Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Maldon District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
2,348 approved · 789 refused · 110 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 17 Feb 2022 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
The Bell Public House The Street Purleigh Chelmsford Essex CM3 6QJ
Received 8 Feb 2023Storage Unit Turncole Farm The Marshes Southminster Essex
Received 8 Feb 2023The Caravan At Bickleigh Lane Loamy Hill Road Tolleshunt Major Maldon Essex CM9 8LS
Received 8 Feb 2023Land South Of Bouncers Wickham Hall Lane Wickham Bishops Essex
Received 8 Feb 2023Langmere Maldon Road Langford Maldon Essex CM9 4SS
Received 8 Feb 2023Land At Broad Street Green Road And Langford Road And Maypole Road Great Totham Essex
Received 8 Feb 2023Land At Birchwood Farm Birchwood Road Cock Clarks Essex
Received 8 Feb 2023Barn A Lofts Farmhouse Broad Street Green Road Great Totham Essex
Received 8 Feb 2023Barn A Lofts Farmhouse Broad Street Green Road Great Totham Essex
Received 8 Feb 202391A Maldon Road Burnham-On-Crouch Essex CM0 8NP
Received 8 Feb 2023Whistlers The Street Purleigh Chelmsford Essex CM3 6QJ
Received 9 Feb 2023Office At Le Howe Farm Howe Green Road Purleigh Essex
Received 9 Feb 202323 Station Road Southminster Essex CM0 7EW
Received 9 Feb 2023Land At Keepers Cottage Hazeleigh Hall Lane Hazeleigh Essex
Received 9 Feb 20233 Freshwater Crescent Heybridge Maldon Essex CM9 4PA
Received 9 Feb 202354 Maldon Road Goldhanger Maldon Essex CM9 8BG
Received 9 Feb 20238 Buckleys Close Wickham Bishops Witham Essex CM8 3PA
Received 9 Feb 20231 Barnhall Road Tolleshunt Knights Maldon Essex CM9 8HA
Received 10 Feb 2023Land Rear Of 148 Station Road Burnham-On-Crouch Essex
Received 10 Feb 20235 Compass Gardens Burnham-On-Crouch Essex CM0 8TB
Received 10 Feb 2023Land At 6 Towers Road Heybridge Essex
Received 10 Feb 2023Land At 6 Towers Road Heybridge Essex
Received 10 Feb 202374 Staplers Heath Great Totham Maldon Essex CM9 8PH
Received 10 Feb 2023Land At Bellsgate Maldon Road Latchingdon Essex
Received 10 Feb 2023Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Maldon District Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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