Finchingfield House The Green Finchingfield Essex CM7 4JS Data via plota.co.uk

26/01993/DD Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Notice of intent to carry out works to trees as part of the exemptions to the regulation 14: Fell 1no. dead tree (Assumed Scots Pine) in garden in What 3 Words location: dairies.undertook.slurred. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 1 Sept 2026
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Approved
1 Sept 2026

Approved on 1 Sept 2026 · Last checked 14 Oct 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 7

22 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Saxons, Grade II, about 3 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 20 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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.
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Historic England ↗
Finchingfield 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 ↗
In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From rivers. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Flood defence about 28 m from the postcode pin (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 10 year flood); Inside the Finchingfield built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
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 4JS
Received
around 1 Sept 2026
Validated
1 Sept 2026
Target decision
6 Sept 2026
Decision
No Objections Raised
Decision date
1 Sept 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 0 days from validation, 39 days faster than Braintree's median of 39 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 95% 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

Statutory expiry
6 Sept 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2023 Approved
Former Finchingfield United Reformed Church The Green Finchingfield Essex CM7 4JX
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23/00870/LBC
2023
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2023
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2022 Approved
Brick House The Green Finchingfield Essex CM7 4JS
Notice of intent to carry out works to trees protected by Tree Preservation Order -T1 Pop…
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2022 Approved
Brick House The Green Finchingfield Essex CM7 4JS
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2022 Withdrawn
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2022 Approved
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2022 Approved
Saxons 1 Bridge Street Finchingfield Essex CM7 4JS
Essential sole plate repairs to the front elevation.
22/01605/LBC
2021 Approved
Saxons 1 Bridge Street Finchingfield Essex CM7 4JS
Retention of chimney stack to rear single storey extension and replacement like for like…
21/02461/LBC
2021 Approved
Saxons 1 Bridge Street Finchingfield Essex CM7 4JS
Retention of chimney stack to rear single storey extension and replacement timber painted…
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2021 Refused
The Fox Inn The Green Finchingfield Essex CM7 4JX
Retention of two Gazebo's to front of public house.
21/00675/FUL
2021 Approved
Fox Barn The Green Finchingfield Essex CM7 4JX
Notice of intent to carry out works to trees in a Conservation Area - Cut all overhanging…
21/01084/TPOCON
2021 Approved
Fox Barn The Green Finchingfield Essex CM7 4JX
Notice of intent to carry out works to trees in a Conservation Area - Remove 4 small tree…
21/00648/TPOCON
2020 Approved
Brick House The Green Finchingfield Essex CM7 4JS
Notice of intent to carry out works to trees in a Conservation Area - Sycamore (T1) - pol…
20/00445/TPOCON
2020 Approved
Brick House The Green Finchingfield Essex CM7 4JS
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2020 Approved
Mildmay Church Hill Finchingfield Essex CM7 4NN
Removal of existing internal back boiler and installation of replacement multifuel wood b…
20/00814/LBC
2020 Approved
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20/00814/LBC
2020
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2016 Approved
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Addition of three dormer windows to second floor
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2016 Approved
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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