Apartment 2 Bird In Hand 54 Chapel Hill Halstead Essex CO9 1JP Data via plota.co.uk

26/01954/FUL Refused

Proposal

Replacement of 3 No. windows to front elevation Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
24 Aug 2026
✓
Validated
26 Aug 2026
✗
Refused
21 Oct 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 21 Oct 2026 · Last checked 21 Oct 2026

Site constraints 2

Grade II listed: Bird in Hand Public House
List entry 1122461 · 1 m away
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.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Halstead (Braintree) built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 November 2026. 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 £285,000 in May 2025. Flat or maisonette, leasehold.

16 May 2025£285,000

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

Building

Floor area126 m² (1,356 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (76 out of 100)
PropertyEnd-terrace flat
Built2024
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsAverage thermal transmittance 1.18 W/m²K

From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2024, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Braintree
Postcode
CO9 1JP
Received
24 Aug 2026
Validated
26 Aug 2026
Target decision
21 Oct 2026
Decision
Application REFUSED
Decision date
21 Oct 2026
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 53 days. Refused, as 12% of extensions here are.

79%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
524decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Braintree in the last twelve months, from validation. Braintree decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
26/01965/LBC
Comments by
22 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
21 Oct 2026
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
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
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

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

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.