Bishops Hall The Street Ashen Essex CO10 8JN Data via plota.co.uk

Pending 26/01836/LBC
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Council
Braintree 7/10
Date received
around 13 Aug 2026
Date validated
13 Aug 2026
Postcode
CO10 8JN

Description

Decommissioning of oil heating system and installation of an external ASHP (Samsung EHS Gen 7 16kW) on North elevation; ground-floor RetroRoute UFH in 20th century screed with natural limestone floor replacing carpets; removal of ground-floor radiators, front pub vents, rear boiler flue, and oil pipe. Data via plota.co.uk

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Decision outlook

Plota predicts a decision around 9 Oct 2026, from recent full applications across the UK.

Day 57, past the statutory target. 82% of full applications in Braintree are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 12 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 24 Aug 2026.

Day 571 days past the 56-day target
56%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
93,033decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent full applications in Braintree to go on. Braintree decision record →

Site constraints 5

11 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: K6 Kiosk, Grade II, about 12 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 9 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 ↗
Ashen 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 ↗
Agricultural land, grade 2
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Public footpath about 22 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Also on the record
Priority habitat about 21 m away: No main habitat but additional habitats present.
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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Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2023
Street Farm The Street Ashen Essex CO10 8JN
UKPN Proposal to alter the electricity network
23/01364/OHL
2023
Street Farm The Street Ashen Essex CO10 8JN
UKPN Proposal to alter the electricity network
23/01364/OHL
2023 Approved
Street Farm The Street Ashen Essex CO10 8JN
Proposed installation of an electricity substation, within a plot of land measuring 3m x…
23/00146/OHL
2023 Approved
Street Farm The Street Ashen Essex CO10 8JN
Proposed installation of an electricity substation, within a plot of land measuring 3m x…
23/00146/OHL
2022 Approved
The Old Post Office The Street Ashen Essex CO10 8JN
Notice of intent to carry out works to trees in a Conservation Area: -1 x Ash - 2m Crown…
22/03332/TPOCON
2022 Approved
The Old Post Office The Street Ashen Essex CO10 8JN
Notice of intent to carry out works to trees in a Conservation Area: -1 x Ash - 2m Crown…
22/03332/TPOCON
2021 Approved
The Old Rectory The Street Ashen Essex CO10 8JN
Notice of intent to carry out works to trees in a Conservation Area - Reduce 12 trees bac…
21/03407/TPOCON
2021 Approved
Thatches The Street Ashen Essex CO10 8JN
Notice of intent to carry out works to trees in a Conservation Area - Oak (T1) - 1.8metre…
21/03244/TPOCON
2021
April Cottage The Street Ashen Essex CO10 8JN
Notice of intent to carry out works to tree in a Conservation Area - Elm T1 Fell to Groun…
21/02690/TPOCON
2021 Approved
Street Farm The Street Ashen Essex CO10 8JN
Various internal and external alterations (refer to Design & Access Statement).
21/00606/LBC
2021 Approved
Street Farm The Street Ashen Essex CO10 8JN
Notice of intent to carry out works to the tree in a Conservation Area - Remove a Eucalyp…
21/00603/TPOCON
2020 Approved
Street Farm The Street Ashen Essex CO10 8JN
Internal alterations to include part removal of upstairs stud wall, replacment bedroom do…
20/02122/LBC
2020 Approved
Street Farm The Street Ashen Essex CO10 8JN
Internal alterations to include part removal of upstairs stud wall, replacment bedroom do…
20/02122/LBC
2020 Approved
Pantiles The Street Ashen Essex CO10 8JN
Notice of intent to carry out works to trees in a Conservation Area - 1-Leyland Cypress…
20/00329/TPOCON
2020 Approved
Pantiles The Street Ashen Essex CO10 8JN
Notice of intent to carry out works to trees in a Conservation Area - 1-Leyland Cypress…
20/00329/TPOCON
2020 Approved
The Old Rectory The Street Ashen Essex CO10 8JN
Notice of intent to carry out works to trees in a Conservation Area - Reduce Horse Chestn…
20/00337/TPOCON
2020 Approved
The Old Rectory The Street Ashen Essex CO10 8JN
Notice of intent to carry out works to trees in a Conservation Area - Reduce Horse Chestn…
20/00337/TPOCON
2019 Approved
9 The Street Ashen Essex CO10 8NJ
First floor single storey rear roof extension, ground floor single storey front extension…
19/02266/HH
2019 Approved
9 The Street Ashen Essex CO10 8NJ
First floor single storey rear roof extension, ground floor single storey front extension…
19/02266/HH
2019 Refused
9 The Street Ashen Essex CO10 8NJ
First floor rear extension, ground floor single storey front extension and reconstruction…
19/01728/HH
2017 Approved
The Barn The Street Ashen Essex CO10 8JN
Proposed change of use of part of storage shed to residential, together with minor amendm…
17/01878/FUL
2017 Approved
The Barn Street Farm The Street Ashen Essex CO10 8JN
Proposed change of use of part of storage shed to residential, together with minor amendm…
17/01879/LBC
2017 Approved
Rose Cottage The Street Ashen Essex CO10 8JN
Notice of intent to carry out works to trees in a Conservation Area - Oak - O1 - Fell, yo…
17/00279/TPOCON
2017 Approved
Rose Cottage The Street Ashen Essex CO10 8JN
Notice of intent to carry out works to trees in a Conservation Area - Oak - O1 - Fell, yo…
17/00279/TPOCON
2016 Approved
Tooleys The Street Ashen Essex CO10 8JN
Notice of intent to carry out works to trees in a Conservation Area - Pollard to previous…
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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