Grove House 1 Bradfords Court Braintree Essex CM7 9YH Data via plota.co.uk

26/02104/DD Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Notice of intent to carry out works to trees as part of the exemptions to the TPO regulations 14: Removal of dead Pine tree within a conservation area within striking distance of persons and property. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 11 Sept 2026
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Approved
18 Sept 2026

Approved on 18 Sept 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 214 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.
15 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Little Bradfords, Grade II, about 51 m from the postcode pin · 4 Grade II*, 11 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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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 1

Last sold for £249,950 in November 1999. Detached house, freehold.

16 November 1999£249,950

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 9YH
Received
around 11 Sept 2026
Validated
11 Sept 2026
Target decision
16 Sept 2026
Decision
No Objections Raised
Decision date
18 Sept 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 7 days from validation, 32 days faster than Braintree's median of 39 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 95% of tree and landscaping works here are.

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
16 Sept 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

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2023
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2023
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2022
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2022
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Replacement of existing front door with black fire-regulated door.
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2022 Approved
5 Little Bradfords Bradford Street Braintree Essex CM7 9AS
Replacement of existing front door with black fire-regulated door.
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Notice of intent to carry out works to trees in a Conservation Area - Prune Laurel locate…
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Notice of intent to carry out works to trees in a Conservation Area - Acacia (T1) - Fell…
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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
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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.