Comfrey Cottage 29 - 31 Queen Street Sible Hedingham Essex CO9 3RH Data via plota.co.uk

Pending 26/01778/PLD
Extensions & alterations
Council
Braintree 7/10
Date received
around 3 Aug 2026
Date validated
3 Aug 2026
Postcode
CO9 3RH

Description

Application for Certificate of Lawfulness for a proposed development: Replacement of 21 windows and front door. Data via plota.co.uk

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Decision outlook

Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 67.

Day 67, past the statutory target. 95% of lawful development certificates in Braintree are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 2 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 24 Aug 2026.

Day 6711 days past the 56-day target
81%decided within 8 weeks
84%approved
32,551decided in the last year

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

Site constraints 6

6 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: The Old Half Moon, Grade II, about 7 m from the postcode pin · 6 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 ↗
Sible Hedingham South 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 ↗
Heritage at risk: Sible Hedingham South (Swan Street)
On the register of historic places assessed as at risk.
A designated building, monument, park or conservation area assessed as at risk from neglect, decay or development. Proposals that secure its future are looked on favourably.
Historic England ↗
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), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 3. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
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.
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
Priority habitat about 37 m away: Deciduous woodland.
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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £220,000 in October 1999. Detached house, freehold.

18 October 1999£220,000

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

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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

2023 Approved
Notice of intent to carry out works to trees in a Conservation Area:Remove 4 x Leylandii…
23/02100/TPOCON
2023 Approved
Notice of intent to carry out works to trees in a Conservation Area:Remove 4 x Leylandii…
23/02100/TPOCON
2023 Approved
Notice of intent to carry out works to trees in a Conservation Area: 1. Lime Tree - Reduc…
23/00097/TPOCON
2023 Approved
Notice of intent to carry out works to trees in a Conservation Area: 1. Lime Tree - Reduc…
23/00097/TPOCON
2017 Approved
Notice of intent to carry out works to trees in a Conservation Area - Reduce Gt Willow (1…
17/00029/TPOCON
2017 Approved
Notice of intent to carry out works to trees in a Conservation Area - Reduce Gt Willow (1…
17/00029/TPOCON
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2022 Refused
Land Adjacent 29 To 31 Queen Street Sible Hedingham Essex
Erection of two storey dwelling, landscaping and improvements to the vehicular access.
22/02623/FUL
2022 Refused
Land Adjacent 29 To 31 Queen Street Sible Hedingham Essex
Erection of two storey dwelling, landscaping and improvements to the vehicular access.
22/02623/FUL
2022 Approved
16 Queen Street Sible Hedingham Essex CO9 3RH
Notice of intent to carry out works to trees in a Conservation Area - Removal of 4 x Popu…
22/02416/TPOCON
2022 Approved
16 Queen Street Sible Hedingham Essex CO9 3RH
Notice of intent to carry out works to trees in a Conservation Area - Removal of 4 x Popu…
22/02416/TPOCON
2022 Approved
16 Queen Street Sible Hedingham Essex CO9 3RH
Notice of intent to carry out works to tree in a Conservation Area - Populus Alba tree in…
22/01754/TPOCON
2022 Approved
16 Queen Street Sible Hedingham Essex CO9 3RH
Notice of intent to carry out works to tree in a Conservation Area - Populus Alba tree in…
22/01754/TPOCON
2020 Approved
Eleys Malting 11 Queen Street Sible Hedingham Essex CO9 3RH
Notice of intent to carry out works to trees in a Conservation Area - Birch (T1 & T2) Fel…
20/00422/TPOCON
2020 Approved
Eleys Malting 11 Queen Street Sible Hedingham Essex CO9 3RH
Notice of intent to carry out works to trees in a Conservation Area - Birch (T1 & T2) Fel…
20/00422/TPOCON
2020 Approved
16 Queen Street Sible Hedingham Essex CO9 3RH
Notice of intent to carry out works to tree in a Conservation Area - Cypress (t1) Fell tr…
20/00256/TPOCON
2020 Approved
16 Queen Street Sible Hedingham Essex CO9 3RH
Notice of intent to carry out works to tree in a Conservation Area - Cypress (t1) Fell tr…
20/00256/TPOCON
2020 Approved
18 Queen Street Sible Hedingham Essex CO9 3RH
Notice of intent to carry out works to tree in a Conservation Area - Ash (t1) - Fell tree…
20/00139/TPOCON
2020 Approved
18 Queen Street Sible Hedingham Essex CO9 3RH
Notice of intent to carry out works to tree in a Conservation Area - Ash (t1) - Fell tree…
20/00139/TPOCON
2019 Approved
Eleys Malting 11 Queen Street Sible Hedingham Essex CO9 3RH
Notice of intent to carry out works to trees in a Conservation Area - Crown reduce Limes…
19/00286/TPOCON
2019 Approved
Eleys Malting 11 Queen Street Sible Hedingham Essex CO9 3RH
Notice of intent to carry out works to trees in a Conservation Area - Crown reduce Limes…
19/00286/TPOCON
2018 Approved
Fircroft Queen Street Sible Hedingham Essex CO9 3RH
Notice of intent to carry out works to trees in a Conservation Area - Fell Conifers (T1-T…
18/00333/TPOCON
2017 Approved
Eleys Malting 11 Queen Street Sible Hedingham Essex CO9 3RH
Notice of intent to carry out works to trees in a Conservation Area - Crown reduce 5 Lime…
17/00050/TPOCON
2017 Approved
Eleys Malting 11 Queen Street Sible Hedingham Essex CO9 3RH
Notice of intent to carry out works to trees in a Conservation Area - Crown reduce 5 Lime…
17/00050/TPOCON
2016 Approved
Brickwall House 26 Queen Street Sible Hedingham Essex CO9 3RH
Erection of extension and car port
16/01524/LBC
2016 Approved
Brickwall House 26 Queen Street Sible Hedingham Essex CO9 3RH
Erection of extension and car port
16/01523/FUL
2016 Approved
Brickwall House 26 Queen Street Sible Hedingham Essex CO9 3RH
Construction of a pitched roofed porch on the rear of the building with re-roofing to mat…
16/00816/LBC
2016 Approved
Half Moon House 22 Queen Street Sible Hedingham Essex CO9 3RH
Notice of intent to carry out works to tree in a Conservation Area - Fell 1 Field Maple a…
16/00063/TPOCON
2016 Approved
The Bridge House 16 Queen Street Sible Hedingham Essex CO9 3RH
Notice of intent to carry out works to trees in a Conservation Area - Carry out a 6-8 met…
16/00051/TPOCON
2017 Approved
Brickwall House 26 Queen Street Sible Hedingham Essex CO9 3RH
Application for variation of Condition 2 of approved application 16/01523/FUL - Amendment…
17/00578/VAR
2017 Approved
Brickwall House 26 Queen Street Sible Hedingham Essex CO9 3RH
Application for variation of Condition 2 of approved application 16/01523/FUL - Amendment…
17/00578/VAR
2017 Approved
Brickwall House 26 Queen Street Sible Hedingham Essex CO9 3RH
Application for approval of details reserved by condition nos. 3 of approved application…
17/00378/DAC
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.