26 Newland Street Witham Essex CM8 2AQ Data via plota.co.uk

26/01979/LBC Refused
Extensions & alterationsListed buildings

Proposal

Formation of a new internal doorway within the existing ground-floor wall between basement lobby and lounge/dining room, including installation of a timber panelled door and frame, new lintels, matching architraves and associated making good. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
28 Aug 2026
✗
Refused
22 Oct 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 22 Oct 2026 · Last checked 22 Oct 2026

Documents 18

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Delegated report Decision · 22 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Decision notice Decision · 22 Oct 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 3

PDF Biodiversity checklist Documentation · 28 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Biodiversity exemption reason Documentation · 28 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Design and access statement Documentation · 28 Aug 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 6

PDF 2103-p-200-a Block plan Drawing · 28 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 2103-03-1250 Location plan Drawing · 28 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 2607-a-03-001 Existing and proposed plans Drawing · 28 Aug 2026 View ↗ IMG Photograph of front elevation Documentation · 28 Aug 2026 View ↗ IMG Photograph of rear elevation Documentation · 28 Aug 2026 View ↗ IMG Photograph of side elevation Documentation · 28 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application form - without personal data Application Form (Public) · 28 Aug 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 4

PDF Historic buildings consultant Consultee Comment · 15 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF - witham town council Consultee Comment · 30 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Response to historic buildings and conservation advice Documentation (Additional) · 30 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Historic buildings consultant Consultee Comment · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

IMG Photographs of existing doors Documentation · 28 Aug 2026 View ↗ IMG Photographs of existing door Documentation · 28 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

Grade II listed: 22-26, Newland Street
List entry 1338221 · 18 m away · 13 more listed buildings within 150 m (4 Grade II*, 9 Grade II)
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.
Show the other 13 with distances
Historic England ↗
Witham Town Centre 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 ↗
National infrastructure project 312 m away: A12 Chelmsford to A120 Widening Scheme
The site is 312 m from the project boundary. Highway, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Witham built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 19 October 2026. 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 2

Last sold for £425,000 in October 2015. Terraced house, freehold.

8 October 2015£425,000
22 May 1997£160,000

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

Building

Floor area201 m² (2,164 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (49 out of 100), could reach D
PropertySemi-detached house, 8 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsTimber frame, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2014, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Braintree
Postcode
CM8 2AQ
Received
28 Aug 2026
Validated
28 Aug 2026
Target decision
23 Oct 2026
Decision
Application REFUSED
Decision date
22 Oct 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, about the council's usual 52 days. Refused, as 11% of extensions here are.

84%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
481decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Braintree in the last twelve months, from validation. Braintree decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
23 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
23 Oct 2026

Historical activity at this location

30 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2022 Approved
Refurbishment and extension to existing garage, relocation of boiler and flue, removal of…
22/01415/LBC
2022 Approved
Refurbishment and extension to existing garage, relocation of boiler and flue, removal of…
22/01414/HH
2022 Approved
Refurbishment and extension to existing garage, relocation of boiler and flue, removal of…
22/01415/LBC
2022 Approved
Refurbishment and extension to existing garage, relocation of boiler and flue, removal of…
22/01414/HH
2021 Approved
Notice of intent to carry out works to tree in a Conservation Area - Yew (T1) - request t…
21/02473/TPOCON
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2022 Refused
22 Newland Street Witham Essex CM8 2AQ
Replace two timber framed sash windows at the rear of the property to double glazed UPVC .
22/03136/LBC
2022 Refused
22 Newland Street Witham Essex CM8 2AQ
Replace two timber framed sash windows at the rear of the property to double glazed UPVC .
22/03136/LBC
2022 Approved
Lime Tree Place 8 Collingwood Road Witham Essex
Retention of 1No. lighting column.
22/02698/FUL
2022 Approved
Lime Tree Place 8 Collingwood Road Witham Essex
Retention of 1No. lighting column.
22/02698/FUL
2021 Approved
Avenue House 4 Newland Street Witham Essex CM8 2AQ
Notice of intent to carry out works to tree in a Conservation Area - Bay tree at rear of…
21/03421/TPOCON
2021
Witham Library 18 Newland Street Witham Essex CM8 2AQ
Consultation on Essex County Council application no. ESS/69/21/BTE- Repair and refurbishm…
21/03186/ECC
2021
Avenue House 4 Newland Street Witham Essex CM8 2AQ
Notice of intent to carry out works to trees in a Conservation Area - Crown reduce a Magn…
21/02825/TPOCON
2021
Communal Area Whitehall Court Newland Street Witham Essex CM8 2AW
Notice of intent to carry out works to trees protected by Tree Preservation Order 26/90…
21/02697/TPO
2021 Approved
20 Newland Street Witham Essex CM8 2AQ
Notice of intent to carry out works to trees in a Conservation Area - T1 Robinia - Crown…
21/00181/TPOCON
2020 Withdrawn
Roslyn House 16 Newland Street Witham Essex CM8 2AQ
Erection of three-bay garage/cart-shed and single-storey link extension, together with as…
20/01762/HH
2020 Withdrawn
Roslyn House 16 Newland Street Witham Essex CM8 2AQ
Erection of three-bay garage/cart-shed and single-storey link extension, together with as…
20/01763/LBC
2020 Withdrawn
Roslyn House 16 Newland Street Witham Essex CM8 2AQ
Erection of three-bay garage/cart-shed and single-storey link extension, together with as…
20/01762/HH
2020 Withdrawn
Roslyn House 16 Newland Street Witham Essex CM8 2AQ
Erection of three-bay garage/cart-shed and single-storey link extension, together with as…
20/01763/LBC
2020 Approved
3 Freebournes Court Witham Essex CM8 2BL
Change of use from Office (Use Class A2) to 2 x 1 bed and 1 x studio (3 units) residentia…
20/01379/FUL
2020 Approved
3 Freebournes Court Witham Essex CM8 2BL
Change of use from Office (Use Class A2) to 2 x 1 bed and 1 x studio (3 units) residentia…
20/01379/FUL
2020 Approved
Roslyn House 16 Newland Street Witham Essex CM8 2AQ
Notice of intent to carry out works to tree protected by Tree Preservation Order 26/90…
20/00334/TPO
2020 Approved
Roslyn House 16 Newland Street Witham Essex CM8 2AQ
Notice of intent to carry out works to tree protected by Tree Preservation Order 26/90…
20/00334/TPO
2020 Approved
Roslyn House 16 Newland Street Witham Essex CM8 2AQ
Change of use from B1 (Office) to single dwellinghouse.
20/00660/FUL
2020 Approved
Roslyn House 16 Newland Street Witham Essex CM8 2AQ
Change of use from B1 (Office) to single dwellinghouse.
20/00660/FUL
2019 Withdrawn
Roslyn House 16 Newland Street Witham Essex CM8 2AQ
Change of use from B1 (Office) to D1 (School)
19/00352/FUL
2016 Approved
The Red Lion PH Newland Street Witham Essex CM8 2AF
Erection of illuminated and non-illuminated signs to the exterior of the building
16/01504/ADV
2016 Approved
Roslyn House 16 Newland Street Witham Essex CM8 2AQ
Notice of intent to carry out works to tree protected by Tree Preservation Order 26/90…
16/00254/TPO
2016 Approved
Freebournes Farmhouse 3 Newland Street Witham Essex CM8 2AF
Replacement of an external staircase
16/01498/LBC
2016 Approved
The Red Lion PH Newland Street Witham Essex CM8 2AF
Erection of replacement illuminated and non illuminated external signs and external repai…
16/00098/LBC
2016 Approved
The Red Lion PH Newland Street Witham Essex CM8 2AF
Erection of replacement illuminated and non illuminated external signs and external repai…
16/00097/ADV
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
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.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.