Bluebridge Farm Colchester Road Halstead Essex CO9 1QG Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Prior approval for the change of use of building on an agricultural unit or former agricultural building to a dwellinghouse (Class C3), and for associated operational development - Change of use to 2 No. residential dwelling Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 30 Sept 2026 · Last checked 17 Oct 2026
Documents 23
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 5
Plans & drawings 6
Application forms 1
Site constraints 4
Show all 3 with distances
- 0 mCoach House 30 Metres South of Bluebridge HouseGrade II
- 41 mBluebridge HouseGrade II*
- 54 mWalls,railings and Gate 10 Metres West of Bluebridge HouseGrade II
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 1QG
- Received
- 4 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 5 Aug 2026
- Target decision
- 30 Sept 2026
- Decision
- Prior Approval Required and Not Given
- Decision date
- 30 Sept 2026
How this decision compares
Decided in 56 days from validation, 26 days slower than Braintree's median of 30 for prior approvals. Approved, as 68% of prior approvals here are.
Plota live figures for prior approvals decided by Braintree in the last twelve months, from validation. Braintree decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 4 Sept 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 30 Sept 2026
Historical activity at this location
1 nearby application on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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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