Beechley Farm Parkhall Road Gosfield Essex CO9 1SQ Data via plota.co.uk

26/02487/HH Pending Consideration
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Proposed front porch, first floor side extension and two storey rear extension incorporating juliet balcony to first floor. Retention of single storey rear extension. Alterations to external materials. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
27 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 22 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 19 Dec 2026, from Braintree's recent extensions.

Comments are open until 18 Nov 2026

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Documents 12

Statements & assessments 1

PDF Biodiversity checklist Documentation · 27 Oct 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 10

PDF 289/02 rev b Block plan Drawing · 27 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF 289/01 rev a Location plan Drawing · 27 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF 289/05 rev a Existing north & east elevations Drawing · 27 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF 289/09 rev g Proposed north & east elevations Drawing · 27 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF 289/06 rev a Existing south & west elevations Drawing · 27 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF 289/10 rev g Proposed south elevation & section Drawing · 27 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF 289/07 rev g Proposed ground floor plan Drawing · 27 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF 289/08 rev f Proposed first floor plan Drawing · 27 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF 289/03 rev a Existing ground floor plan Drawing · 27 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF 289/04 rev a Existing first floor plan Drawing · 27 Oct 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application form - without personal data Application Form (Public) · 27 Oct 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 4

Agricultural land, grade 3a
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 2. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Habitat network: Other Priority Habitats - NEZ
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
SSSI 235 m away: Bovingdon Hall Woods SSSI; Priority habitat 14 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 1 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 £598,000 in February 2004. Detached house, freehold.

16 February 2004£598,000

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

Building

Floor area197 m² (2,120 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (59 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 6 habitable rooms
Built1976 to 1982
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsTimber frame, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2025, 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 1SQ
Received
27 Oct 2026
Validated
27 Oct 2026
Target decision
22 Dec 2026

Decision outlook

Day 10 of the 56-day target. Braintree usually decides extensions by day 53.

Day 1046 days to the 56-day target
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

Comments by
18 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry
22 Dec 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2023
Proposed front porch, first floor side extension and two storey rear extension incorporat…
23/02490/HH
2023
Proposed front porch, first floor side extension and two storey rear extension incorporat…
23/02490/HH
2019 Approved
Demolition of existing conservatory with erection of replacement single storey pitched ro…
19/01471/PLD
2019 Approved
Demolition of existing conservatory with erection of replacement single storey pitched ro…
19/01471/PLD
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2022 Approved
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2022 Approved
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2021 Approved
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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
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.

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.