May House Sunnyfields Road Braintree Essex CM7 5PQ Data via plota.co.uk

Approved 25/00517/BNGDAC
Appeal
Dismissed · 29 Jun 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6005186 ↗
Council
Braintree 7/10
Date received
25 Mar 2025
Date validated
25 Mar 2025
Decision date
week of 7 Apr 2025
Postcode
CM7 5PQ

Description

Discharge of Biodiversity Net Gain Condition for application 24/01141/FUL for the change of use of land from agricultural to residential garden Data via plota.co.uk

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Associated applications 2

Site constraints 1

Agricultural land, grade 2
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) agrees.
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.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 14 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £715,000 in June 2021. Detached house, freehold.

18 June 2021£715,000

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

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Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2021 Approved
Trotters Rest Sunnyfields Road Braintree Essex CM7 5PQ
Application for approval of details as reserved by condition/s 4, 5, 8 and 9 of approved…
21/00566/DAC
2020 Approved
Trotters Rest Sunnyfields Road Braintree Essex CM7 5PQ
Variation of Condition 2 Approved Plans of permission 19/00320/FUL- Change of use from Su…
20/01417/VAR
2020 Approved
Trotters Rest Sunnyfields Road Braintree Essex CM7 5PQ
Variation of Condition 2 Approved Plans of permission 19/00320/FUL- Change of use from Su…
20/01417/VAR
2020 Approved
Trotters Rest Sunnyfields Road Braintree Essex CM7 5PQ
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 3, 12 and 13 of approval 19/00…
20/00728/DAC
2020 Approved
Trotters Rest Sunnyfields Road Braintree Essex CM7 5PQ
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 3, 12 and 13 of approval 19/00…
20/00728/DAC
2020 Approved
Trotters Rest Sunnyfields Road Braintree Essex CM7 5PQ
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 7 (Biodiversity method stateme…
20/00418/DAC
2020 Approved
Trotters Rest Sunnyfields Road Braintree Essex CM7 5PQ
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 7 (Biodiversity method stateme…
20/00418/DAC
2019 Approved
Trotters Rest Sunnyfields Road Braintree Essex CM7 5PQ
Change of use from Sui Generis to C3, demolition of the existing outbuildings and the ere…
19/00320/FUL
2019 Approved
Trotters Rest Sunnyfields Road Braintree Essex CM7 5PQ
Change of use from Sui Generis to C3, demolition of the existing outbuildings and the ere…
19/00320/FUL
2017 Approved
Trotters Rest Sunnyfields Road Braintree Essex CM7 5PQ
Erection of two no. 4 bed detached dwellings with cart lodge and garage
17/00526/FUL
2017 Approved
Trotters Rest Sunnyfields Road Braintree Essex CM7 5PQ
Erection of two no. 4 bed detached dwellings with cart lodge and garage
17/00526/FUL
Braintree
Planning Authority Score
7/10
Good
#61 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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.