Braintree District - Multiple Applications For Planning Permission

BRAINTREE DISTRICT COUNCIL

PLANNING APPLICATIONS

The Council has received the following applications that are required to be statutorily advertised.

The applications can be viewed on our website at www.braintree.gov.uk/pa or during normal office hours at Braintree District Council Offices, Causeway House, Bocking End, Braintree, CM7 9HB. Any comments on applications may be made online at the above website or can be sent to the Planning Department at the above address by 1st October 2026.

Please note that comments submitted cannot be treated as confidential and may be made available for inspection on the Council’s website. If an appeal is lodged, any representations will be sent to the Secretary of State and the appellant. Anonymous representations will not be accepted. Representations will not be replied to but you will be notified of a decision.

Reason(s) for Publicity (RP) Key: (1) Major Application, (2) Departure from Local Plan, (3) Affecting a Public Right of Way, (4) Application is accompanied by an Environmental Statement (5) Listed Building Consent, (6) Application Affecting the Character and/or Appearance of a Conservation Area, (7) Affecting the Setting of a Listed Building, (8) Modification and Discharge of Planning Obligations, (9) Additionally, the Council considers the proposal to be of significant wider public interest due to its scale and potential effects on the local area.

26/01960/LBC

Reason for Publicity:

RP 5

RP 6

6 Head Street

Halstead

Essex

CO9 2BX

Enlargement of an existing door opening between living room and kitchen/dining room.

26/01841/LBC

Reason for Publicity:

RP 5

RP 6

The Lion PH

9 - 11 High Street

Earls Colne

Essex

Proposed change of external wall colour and installation of new lighting & signage.

26/01973/FUL

Reason for Publicity:

RP 7

Crouch Farm Barn

Moat Street

Gestingthorpe

Essex

Replacement agricultural store.

26/01859/ADV

Reason for Publicity:

RP 6

The Lion PH

9 - 11 High Street

Earls Colne

Essex

Signage to include:

x1 externally illuminated hanging sign

x1 externally illuminated fascia sign

x3 non-illuminated handwritten signs

x1 non-illuminated mural

26/01911/FUL

Reason for Publicity:

RP 1

Land East Of Cherry Tree Close

Halstead

Essex

Construction of 16 no. new dwellings together with dedicated new access and associated development.

26/01954/FUL &

26/01965/LBC

Reason for Publicity:

RP 5

Apartment 2

Bird In Hand

54 Chapel Hill

Halstead

Replacement of 3 No. windows to front elevation.

26/01963/FUL

Reason for Publicity:

RP 6

26 Bridge Street

Halstead

Essex

CO9 1HT

Change of use from restaurant into a Banking Hub. Replacement shopfront and the installation of two louvres and an external condenser.

26/01964/ADV

Reason for Publicity:

RP 6

26 Bridge Street

Halstead

Essex

CO9 1HT

Signage to include:

1 No. Externally illuminated fascia sign

2 No. Non-illuminated fascia signs

2 No. Internally illuminated poster signs

1 No. Internally illuminated suspended directory sign

1 No. Non-illuminated acrylic holder sign

Double sided window vinyl

26/01934/HH &

26/01935/LBC

Reason for Publicity:

RP 5

Newmans Farmhouse

Alphamstone Road

Lamarsh

Essex

Proposed single storey extensions to both ends of the existing garage to provide a glazed garden room, additional garage/garden store and open log store and internal alterations to create a workshop. Replacement of sections of existing low-level garden wall associated with the extensions and rebuilding of the existing roadside boundary wall.

26/01942/FUL

Reason for Publicity:

RP 3

RP 1

RP 2

Land West Of A131 And North Of Butlers Wood

Sudbury Road

Bulmer

Essex

The installation and operation and a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) with associated infrastructure, access (primary and secondary) and ancillary works including drainage, landscaping and biodiversity enhancements.

26/01882/LBC

Reason for Publicity:

RP 6

RP 5

Fieldfares

The Street

Pebmarsh

Essex

Proposed works comprise the replacement of failed cement render on two elevations of the sixteenth-century part of the building, including the installation of a breathable wood wool carrier board, lime render finish, and breathable paint system to address cracking, water ingress and frost damage.

26/02013/HH

Reason for Publicity:

RP 6

21 The Lindens

Gosfield

Halstead

Essex

Insertion of roof window to front elevation and window to side elevation