26 North Street Steeple Bumpstead Essex CB9 7DP Data via plota.co.uk

26/01430/TPOCON Approved

Proposal

Notice of intent to carry out works to trees in a Conservation Area -T1 Siver Birch - Reduce crown by up 5 metres by removing large sections of deadwood. Prune remaining live crown by up to 2 metres to balance shape. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Jun 2026
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Approved
31 Jul 2026

Approved on 31 Jul 2026 · Last checked 17 Oct 2026

Site constraints 5

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
2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Steeple Bumpstead built-up area; Flood defence about 50 m from the postcode pin (natural high ground); 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
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
CB9 7DP
Received
24 Jun 2026
Validated
24 Jun 2026
Target decision
5 Aug 2026
Decision
No Objections Raised
Decision date
31 Jul 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 37 days from validation, about the council's usual 39 days. 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
5 Aug 2026
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