6 Head Street Halstead Essex CO9 2BX Data via plota.co.uk

26/01960/LBC Refused
Extensions & alterationsListed buildings

Proposal

Enlargement of an existing door opening between living room and kitchen/dining room. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
25 Aug 2026
✓
Validated
27 Aug 2026
✗
Refused
22 Oct 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 22 Oct 2026 · Last checked 22 Oct 2026

Documents 7

Decision & officer reports 2

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

Statements & assessments 1

PDF Design and access /heritage statement Documentation · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF 5510/08/26/01 Proposed plans and photos Drawing · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application form - without personal data Application Form (Public) · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 2

PDF - ecc historic buildings consultant (north) Consultee Comment · 21 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Halstead town council Consultee Comment · 15 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 3

Grade II listed: 6, Head Street
List entry 1338285 · 1 m away · 45 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade I, 44 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.
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Halstead 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.
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Also on the record
Inside the Halstead (Braintree) 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 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 3

Last sold for £184,000 in November 2020. Terraced house, freehold.

26 November 2020£184,000
25 January 2017£200,000
31 October 2006£107,500

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

Building

Floor area83 m² (893 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (59 out of 100)
PropertyMid-terrace house, 3 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsTimber frame, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2011, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Braintree
Postcode
CO9 2BX
Received
25 Aug 2026
Validated
27 Aug 2026
Target decision
22 Oct 2026
Decision
Application REFUSED
Decision date
22 Oct 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, 4 days slower than Braintree's median of 52 for extensions. 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
22 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
22 Oct 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2017 Approved
The removal of 4 no. old doors from the site (Condition 2 of 09/001371/LBC)
17/00129/LBC
2017 Approved
The removal of 4 no. old doors from the site (Condition 2 of 09/001371/LBC)
17/00129/LBC
Within ~100m

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Removal of later addition dormer windows and replacement with heritage type roof lights…
21/02612/LBC
2021 Refused
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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
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.