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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 dates4,861Searchable applications
264Recorded as pending
73%Approval rate · 3,369 approved or refused records
894Refused applications
2,475 approved · 894 refused · 118 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Conditions discharged24/05094/DET
Compliance with conditions notification 23/00010/FUL (Proposed demolition of agricultural barns and construction of 2No dwellings.) Condition 7 - Detailed Sustainable Urban Drainage Scheme. Conditon 8 - Foul drainage scheme.
Land At Spital Farm Station Road Tolleshunt D'Arcy Essex
Received 30 May 2024 - Application approved24/00462/HOUSE
Two storey link extension to eastern side elevation.
1 - 3 Chapel Lane Tillingham Southminster Essex CM0 7TL
Received 31 May 2024 - Application approved24/00463/HOUSE
Single storey rear and side extension
The Cloisters High Street Bradwell-on-sea Southminster Essex CM0 7QW
Received 31 May 2024 - Conditions discharged24/05095/DET
Compliance with conditions notification 24/00230/FUL (Construction of three new dwellings with associated landscaping and parking) Condition 15 - Investigation and risk assessment. Condition 16 - Detailed remediation scheme. Condition 17 - Remediation works.
Land Adjacent To 3 Rookery Lane Great Totham Essex
Received 31 May 2024 - Application approved24/00465/HOUSE
Addition of car port to northern side elevation of dwelling.
29 Fieldfare Way Heybridge Maldon Essex CM9 4EH
Received 3 Jun 2024 - Conditions discharged24/05096/DET
Compliance with conditions notification 20/00428/FUL (Erection of 30 dwellings with associated access and landscaping.) Condition 9 - Construction Management Plan.
Land Opposite 34 Hall Road Great Totham Essex
Received 3 Jun 2024 - Allowed to proceed24/00466/TCA
T1 - Leyland cypress - Height reduction by 2.5m to fence height.
46 Beeleigh Road Maldon Essex CM9 5QJ
Received 4 Jun 2024 - Conditions discharged24/05097/DET
Compliance with conditions notification 24/00257/HOUSE (Single story rear extension with a gable-end pitched roof.) Condition 4 - Flood proofing, resilience and resistance techniques.
11 Rennie Walk Heybridge Maldon Essex CM9 4QH
Received 4 Jun 2024 - Application approved24/00467/HOUSE
Single storey rear extension.
Barden High View St Lawrence Southminster Essex CM0 7NP
Received 5 Jun 2024 - Application approved24/00468/FUL
Proposed conversion of existing barn to annexe
Land At Sparrow Wycke Farm Main Road Mundon Essex
Received 5 Jun 2024 - Application approved24/00469/HOUSE
Demolition of single storey extensions to side and rear to facilitate two storey side extension and single storey rear extension. Removal of canopy projection to principal elevation to be replaced with new porch. Removal of chimney to rear. Alterations to fenestration.
The Forge Main Road Mundon Maldon Essex CM9 6PB
Received 5 Jun 2024 - Application approved24/00470/HOUSE
Proposed rear extension
212 Wantz Road Maldon Essex CM9 5DG
Received 3 Jun 2024 - Conditions discharged24/05098/DET
Compliance with conditions notification 23/01229/LBC (Demolition of existing single storey side and rear extensions and construction of single storey side and rear extensions. Detached garage, new hardstanding, new fence and gate. Changes to fenestration and internal alterations.) Condition 3 - Large-scale drawings of new windows and doors. Condition 6 - Samples of materials.
Walnut Cottage 16 Totham Hill Green Great Totham Maldon Essex CM9 8DX
Received 5 Jun 2024 - Application approved24/00471/LDP
Claim for lawful development certificate for proposed single storey rear extension
45 Fambridge Road Maldon Essex CM9 6BG
Received 7 Jun 2024 - Application approved24/00472/LBC
Removal of existing bathroom window (W1 on north elevation) and block up with external render to match existing.
Bassetts Bassetts Lane Little Baddow Chelmsford Essex CM3 4BZ
Received 7 Jun 2024 - Conditions discharged24/05099/DET
Compliance with conditions notification 24/00029/LBC (Replacement windows on sections of northern, southern and western elevations. Replacement door on existing porch. New soil vent pipe on western elevation. Internal alterations.) Condition 3 - Large-scale drawings of new windows and doors.
Bassetts Bassetts Lane Little Baddow Chelmsford Essex CM3 4BZ
Received 7 Jun 2024 - Application approved24/00473/HOUSE
Two storey rear extension.
Gulls Way 89 Imperial Avenue Mayland Chelmsford Essex CM3 6AJ
Received 10 Jun 2024 - Conditions discharged24/05100/DET
Compliance with conditions notification 21/00258/HOUSE (Replacement of single storey pitched roof outbuilding.) Condition 9 - Retention and protection of Trees. Condition 11 - Badger activity inspection. Condition 12 - Inspection of outbuildings.
Beeleigh Grange Abbey Turning Maldon Essex CM9 6LL
Received 10 Jun 2024 - Application refused24/00474/FUL
Erection of 5 no commerical units on land with B1 use with associated parking and landscape.
Land Adjacent The Barn Fambridge Road Mundon Essex
Received 10 Jun 2024 - Allowed to proceed24/00475/TCA
T1 Silver Birch - Remove overhanging branch. T2 Bay (5 Riverside Road), T3 Holly & T4 Bay (27 Orchard Road) - Lateral reduction of 1 metre.
At Basecamp 7 Riverside Road Burnham-On-Crouch Essex CM0 8JY
Received 6 Jun 2024 - Application approved24/00476/HOUSE
Single storey rear extension. Addition of canopy to front and side elevation. Removal of shed and relocation of oil tank. Changes to fenestration.
12 Prince Of Wales Road Great Totham Maldon Essex CM9 8PX
Received 11 Jun 2024 - Conditions discharged24/05101/DET
Compliance with conditions notification 24/00221/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.)) Condition 3 - External Lighting. Condition 4 - Soft & hard landscaping details. Condition 5 - Samples of materials.
Homelands Southminster Road Asheldham Southminster Essex CM0 7DZ
Received 11 Jun 2024 - Application approved24/00478/FUL
Proposed replacement dwelling.
Tye Meadow Spar Lane Purleigh Chelmsford Essex CM3 6QW
Received 12 Jun 2024 - Application approved24/00479/WTPO
(TPO 05/88) T1 (A1 area in TPO)- Ash tree - Fell.
28 Tiptree Road Wickham Bishops Witham Essex CM8 3NB
Received 12 Jun 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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