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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 dates4,840Searchable applications
264Recorded as pending
74%Approval rate · 3,353 approved or refused records
886Refused applications
2,467 approved · 886 refused · 118 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 approved24/00276/LBC
Single storey rear extension to farm building.
Barn Approximately 25 Metres East Of New Hall Chelmsford Road Purleigh Essex
Received 26 Mar 2024 - Allowed to proceed24/00277/TCA
T1 - Holly tree - Remove
46 Beeleigh Road Maldon Essex CM9 5QJ
Received 26 Mar 2024 - Application approved24/00278/LDP
Claim for lawful development certificate for proposed single storey rear extension
Toad Hall Station Road Cold Norton Chelmsford Essex CM3 6HX
Received 26 Mar 2024 - Conditions discharged24/05050/DET
Compliance with conditions notification 23/00801/FUL (Demolish existing single storey commercial unit, remove container/ramp and construct 2no semi-detached commercial/light industrial units with general parking to the frontage.) Condition 7 - Surface water drainage scheme and 8 - Foul drainage scheme
Xtreme Fitness Gym Limited Unit 19 West Station Yard Spital Road Maldon Essex CM9 6TR
Received 26 Mar 2024 - Part allowed/part refused24/00279/TCA
T1 - Silver Birch - Remove, T2 - Yew - Reduce the two branches by 2.5m
The Light House 55A East Street Tollesbury Maldon Essex CM9 8QE
Received 26 Mar 2024 - Application approved24/00281/HOUSE
Addition of porch canopy and cladding to front elevation of dwelling.
7 Kelvedon Road Tolleshunt D'Arcy Maldon Essex CM9 8TE
Received 26 Mar 2024 - Application approved24/00282/HOUSE
Single storey rear extension
2A Captains Wood Road Great Totham Maldon Essex CM9 8PU
Received 27 Mar 2024 - Application approved24/00283/HOUSE
Construction of new drop kerb vehicle crossover on public footpath. Erection of detached garage to the front elevation.
52 Tollesbury Road Tolleshunt D'Arcy Maldon Essex CM9 8UA
Received 26 Mar 2024 - Application approved24/00284/FUL
Demolition of existing bungalow and outbuildings, and erection of replacement dwelling, with associated landscaping, parking, refuse and cycle storage.
St Francis Post Office Road Woodham Mortimer Maldon Essex CM9 6ST
Received 27 Mar 2024 - Application approved24/00285/FUL
Extensions and alterations to the farmhouse, including demolition. Erection of outbuildings including garden annexe, cart lodge with home office above and stables. New driveway location and associated works.
Ashmans Farm Braxted Road Kelvedon Colchester Essex CO5 9BT
Received 27 Mar 2024 - Application approved24/00286/LBC
Extensions and alterations to the farmhouse, including demolition. Erection of outbuildings including garden annexe, cart lodge with home office above and stables. New driveway location and associated works.
Ashmans Farm Braxted Road Kelvedon Colchester Essex CO5 9BT
Received 27 Mar 2024 - Conditions discharged24/05051/DET
Compliance with conditions notification 23/00226/RESM (Reserved matters application for the approval of access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for Phase 3a for the construction of 234 residential units of planning permission 15/00419/OUT (Part outline/part detailed (hybrid) application for mixed use development) Conditions 4 - Facing materials, 5 - Boundary treatments, 6 - Hard & soft landscaping and 9 - Electric car charging points 9 - EV Site Plan ref: E50024_A_SITE_S_107 Rev C1.
Land At Broad Street Green Road And Langford Road And Maypole Road Great Totham Essex
Received 27 Mar 2024 - Application approved24/00287/HOUSE
New porch and new bow window with canopy projection over.
19 St Peters Avenue Maldon Essex CM9 6EL
Received 27 Mar 2024 - Application approved24/00288/FUL
Demolition of existing workshop/barn and construction of workshop/office and for purposes ancillary to game shooting
Barn At Sewells Farm Witham Road Little Braxted Essex
Received 27 Mar 2024 - Conditions refused24/05052/DET
Compliance of conditions notification 20/00375/FUL (Proposed change of use from Class B1 and B2 to Class C3, demolition of existing dilapidated industrial building and erection of 4 new residential dwelling houses, ancillary development and landscaping) Conditions 14 - Bin collection point
Land Rear Of 148 Station Road Burnham-On-Crouch Essex
Received 27 Mar 2024 - Application refused24/00289/HOUSE
Single storey rear extension and two storey side extension
80 Staplers Heath Great Totham Maldon Essex CM9 8PH
Received 27 Mar 2024 - Application refused24/00293/WTPO
(A1 on TPO 1/74) T1-Horse Chestnut - Remove lower limb over graveyard.
The Chestnuts Burnham Road Southminster Essex
Received 28 Mar 2024 - Conditions discharged24/05053/DET
Compliance with conditions notification 21/00613/FUL (The construction of a replacement dwelling and the temporary stationing of a mobile home for a period of 2 years to provide accommodation during the construction of the new dwelling.) Conditions 3 - External materials, 4 - Construction management plan, 8 - Surface water drainage scheme and 9 - Foul drainage scheme
Former Sunnyside Grange Avenue Mayland Chelmsford Essex CM3 6BG
Received 28 Mar 2024 - Application approved24/00294/HOUSE
New vehicular access/driveway including the erection of gates and necessary infrastructure.
1 Heron Way Wickham Bishops Witham Essex CM8 3FZ
Received 28 Mar 2024 - Application approved24/00296/FUL
New access from Fambridge Road and additional hardstanding - part retrospective. (Amendment to application 22/0990/FUL to reduce the size of bell mouth opening from 30m to 17m and increase area of hardstanding).
Purleigh Wash Farm Fambridge Road Purleigh Essex
Received 28 Mar 2024 - Application refused24/00297/LDE
Claim for lawful development certificate for existing use of building for commercial food preparation for consumption off site.
Essex Hog Roasts Limited Office Wrekin Farm Burnham Road Althorne Chelmsford Essex CM3 6DT
Received 28 Mar 2024 - Application approved24/00298/FUL
The installation of 6 no. replacement antenna, ancillary radio equipment and 1 no. 0.3m dish at the existing rooftop mast and 3 no. equipment cabinets adjacent to the rooftop mast and ancillary development thereto.
Telefonica (UK) Limited Communication Station At Telephone Exchange Gate Street Maldon Essex
Received 28 Mar 2024 - Application refused24/00299/FUL
Erection of 5 dwellings and associated access road, parking and landscaping
Land Adjacent 86 Tollesbury Road Tolleshunt D'Arcy Essex
Received 28 Mar 2024 - Application approved24/00300/HOUSE
Single storey extensions to the front, side and rear. First floor extension and alterations to the external materials and fenestration. Proposed new vehicular crossover.
Karingal Chelmsford Road Purleigh Chelmsford Essex CM3 6PL
Received 28 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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