4 The Courtyard Bradford Street Braintree Essex CM7 9DE Data via plota.co.uk

26/01989/HH Approved
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Proposed loft conversion incorporating 4 no. rooflights to the side and 1 no. rooflight to the rear. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
1 Sept 2026
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Validated
2 Sept 2026
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Approved
7 Oct 2026

Approved on 7 Oct 2026 · Last checked 14 Oct 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 4

Braintree Town Centre and Bradford Street 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 71 m away: Bocking Blackwater
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.
23 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 16-20, Bradford Street, Grade II, about 41 m from the postcode pin · 2 Grade II*, 21 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.
Show all 23 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Braintree built-up area.
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 £300,000 in February 2017. Detached house, freehold.

24 February 2017£300,000
20 August 1999£147,500New build

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
CM7 9DE
Received
1 Sept 2026
Validated
2 Sept 2026
Target decision
28 Oct 2026
Decision
Application GRANTED
Decision date
7 Oct 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 35 days from validation, 17 days faster than Braintree's median of 52 for extensions. Approved, as 89% of extensions here are.

84%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
481decided 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

Comments by
23 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
28 Oct 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2023 Approved
23/Notice of intent to carry out works to trees in a Conservation Area:T1 - Sycamore - Re…
23/00461/TPOCON
2023 Approved
23/Notice of intent to carry out works to trees in a Conservation Area:T1 - Sycamore - Re…
23/00461/TPOCON
2022 Approved
Proposed loft conversion incorporating 4 no. rooflights to the side and 1 no. rooflight t…
22/02575/HH
2022 Approved
Proposed loft conversion incorporating 4 no. rooflights to the side and 1 no. rooflight t…
22/02575/HH
2020 Approved
Notice of intent to carry out works to tree in a Conservation Area - Carry out a 1.5-2 me…
20/00047/TPOCON
2020 Approved
Notice of intent to carry out works to tree in a Conservation Area - Carry out a 1.5-2 me…
20/00047/TPOCON
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2023 Refused
1 The Courtyard Bradford Street Braintree Essex CM7 9DE
Change windows to uPVC frames
23/02093/HH
2023 Refused
1 The Courtyard Bradford Street Braintree Essex CM7 9DE
Change windows to uPVC frames
23/02093/HH
2023 Approved
57 Blackwater Way Braintree Essex CM7 9BX
Single storey rear extension
23/01863/HH
2023 Approved
57 Blackwater Way Braintree Essex CM7 9BX
Single storey rear extension
23/01863/HH
2023 Approved
10 Bradford Street Braintree Essex CM7 9AS
Change of roof tile to side/ rear first floor building over garage from double roman to p…
23/00223/LBC
2023 Approved
10 Bradford Street Braintree Essex CM7 9AS
Change of roof tile to side/ rear first floor building over garage from double roman to p…
23/00223/LBC
2023 Approved
39 Bradford Street Braintree Essex CM7 9AT
Notice of intent to carry out works to trees in a Conservation Area:(G1) Hazel x 2 - Rear…
23/00209/TPOCON
2023 Approved
39 Bradford Street Braintree Essex CM7 9AT
Notice of intent to carry out works to trees in a Conservation Area:(G1) Hazel x 2 - Rear…
23/00209/TPOCON
2022 Approved
40A Bradford Street Braintree Essex CM7 9AT
Replacement of timber windows and doors, decoration of rendered walls and installation of…
22/02964/LBC
2022 Approved
40A Bradford Street Braintree Essex CM7 9AT
Replacement of timber windows and doors, decoration of rendered walls and installation of…
22/02964/LBC
2022 Approved
35 River Mead Braintree Essex CM7 9AX
Single storey rear extension.
22/01700/HH
2022 Approved
35 River Mead Braintree Essex CM7 9AX
Single storey rear extension.
22/01700/HH
2021 Approved
10 Bradford Street Braintree Essex CM7 9AS
Erection of first floor rear extension
21/03332/HH
2022 Approved
The Red House 22 Bradford Street Braintree Essex CM7 9AT
Notice of intent to carry out works to trees in a Conservation Area - Re-pollard line of…
22/00091/TPOCON
2022 Approved
The Red House 22 Bradford Street Braintree Essex CM7 9AT
Notice of intent to carry out works to trees in a Conservation Area - Re-pollard line of…
22/00091/TPOCON
2021 Approved
39 Bradford Street Braintree Essex CM7 9AT
Notice of intent to carry out works to tree in a Conservation Area - Bay (G1) rear garden…
21/03596/TPOCON
2021
10 Bradford Street Braintree Essex CM7 9AS
Erection of first floor rear extension
21/03333/LBC
2021
42 Bradford Street Braintree Essex CM7 9AT
Notice of intent to carry out works to tree protected by Tree Preservation Order 11/13…
21/03340/TPO
2021 Approved
24 Bradford Street Braintree Essex CM7 9AT
Repair of 4 x windows to south elevation on a like for like basis.
21/02064/LBC
2021 Approved
Flat 1 24 Bradford Street Braintree Essex CM7 9AT
Repair all wooden windows and doors on a like-for-like basis.
21/01290/LBC
2017 Approved
Gresham House 39 Bradford Street Braintree Essex CM7 9AT
Notice of intent to carry out works to tree in a Conservation Area - Reduce overall heigh…
17/00093/TPOCON
2017 Approved
Gresham House 39 Bradford Street Braintree Essex CM7 9AT
Notice of intent to carry out works to tree in a Conservation Area - Reduce overall heigh…
17/00093/TPOCON
2017 Approved
Gresham House 39 Bradford Street Braintree Essex CM7 9AT
Notice of intent to carry out works to trees in a Conservation Area - Reduce 5 Hazel tree…
17/00034/TPOCON
2017 Approved
Gresham House 39 Bradford Street Braintree Essex CM7 9AT
Notice of intent to carry out works to trees in a Conservation Area - Reduce 5 Hazel tree…
17/00034/TPOCON
2016 Approved
The Red House 22 Bradford Street Braintree Essex CM7 9AT
Notice of intent to carry out works to trees in a Conservation Area - Repollard line of L…
16/00329/TPOCON
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
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.