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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.
2,462 approved · 883 refused · 118 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
The Granary Chigborough Farm Chigborough Road Little Totham Essex
Received 29 Feb 2024Manythings 165 Station Road Burnham-On-Crouch Essex CM0 8HJ
Received 29 Feb 2024Land Adjacent Broomfields Farm Lea Lane Great Braxted Essex
Received 29 Feb 2024Orchard Cottage 4 Beeleigh Road Maldon Essex CM9 5QH
Received 29 Feb 2024Deli And Fizz 11 - 14 The Kings Head Centre 38 High Street Maldon Essex CM9 5PN
Received 29 Feb 2024161 Imperial Avenue Mayland Chelmsford Essex CM3 6TT
Received 1 Mar 2024Galleon Play Site The Promenade Park Park Drive Maldon Essex
Received 1 Mar 2024St Peters Court Spital Road Maldon Essex CM9 6LF
Received 1 Mar 2024Paul Dale Brabant Road North Fambridge Chelmsford Essex CM3 6LY
Received 1 Mar 2024The Lodge Lodge Road Maldon Essex CM9 6HW
Received 1 Mar 2024Old Post Office Maldon Road Langford Maldon Essex CM9 4SS
Received 1 Mar 2024Second Agricultural Building At Flamingo Lower Burnham Road Latchingdon Essex
Received 4 Mar 2024Agricultural Building At Flamingo Lower Burnham Road Latchingdon Essex
Received 4 Mar 2024Retail Unit At Flamingo Lower Burnham Road Latchingdon Essex
Received 4 Mar 20244 Mount Lodge Chase Great Totham Maldon Essex CM9 8DU
Received 4 Mar 202428 Devonshire Road Burnham-On-Crouch Essex CM0 8DR
Received 4 Mar 2024The Tree Den Badgers Keep Burnham-On-Crouch Essex CM0 8UD
Received 4 Mar 2024Creeksea Hall Ferry Road Burnham-On-Crouch Essex CM0 8PQ
Received 5 Mar 2024Creeksea Hall Ferry Road Burnham-On-Crouch Essex CM0 8PQ
Received 5 Mar 2024Rosemead Bumfords Lane Ulting Maldon Essex CM9 6QT
Received 5 Mar 202411 Wellands Wickham Bishops Witham Essex CM8 3NF
Received 5 Mar 2024Wickham Art Barn Station Road Wickham Bishops Witham Essex CM8 3JB
Received 5 Mar 2024The Old Rectory East End Road Bradwell-on-sea Southminster Essex CM0 7PX
Received 5 Mar 2024Land Rear Of 148 Station Road Burnham-On-Crouch Essex
Received 5 Mar 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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