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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.
2,436 approved · 853 refused · 117 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Paton Place Nipsells Chase Mayland Chelmsford Essex CM3 6EJ
Received 31 Oct 202349 North Road Tollesbury Maldon Essex CM9 8RQ
Received 31 Oct 2023Daisy Meadow Car Park Access Road Basin Road Heybridge Basin Essex
Received 1 Nov 202318 Church Green Wickham Bishops Witham Essex CM8 3JX
Received 1 Nov 2023The Old Rectory Church Hill Purleigh Chelmsford Essex CM3 6QH
Received 1 Nov 202325 North Drive Mayland Chelmsford Essex CM3 6AG
Received 1 Nov 2023Land At Broad Street Green Road And Langford Road And Maypole Road Great Totham Essex
Received 1 Nov 2023The Old Rectory East End Road Bradwell-on-sea Southminster Essex CM0 7PX
Received 1 Nov 2023Land Adjacent To Bunting Lodge Mayland Close Mayland Essex
Received 2 Nov 2023Wickham Art Barn Station Road Wickham Bishops Witham Essex CM8 3JB
Received 2 Nov 20238 Handleys Lane Wickham Bishops Witham Essex CM8 3NJ
Received 2 Nov 2023Burnt House Southminster Road Burnham-On-Crouch Essex CM0 8QE
Received 3 Nov 2023Bairstow Eves 20 High Street Maldon Essex CM9 5PJ
Received 6 Nov 2023Keepers Cottage Bryants Lane Woodham Mortimer Maldon Essex CM9 6TB
Received 6 Nov 2023Keepers Cottage Bryants Lane Woodham Mortimer Maldon Essex CM9 6TB
Received 6 Nov 2023The Royal Oak Fambridge Road Hazeleigh Essex
Received 6 Nov 2023Ockleys Maypole Road Wickham Bishops Witham Essex CM8 3NW
Received 6 Nov 2023Plume Cottage 41 Plume Avenue Maldon Essex CM9 6LB
Received 7 Nov 202335 Gate Street Mews Maldon Essex CM9 5EF
Received 7 Nov 2023Harbour Antiques 7 High Street Burnham-On-Crouch Essex CM0 8AG
Received 7 Nov 2023Chasefield Farm 64 Walden House Road Great Totham Maldon Essex CM9 8PN
Received 7 Nov 2023Bairstow Eves 20 High Street Maldon Essex CM9 5PJ
Received 6 Nov 2023Tea Room Sailing Club Clubhouse (East Of) The Quay Burnham-On-Crouch Essex CM0 8AS
Received 8 Nov 2023Land Adjacent Riverside Cottages Ferry Road North Fambridge Essex
Received 8 Nov 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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