Cavendish Cottage 1 Claywall Cottages Claywall Bridge Road Steeple Bumpstead Essex CB9 7BZ Data via plota.co.uk

26/02457/TPOCON Pending Consideration
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Notice of intent to carry out works to trees in a Conservation Area: Cherry tree- Crown reduction by 2.5 m and thin by 30% Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 3 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 30 Nov 2026, from Braintree's recent tree and landscaping works.

Documents 3

Plans & drawings 2

PDF Site plan Drawing · 22 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Location plan Drawing · 22 Oct 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application form - without personal data Application Form (Public) · 22 Oct 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Grade II listed: Clay Wall House
List entry 1338368 · 27 m away
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.
Historic England ↗
Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Steeple Bumpstead 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 ↗
Also on the record
Flood defence 23 m away (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 10 year flood); Inside the Steeple Bumpstead built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 22 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 2

Last sold for £168,000 in July 2004. Terraced house, freehold.

30 July 2004£168,000
29 November 1999£87,000

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
CB9 7BZ
Received
22 Oct 2026
Validated
22 Oct 2026
Target decision
3 Dec 2026

Decision outlook

Day 6 of the 56-day target. Braintree usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 39.

Day 650 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
3 Dec 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2022 Approved
56 North Street Steeple Bumpstead Essex CB9 7DP
Erection of front porch
22/00458/HH
2022 Approved
56 North Street Steeple Bumpstead Essex CB9 7DP
Erection of front porch
22/00458/HH
2021 Approved
56 North Street Steeple Bumpstead Essex CB9 7DP
Erection of single storey rear extension
21/03364/HH
2020 Refused
20 Chapel Street Steeple Bumpstead Essex CB9 7DQ
Proposed Carport
20/01758/HH
2020 Refused
20 Chapel Street Steeple Bumpstead Essex CB9 7DQ
Proposed Carport
20/01758/HH
2018 Withdrawn
Land To Rear Of 40 - 58 North Street Steeple Bumpstead Essex
Erection of 6 new dwellings, including associated hard and soft landscaping.
18/00487/FUL
2018 Approved
62 North Street Steeple Bumpstead Essex CB9 7DP
Regularisation of re-roofing of existing garage -(Revised scheme)
18/01804/FUL
2018 Approved
62 North Street Steeple Bumpstead Essex CB9 7DP
Regularisation of re-roofing of existing garage.
18/01369/FUL
2017 Approved
14 Lion Meadow Steeple Bumpstead Essex CB9 7BY
Erection of single storey rear extension
17/00940/FUL
2017 Approved
14 Lion Meadow Steeple Bumpstead Essex CB9 7BY
Erection of single storey rear extension
17/00940/FUL
2017 Approved
62 North Street Steeple Bumpstead Essex CB9 7DP
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17/00074/FUL
2017 Approved
62 North Street Steeple Bumpstead Essex CB9 7DP
Retrospective application for land comprising a culveted ditch to be included within the…
17/00074/FUL
2016 Approved
39 Chapel Street Steeple Bumpstead Essex CB9 7DQ
Proposed reconstruction of approximately 7 metres of original boundary wall following veh…
16/01411/LBC
2016 Approved
39 Chapel Street Steeple Bumpstead Essex CB9 7DQ
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2016 Refused
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Erection of carport
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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
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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.

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