The Old Workshop Cobbs Fenn Sible Hedingham Essex CO9 3RY Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Regularisation of the use of the existing residential annexe building as an independent dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) with formalisation of its associated residential curtilage and the amendment of the curtilage of the existing dwellinghouse. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 13 Nov 2026, from Braintree's recent full applications.
Documents 30
Statements & assessments 2
Plans & drawings 8
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 10
Other documents 9
Site constraints 4
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.
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Important details
- Council
- Braintree
- Postcode
- CO9 3RY
- Received
- 25 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 18 Sept 2026
- Target decision
- 13 Nov 2026
Decision outlook
Day 40 of the 56-day target. Braintree usually decides full applications by day 56.
Plota live figures for full applications decided by Braintree in the last twelve months, from validation. Braintree decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 13 Oct 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 13 Nov 2026
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
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The consultation period closed on 13 Oct 2026.