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.
2,450 approved · 872 refused · 117 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Apr 2021 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Karingal Chelmsford Road Purleigh Chelmsford Essex CM3 6PL
Received 29 Dec 2023514 Moorhen Avenue St Lawrence Southminster Essex CM0 7LU
Received 29 Dec 2023Apartment 1-6 And 8-10 The Granaries Station Road Maldon Essex CM9 4LQ
Received 2 Jan 20245 John Thresh Way Langford Maldon Essex CM9 6FR
Received 2 Jan 2024Bradwell Power Station Downhall Beach Bradwell-on-sea Southminster Essex CM0 7HP
Received 2 Jan 2024Land Adj To Glenworth Maldon Road Latchingdon Essex
Received 2 Jan 2024Land Rear Of Pippins Kelvedon Road Great Totham Essex
Received 2 Jan 202439 Viking Road Maldon Essex CM9 6JR
Received 3 Jan 2024Chase End The Downs Maldon Essex CM9 5HR
Received 3 Jan 20249 Brook Close Great Totham Maldon Essex CM9 8PE
Received 4 Jan 2024Loftmans Farm Maldon Road Steeple Southminster Essex CM0 7RR
Received 5 Jan 2024Land At Sparrow Wycke Farm Main Road Mundon Essex
Received 8 Jan 2024Land Opposite St Margaret's Church Maldon Road Woodham Mortimer Maldon Essex CM9 6SN
Received 9 Jan 2024Penn Cottage Hackmans Lane Cock Clarks Chelmsford Essex CM3 6RE
Received 9 Jan 2024Riverview 11A Fish Street Goldhanger Maldon Essex CM9 8AT
Received 9 Jan 2024Tumbrils 14 Tiptree Road Wickham Bishops Witham Essex CM8 3NB
Received 9 Jan 2024Minster House 29 Burnham Road Southminster Essex CM0 7ES
Received 9 Jan 202438 Repertor Drive Maldon Essex CM9 6FQ
Received 9 Jan 2024Glebe Meadow Adjacent King Georges Field Station Road Southminster Essex
Received 10 Jan 202427 Playle Chase Great Totham Maldon Essex CM9 8UT
Received 10 Jan 2024Ivy Fields Chelmsford Road Purleigh Chelmsford Essex CM3 6QP
Received 10 Jan 202410 Dorset Road Maldon Essex CM9 6JU
Received 10 Jan 2024Land At 3 East Ware Cottages Bridge Wick Lane Dengie Essex
Received 10 Jan 2024Building At The Old Dairy Broad Street Green Road Great Totham Essex
Received 10 Jan 2024Records 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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