Ash Cottage Maldon Road Witham Essex CM8 2AB Data via plota.co.uk

Pending 26/02279/TPO
Trees & landscaping
Council
Braintree 7/10
Date received
5 Oct 2026
Date validated
5 Oct 2026
Postcode
CM8 2AB

Description

Application to carry out works to trees protected by Tree Preservation Order - T2 (2624). Request to fell the Weeping Ash tree. Reason: Saftey risk due to extensive internal decay and the risk of upper stem failure. Data via plota.co.uk

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Decision outlook

Plota predicts a decision around 11 Nov 2026, from Braintree's recent tree and landscaping works.

Day 4 of the 56-day target. Braintree usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 37.

Day 452 days to the 56-day target
100%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
55decided 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 →

Site constraints 4

Witham 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.
Council document ↗
National infrastructure project about 182 m away: A12 Chelmsford to A120 Widening Scheme
The site is about 182 m from the project boundary. Highway, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
25 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 27, Maldon Road, Grade II, about 53 m from the postcode pin · 2 Grade II*, 23 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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Also on the record
Inside the Witham built-up area.
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, the Planning Inspectorate 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 2

Last sold for £540,000 in August 2019. Detached house, freehold.

21 August 2019£540,000
29 June 2018£230,000

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

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2021
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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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.