Sgt Bendlowes Cottage 5 Brook Street Great Bardfield Essex CM7 4RQ Data via plota.co.uk

26/02477/TPOCON Pending Consideration
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Notice of intent to carry out works to trees in a Conservation Area - T1 - Beech Tree at the rear of the property to have a crown reduction of up to 4m to help maintain a suitable size of the area and to keep it from also effecting neighbouring properties. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
23 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 4 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 1 Dec 2026, from Braintree's recent tree and landscaping works.

Documents 3

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Location plan Drawing · 23 Oct 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application form - without personal data Application Form (Public) · 23 Oct 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

IMG Aerial view Documentation · 23 Oct 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

Grade II listed: Serjeant Bendlowes Cottage
List entry 1123466 · 0 m away · 29 more listed buildings within 150 m (2 Grade II*, 27 Grade II)
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 ↗
Great Bardfield 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 ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Great Bardfield 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 26 October 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.

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Important details

Council
Braintree
Postcode
CM7 4RQ
Received
23 Oct 2026
Validated
23 Oct 2026
Target decision
4 Dec 2026

Decision outlook

Day 5 of the 56-day target. Braintree usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 39.

Day 551 days to the 56-day target
98%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
418decided 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 →

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
4 Dec 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2022 Approved
Application for approval of details as reserved by Condition 5 (Brick Details) of approve…
22/03397/DAC
2022 Approved
Application for approval of details as reserved by Condition 5 (Brick Details) of approve…
22/03397/DAC
2022 Approved
Notice of intent to carry out works to trees in a Conservation Area:T1 Beech - Reduce hei…
22/03201/TPOCON
2022 Approved
Notice of intent to carry out works to trees in a Conservation Area:T1 Beech - Reduce hei…
22/03201/TPOCON
2022 Approved
Erection of open-sided cart lodge.
22/00283/LBC
2022 Approved
Erection of open-sided cart lodge.
22/00282/HH
2022 Approved
Erection of open-sided cart lodge.
22/00283/LBC
2022 Approved
Erection of open-sided cart lodge.
22/00282/HH
2020 Approved
Notice of intent to carry out works to trees in a Conservation Area - Reduce crown of Bee…
20/00026/TPOCON
2020 Approved
Notice of intent to carry out works to trees in a Conservation Area - Reduce crown of Bee…
20/00026/TPOCON
2018 Approved
Replace existing gates with wider pair of gates enabling safe and easy access to the gara…
18/01605/LBC
2016 Approved
Notice of intent to carry out works to trees in a Conservation Area - Carry out a 2 metre…
16/00078/TPOCON
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2023 Approved
8 St Johns Terrace Brook Street Great Bardfield Essex CM7 4RQ
Notice of intent to carry out works to trees in a Conservation Area:1No. Cherry plum - Re…
23/01510/TPOCON
2023 Approved
8 St Johns Terrace Brook Street Great Bardfield Essex CM7 4RQ
Notice of intent to carry out works to trees in a Conservation Area:1No. Cherry plum - Re…
23/01510/TPOCON
2023
Co-Op 1-2 St Johns Terrace Brook Street Great Bardfield Essex
Installation of canopy and chiller, freezer and refrigeration plant
23/01746/FUL
2023
Co-Op 1-2 St Johns Terrace Brook Street Great Bardfield Essex
Installation of canopy and chiller, freezer and refrigeration plant
23/01746/FUL
2023 Refused
Telecommunications Pole At Mill Road Great Bardfield Essex
The installation of a 15m phase 8 street works monopole, 2 no. equipment cabinets and ass…
23/00363/T56
2023 Refused
Telecommunications Pole At Mill Road Great Bardfield Essex
The installation of a 15m phase 8 street works monopole, 2 no. equipment cabinets and ass…
23/00363/T56
2022 Approved
The Long House Brook Street Great Bardfield Essex CM7 4RG
Notice of intent to carry out works to trees in a Conservation Area: -T1 Cherry - Reduce…
22/02816/TPOCON
2022 Approved
The Long House Brook Street Great Bardfield Essex CM7 4RG
Notice of intent to carry out works to trees in a Conservation Area: -T1 Cherry - Reduce…
22/02816/TPOCON
2022 Approved
Greenacre Brook Street Great Bardfield Essex CM7 4RH
Notice of inent of carry out works to trees in a Conservation Area - My 3 x trees are too…
22/01461/TPOCON
2022 Approved
Greenacre Brook Street Great Bardfield Essex CM7 4RH
Notice of inent of carry out works to trees in a Conservation Area - My 3 x trees are too…
22/01461/TPOCON
2022 Approved
Coote House Brook Street Great Bardfield Essex CM7 4RQ
Notice of intent to carry out works to trees in a Conservation Area - Fell 4 large fir tr…
22/01136/TPOCON
2022 Approved
Coote House Brook Street Great Bardfield Essex CM7 4RQ
Notice of intent to carry out works to trees in a Conservation Area - Fell 4 large fir tr…
22/01136/TPOCON
2021 Approved
Greenacre Brook Street Great Bardfield Essex CM7 4RH
Notice of intent to carry out works to trees in a Conservation Area - Cherry - Carry out…
21/02529/TPOCON
2021 Approved
Crown House Crown Street Great Bardfield Essex CM7 4SS
Installation of 2 panes of leaded light glass in panels of existing doors.
21/00939/LBC
2021 Approved
Songsters Brook Street Great Bardfield Essex CM7 4RH
Erection of bay window, single-storey canopy roof, and alterations to fenestration to rea…
21/00604/HH
2021 Approved
1 Mill Close Great Bardfield Essex CM7 4RJ
Two-storey front extension and single-storey rear extension
21/00414/HH
2020 Approved
Co-Op 1-2 St Johns Terrace Brook Street Great Bardfield Essex
Change of Use of No.2 and the first floor of No.1 St Johns Terrace from Residential (Use…
20/02231/FUL
2020 Approved
Co-Op 1-2 St Johns Terrace Brook Street Great Bardfield Essex
Change of Use of No.2 and the first floor of No.1 St Johns Terrace from Residential (Use…
20/02231/FUL
2021 Approved
Marygarth Crown Street Great Bardfield Essex CM7 4SS
Permitted Development Rights Enquiry
21/01096/PD
2020
1 St Johns Terrace Brook Street Great Bardfield Essex CM7 4RQ
Notice of intent to carry out works to trees in a Conservation Area - Oak and Sycamore -C…
20/00387/TPOCON
2016 Approved
Coote House Brook Street Great Bardfield Essex CM7 4RQ
Notice of intent to carry out works to trees in a Conservation Area - Cut 2 Sycamore tree…
16/00287/TPOCON
2016 Approved
White Hart House Brook Street Great Bardfield Essex CM7 4RQ
Notice of intent to carry out works to trees in a Conservation Area - Cut down 8 Ash trees
16/00190/TPOCON
2016 Approved
Greenacre Brook Street Great Bardfield Essex CM7 4RH
Notice of intent to carry out works to trees in a Conservation Area - Remove hedge compri…
16/00128/TPOCON
2016 Approved
White Hart House Brook Street Great Bardfield Essex CM7 4RQ
Notice of intent to carry out works to trees in a Conservation Area - Crown lift 1 Silver…
16/00104/TPOCON
2016 Approved
Hillside Cottage Brook Street Great Bardfield Essex CM7 4RG
Notice of intent to carry out works to trees in a Conservation Area - Remove 1 Eucalyptus…
16/00026/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