Stone The Crows High Garrett Braintree Essex CM7 5NX Data via plota.co.uk

Pending Consideration 26/01101/FUL
Change of useSchools, care & communityExtensions & alterationsNew homesCommercial premises
Council
Braintree 7/10
Date received
around 20 May 2026
Date validated
20 May 2026
Postcode
CM7 5NX

Description

Part retrospective application for change of use of the existing building to a childrens day nursery and early years childcare facility, including external play areas, parking, cycle provision, refuse storage and associated operational facilities, and the installation of two new rear windows and a door opening to the side. Data via plota.co.uk

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Decision outlook

Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 142.

Day 142, past the statutory target. 82% of full applications 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 14286 days past the 56-day target
56%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
93,033decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent full applications in Braintree to go on. Braintree decision record →

Site constraints 3

4 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 116, High Garrett, Grade II, about 4 m from the postcode pin · 4 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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Also on the record
Inside the High Garrett built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, 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 2

Last sold for £635,000 in November 2025. Other property, freehold.

14 November 2025£635,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
30 March 2023£464,285Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2023
3 Foley Paddocks High Garrett Braintree Essex CM7 5NU
Variation of Condition 2 (Approved plans) of permission 21/02189/VAR granted 20/09/21 for…
23/02630/VAR
2023
3 Foley Paddocks High Garrett Braintree Essex CM7 5NU
Variation of Condition 2 (Approved plans) of permission 21/02189/VAR granted 20/09/21 for…
23/02630/VAR
2022 Approved
3 Foley Paddocks High Garrett Braintree Essex CM7 5NU
Application for approval of details as reserved by condition 3 and 4 of approved applicat…
22/00005/DAC
2022 Approved
3 Foley Paddocks High Garrett Braintree Essex CM7 5NU
Application for approval of details as reserved by condition 3 and 4 of approved applicat…
22/00005/DAC
2021 Approved
3 Foley Paddocks High Garrett Braintree Essex CM7 5NU
Application for approval of details as reserved by condition 5 of approved application 21…
21/03163/DAC
2021 Approved
3 Foley Paddocks High Garrett Braintree Essex CM7 5NU
Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) of permission 19/00851/FUL allowed on appeal AP…
21/02189/VAR
2021 Refused
White House 116 High Garrett Braintree Essex CM7 5NX
Application for approval of details as reserved by conditions 4 of approved application 2…
21/02405/DAC
2021 Approved
Foley House 115 High Garrett Braintree Essex CM7 5NU
Application for approval of details as reserved by conditions 3, 4 & 9 of approved applic…
21/02115/DAC
2021 Approved
White House 116 High Garrett Braintree Essex CM7 5NX
Various internal alterations
21/00614/LBC
2021
Foley House 115 High Garrett Braintree Essex CM7 5NU
Application for approval of details as reserved by condition/s 12 (Construction Phase Man…
21/00988/DAC
2021
Foley House 115 High Garrett Braintree Essex CM7 5NU
Notice of intent to carry out works to a tree protected by Tree Preservation Order 17/19…
21/00474/TPO
2019 Refused
3 Foley Paddocks High Garrett Braintree Essex CM7 5NU
Erection of detached dwelling and garage.
19/02319/FUL
2019 Refused
3 Foley Paddocks High Garrett Braintree Essex CM7 5NU
Erection of detached dwelling and garage.
19/02319/FUL
2019 Refused
Land Adjacent To 3 Foley Paddocks High Garrett Braintree Essex CM7 5NU
Erection of detached dwelling and garage.
19/00851/FUL
2016 Approved
Broom Lodge 109 High Garrett Braintree Essex CM7 5NU
Erection of ground/first floor side and rear extension, incorporating previously approved…
16/01108/FUL
2016 Refused
Broom Lodge 109 High Garrett Braintree Essex CM7 5NU
Erection of ground/first floor side and rear extension
16/00354/FUL
Braintree
Planning Authority Score
7/10
Good
#61 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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.