tree in a Conservation Area - W…
22/00759/TPOCON
2022 Approved
The Kings Head PH The Street Gosfield Essex CO9 1TP
Rebuilding of boundary wall on a like-for-like basis.
22/00524/LBC
2022 Approved
The Kings Head PH The Street Gosfield Essex CO9 1TP
Rebuilding of boundary wall on a like-for-like basis.
22/00524/LBC
2021 Approved
Open Space In Front Of The Firs The Street Gosfield Essex CO9 1SU
Notice of intent to carry out works to trees in a Conservation Area - Ash (T1) - reduce h…
21/03655/TPOCON
2021 Approved
16 Park Cottages The Street Gosfield Essex CO9 1TP
Notice of intent to carry out works to tree in a Conservation Area - Fell Ash tree
21/02443/TPOCON
2017 Approved
The Kings Head PH The Street Gosfield Essex CO9 1TP
Display of various externally illuminated signage
17/00401/ADV
2017 Approved
The Kings Head PH The Street Gosfield Essex CO9 1TP
Display of various externally illuminated signage
17/00401/ADV
2017 Approved
The Kings Head PH The Street Gosfield Essex CO9 1TP
Erection of externally illuminated new signage
17/00402/LBC
2017 Approved
The Kings Head PH The Street Gosfield Essex CO9 1TP
Erection of externally illuminated new signage
17/00402/LBC
2016 Approved
2 The Firs The Street Gosfield Essex CO9 1SU
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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
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.