Our Lady Queen Of Peace Catholic Church The Avenue Braintree Essex CM7 3HY Data via plota.co.uk

26/01867/TPO Refused
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Notice of intent to carry out works to trees protected by Tree Preservation Order TPO - 4/92 T1 & T2 -2No. Lime trees- Reduce by 12m. Reason:- Decay appearing on tree base. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
11 Aug 2026
✓
Validated
20 Aug 2026
✗
Refused
5 Oct 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 5 Oct 2026 · Last checked 15 Oct 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 3

Braintree Town Centre and Bradford Street 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
5 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Braintree built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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
CM7 3HY
Received
11 Aug 2026
Validated
20 Aug 2026
Target decision
15 Oct 2026
Decision
Application REFUSED
Decision date
5 Oct 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 46 days from validation, 7 days slower than Braintree's median of 39 for tree and landscaping works. Refused, as 5% of tree and landscaping works here are.

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

Comments by
16 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
15 Oct 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2022 Approved
Notice of intent to carry out works to trees protected by Tree Preservation Order -Refere…
22/02705/TPO
2022 Approved
Notice of intent to carry out works to trees protected by Tree Preservation Order -Refere…
22/02705/TPOCON
2022 Approved
Notice of intent to carry out works to trees protected by Tree Preservation Order -Refere…
22/02705/TPO
2022 Approved
Notice of intent to carry out works to trees protected by Tree Preservation Order -Refere…
22/02705/TPOCON
2016 Approved
Notice of intent to carry out works to tree in a Conservation Area - Trim the bottom bran…
16/00180/TPOCON
2016 Approved
Notice of intent to carry out works to trees protected by Tree Preservation Order 4/92…
16/00179/TPO
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2023
9 The Avenue Braintree Essex CM7 3HY
Notice of intent to carry out works to trees in a Conservation Area:T 1-3 No. fir trees t…
23/02577/TPOCON
2023
9 The Avenue Braintree Essex CM7 3HY
Notice of intent to carry out works to trees in a Conservation Area:T 1-3 No. fir trees t…
23/02577/TPOCON
2023
1 Woodfield Road Braintree Essex CM7 3HZ
Erection of detached garage
23/02400/HH
2023
1 Woodfield Road Braintree Essex CM7 3HZ
Erection of detached garage
23/02400/HH
2023 Approved
Agricultural House 27 The Avenue Braintree Essex CM7 3HY
Conversion of offices to provide: 2 x 1 bed and 1 x 2 bed self-contained flats.
23/01460/FUL
2023 Refused
1 Woodfield Road Braintree Essex CM7 3HZ
Erection of a one and a half storey detached garage
23/01446/HH
2023 Refused
1 Woodfield Road Braintree Essex CM7 3HZ
Erection of a one and a half storey detached garage
23/01446/HH
2023
9 The Avenue Braintree Essex CM7 3HY
Demolition of existing boundary wall to front elevation and erection of new boundary wall…
23/00937/HH
2023
9 The Avenue Braintree Essex CM7 3HY
Demolition of existing boundary wall to front elevation and erection of new boundary wall…
23/00937/HH
2023 Approved
11 The Avenue Braintree Essex CM7 3HY
Notice of intent to carry out works to trees in a Conservation Area:Birch (T1) Crown redu…
22/03485/TPOCON
2023 Approved
11 The Avenue Braintree Essex CM7 3HY
Notice of intent to carry out works to trees in a Conservation Area:Birch (T1) Crown redu…
22/03485/TPOCON
2023 Approved
9 The Avenue Braintree Essex CM7 3HY
Notice of intent to carry out works to trees in a Conservation Area -Strawberry Tree to f…
23/00025/TPOCON
2023 Approved
9 The Avenue Braintree Essex CM7 3HY
Notice of intent to carry out works to trees in a Conservation Area -Strawberry Tree to f…
23/00025/TPOCON
2022 Approved
Braintree Police Station Blyths Meadow Braintree Essex CM7 3DJ
Notice of intent to carry out works to trees in a Conservation Area: -Prune Beech - reduc…
22/02622/TPOCON
2022 Approved
Braintree Police Station Blyths Meadow Braintree Essex CM7 3DJ
Notice of intent to carry out works to trees in a Conservation Area: -Prune Beech - reduc…
22/02622/TPOCON
2022 Approved
Doctors Surgery 92 Coggeshall Road Braintree Essex CM7 9BY
Retention of outbuilding for continued use as 3 clinical examination rooms, for a tempora…
22/01262/FUL
2022 Approved
Doctors Surgery 92 Coggeshall Road Braintree Essex CM7 9BY
Retention of outbuilding for continued use as 3 clinical examination rooms, for a tempora…
22/01262/FUL
2022 Approved
Braintree Police Station Blyths Meadow Braintree Essex CM7 3DJ
Notice of intent to carry out works to trees in a Conservation Area - Prune 2 x Lime loca…
22/01626/TPOCON
2022 Approved
Braintree Police Station Blyths Meadow Braintree Essex CM7 3DJ
Notice of intent to carry out works to trees in a Conservation Area - Prune 2 x Lime loca…
22/01626/TPOCON
2022 Approved
Braintree Police Station Blyths Meadow Braintree Essex CM7 3DJ
Display of 'Progress Pride Flag' from existing flag pole.
22/01451/ADV
2017 Approved
The Presbytery The Avenue Braintree Essex CM7 3HY
Notice of intent to carry out works to trees protected by Tree Preservation Order 4/92…
17/00169/TPO
2016 Approved
Braintree Police Station Blyths Meadow Braintree Essex CM7 3DJ
Notice of intent to carry out works to tree in a Conservation Area -T490 Beech - Reduce c…
16/00297/TPOCON
2016 Approved
Doctors Surgery 92 Coggeshall Road Braintree Essex CM7 9BY
Provision of temporary building for use as additional 2 nr clinical examination/consultat…
16/01508/FUL
2016 Approved
12 Woodfield Road Braintree Essex CM7 3HZ
Erection of single storey rear extension. Extension will extend beyond rear wall of the o…
16/01255/HHPA
2016 Approved
7 The Avenue Braintree Essex CM7 3HY
Notice of intent to carry out works to tree in a Conservation Area - Fell 1 Walnut
16/00173/TPOCON
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