Apple Trees Lamarsh Hill Bures Hamlet Essex CO8 5EH Data via plota.co.uk

26/02355/TPOCON Pending Consideration

Proposal

Notice of intent to carry out works to trees in a Conservation Area - T1 - Apple Tree - Remove to ground level Reason: Mature apple tree showing signs of age and decline, with limited remaining amenity value. G2 - Sycamore, Dead Ceanothus & Stumps - Remove to ground level Reason: Self-seeded sycamore growing in an unsuitable location within the garden. The tree has the potential to develop into a substantial specimen, making it inappropriate for the available space. The group also includes a dead Ceanothus and existing stumps. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 Oct 2026
✓
Validated
14 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 25 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 22 Nov 2026, from Braintree's recent tree and landscaping works.

Site constraints 6

Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Conservation area about 73 m away: Bures Hamlet; National infrastructure project about 1983 m away: Bramford to Twinstead; Inside the Bures built-up area; Priority habitat about 25 m away: Deciduous woodland; 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 15 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, the Planning Inspectorate 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 4

Last sold for £495,000 in May 2018. Detached house, freehold.

29 May 2018£495,000
9 September 2010£305,000
9 May 2006£315,000
24 November 1995£105,500

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
CO8 5EH
Received
12 Oct 2026
Validated
14 Oct 2026
Target decision
25 Nov 2026

Decision outlook

Day 14 of the 56-day target. Braintree usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 39.

Day 1442 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
25 Nov 2026
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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.