Old Vicarage Church Road Gosfield Essex CO9 1UD Data via plota.co.uk

Pending Consideration 26/01032/TPO
Trees & landscaping
Council
Braintree 7/10
Date received
around 8 May 2026
Date validated
8 May 2026
Postcode
CO9 1UD

Description

Application to carry out works to trees protected by Tree Preservation Order: -G1 - Removal of decaying oak tree stump and adjacent overgrown yew bush. Replace with a more suitable tree, due to its close proximity to the house. Data via plota.co.uk

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Decision outlook

Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 154.

Day 154, past the statutory target. 100% of tree and landscaping works in Braintree are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 24 Aug 2026.

Day 15498 days past the 56-day target
100%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
55decided 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 →

Site constraints 5

2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: The Old Vicarage, Grade II, about 2 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade I, 1 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 ↗
Registered park or garden about 35 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; 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 6 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 1

Last sold for £895,000 in August 2014. Detached house, freehold.

8 August 2014£895,000

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

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Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2019 Approved
Notice of intent to carry out works to a tree protected by Tree Preservation Order 19/01…
19/00325/TPO
2019 Approved
Notice of intent to carry out works to a tree protected by Tree Preservation Order 19/01…
19/00325/TPO
2017 Approved
Notice of intent to carry out works to tree protected by Tree Preservation Order 19/01…
17/00059/TPO
2017 Approved
Notice of intent to carry out works to tree protected by Tree Preservation Order 19/01…
17/00059/TPO
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2022 Approved
10 The Cedars Church Road Gosfield Essex CO9 1UD
Notice of intent to carry out works to tree protected by Tree Preservation Order 19/01…
22/00452/TPO
2022 Approved
10 The Cedars Church Road Gosfield Essex CO9 1UD
Notice of intent to carry out works to tree protected by Tree Preservation Order 19/01…
22/00452/TPO
2021 Approved
Church View House Church Road Gosfield Essex CO9 1UD
Demolition of existing single garage and erection of new double garage.
21/01745/HH
2020 Withdrawn
Church View House Church Road Gosfield Essex CO9 1UD
Demolition of existing dwelling and construction of new semi-detached pair of dwellings a…
20/01721/FUL
2020 Withdrawn
Church View House Church Road Gosfield Essex CO9 1UD
Demolition of existing dwelling and construction of new semi-detached pair of dwellings a…
20/01721/FUL
2020 Approved
10 The Cedars Church Road Gosfield Essex CO9 1UD
Erection of 1 No. attached dwelling
20/00929/FUL
2020 Approved
10 The Cedars Church Road Gosfield Essex CO9 1UD
Erection of 1 No. attached dwelling
20/00929/FUL
2019 Withdrawn
Church View House Church Road Gosfield Essex CO9 1UD
Replacement dwelling
19/02016/FUL
2019 Withdrawn
Church View House Church Road Gosfield Essex CO9 1UD
Replacement dwelling
19/02016/FUL
2019 Withdrawn
10 The Cedars Church Road Gosfield Essex CO9 1UD
Erection of 1No. detached dwelling
19/01426/FUL
2019 Withdrawn
10 The Cedars Church Road Gosfield Essex CO9 1UD
Erection of 1No. detached dwelling
19/01426/FUL
2018 Withdrawn
Church View House Church Road Gosfield Essex
Erection of replacement two storey dwelling and detached garage
18/00324/FUL
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

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