Obournes Farm Upper Howe Street Finchingfield Essex CM7 4PH
Proposal
Prior approval for the change of use of agricultural buildings to a dwellinghouse (Class C3), and for associated operational development - Change of use to provide 2no. larger dwellinghouses and 1no. smaller dwellinghouse.
- Received
- 18 September 2023
- Decision due
- 13 November 2023
- Council
- Braintree District Council
- Ward
- THREE FIELDS
- ReceivedReceived18 Sep
- ValidatedValidated18 Sep
- Consult.Consultation12 Oct
- TargetTarget Date13 Nov
- DecidedDecided
About this application
This is an application to amend a permission at Obournes Farm Upper Howe Street Finchingfield Essex CM7 4PH. Braintree has handled 384 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 18 September 2023 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 937 applications in total for the CM7 postcode area.
Application details
- Postcode
- CM7 4PH
- Application type
- Change of Use Prior Approval
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Finchingfield Parish Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 18 September 2023
- Consultation expiry
- 12 October 2023
- Neighbour consultation end
- 12 October 2023
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- Bidwells Bidwell House Trumpington Road Cambridge CB2 9LD
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 20
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.
Also checked, none recorded (22)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences
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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.
© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Source: Braintree
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