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Maldon District Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Maldon District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates4,830Searchable applications
264Recorded as pending
74%Approval rate · 3,345 approved or refused records
883Refused applications
2,462 approved · 883 refused · 118 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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Conservation areas92 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection
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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.
More application records
- Application approved24/00208/HOUSE
S73A application for single storey front and side extension.
Four Seasons Summerhill Althorne Chelmsford Essex CM3 6BY
Received 5 Mar 2024 - Conditions discharged24/05037/DET
Compliance with conditions notification 23/00132/LBC (Conversion of Barn A into studio and workshop.) Condition 4 - Windows and doors (Phase one works)
Barn A Lofts Farmhouse Broad Street Green Road Great Totham Essex
Received 6 Mar 2024 - Conditions discharged24/05038/DET
Compliance with conditions notification 23/00661/FUL (Repair and alteration works to curtilage listed agricultural barn to enable its use for farm welfare, workshop and studio.) Conditions 5 - Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy for protected and Priority species, 6 - Lighting design scheme for biodiversity, 7- Surface water drainage scheme, 8 - Foul drainage scheme and 9 - Construction management plan
Barn A Lofts Farmhouse Broad Street Green Road Great Totham Essex
Received 6 Mar 2024 - Application approved24/00209/RESM
Reserved matters application for the approval of appearance, scale and landscaping on approved planning application 18/01476/OUT (Demolition of redundant agricultural buildings and erection of up to 24 No. residential dwellings with access.)
Tillingham Hall Farm North Street Tillingham Essex
Received 6 Mar 2024 - Prior approval not required24/00210/AGR
Prior notification for an extension to an existing farm building.
Barn Approximately 25 Metres East Of New Hall Chelmsford Road Purleigh Essex
Received 6 Mar 2024 - Application approved24/00211/HOUSE
Erection of outbuilding and addition of boundary treatments including concrete walls and gates.
Wickham Art Barn Station Road Wickham Bishops Witham Essex CM8 3JB
Received 7 Mar 2024 - Application approved24/00212/RES
Reserved matters application for the approval of all matters on approved planning application 22/01071/OUT (Outline planning application (with all matters of detail reserved) for a detached self build dwelling.)
Land At The Old Rectory East End Road Bradwell-On-Sea Essex
Received 7 Mar 2024 - Allowed to proceed24/00213/TCA
T1 - Pine - Fell
Ulting Wick Crouchmans Farm Road Ulting Maldon Essex CM9 6QX
Received 5 Mar 2024 - Allowed to proceed24/00215/TCA
T1 Silver Birch - Height reduction by 5m, T2 Bay - coppice, T3 Crab apple - pruned back by 0,5m
Two Ways Lock Hill Heybridge Basin Maldon Essex CM9 4RX
Received 7 Mar 2024 - Allowed to proceed24/00216/TCA
T1 - Eucalyptus- Fell. T2 & T3 - Conifers - Fell
Rosedene 42 Station Road Southminster Essex CM0 7EW
Received 6 Mar 2024 - Application refused24/00217/VAR
Removal of condition 2 (occupation of the dwelling) on approved planning application MAL/68/76 (Retention of dwelling and erect dwelling under MAR/298/63 (agricultural dwelling))
Flamingo Lower Burnham Road Latchingdon Chelmsford Essex CM3 6HF
Received 11 Mar 2024 - Conditions discharged24/05039/DET
Compliance with conditions notification 22/00706/FUL (Single storey extension to clubhouse) Condition 3 - External materials , Condition 4 - Foul drainage scheme, Condition 5 - Surface Water Drainage Scheme, Condition 6 - External illumination, Condition 7 - Flood proofing, resilience and resistance techniques.
Places For People Leisure Management Limited Dengie Hundred Sports Centre Station Road Burnham-On-Crouch Essex CM0 8HS
Received 11 Mar 2024 - Application approved24/00218/HOUSE
Single storey rear/side extension with roof window
54 Washington Road Maldon Essex CM9 6BN
Received 12 Mar 2024 - Application approved24/00220/PDE
Single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4.20m, maximum height of 3.40m and the maximum height to the eaves of 2.51m.
23 Hawthorn Road Tolleshunt Knights Maldon Essex CM9 8WB
Received 12 Mar 2024 - Application approved24/00221/VAR
Variation of conditions 2 (approved plans) on approved planning application 22/00896/FUL (A erection of 4 bedroom bungalow, detached garage and new vehicular access.)
Land At Homelands Southminster Road Asheldham Essex
Received 12 Mar 2024 - Application refused24/00222/HOUSE
Proposed changes to the front boundary include a sliding gate, pedestrian gate and infill the existing brick wall with metal railing.
Inglenook Birchwood Road Cock Clarks Chelmsford Essex CM3 6RF
Received 12 Mar 2024 - Application approved24/00223/VAR
Variation of condtion 2 on planning application 21/00252/FUL (Construction of 3no detached dwellinghouses and garages.)
Stow Hall Farm Woodham Road Stow Maries Chelmsford Essex CM3 6SA
Received 12 Mar 2024 - Application refused24/00224/HOUSE
Erection of first floor extension including the addition of dormer windows, a two-storey rear & side extension, a front porch extension and erection of cart lodge with two garage doors. Internal and external alterations to fenestrations.
Redgate Bungalow Fambridge Road Mundon Maldon Essex CM9 6NL
Received 13 Mar 2024 - Application approved24/00225/FUL
Single storey rear extension, extension to existing front canopy and refurbishment of existing canopy.
Great Totham Primary School Walden House Road Great Totham Maldon Essex CM9 8PN
Received 13 Mar 2024 - Application approved24/00226/LBC
External & internal alterations, changes to fenestrations and structural repairs
Limbourne Park Farm Main Road Mundon Maldon Essex CM9 6NU
Received 13 Mar 2024 - Conditions discharged24/05040/DET
Compliance with conditions notification 23/01020/LBC (Two storey rear extension and renovation work (part retrospective)) Condition 2 - Doors and windows
Marsh House Farm Lower Burnham Road Purleigh Essex
Received 13 Mar 2024 - Conditions discharged24/05041/DET
Compliance with conditions notification 23/01111/FUL (Replacement dwelling) Condition 4 - Construction Management Plan
5 Larch Walk Heybridge Maldon Essex CM9 4TS
Received 13 Mar 2024 - Application refused24/00227/LDP
Claim for lawful development certificate for proposed rear dormer with Juliet balcony. Addition of roof lights. Changes to fenestration.
2A Austral Cottages Burnham Road Althorne Chelmsford Essex CM3 6DP
Received 13 Mar 2024 - Application approved24/00228/FUL
Construction of 4 bedroom dwelling and side garage/orangery with boundary treatments and driveway utilising existing dropped kerb
Land At Bellsgate Maldon Road Latchingdon Essex
Received 13 Mar 2024
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What these statistics cover
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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