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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 dates
4,867Searchable applications
264Recorded as pending
73%Approval rate · 3,373 approved or refused records
895Refused applications

2,478 approved · 895 refused · 119 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026

Conservation 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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  1. Application approved24/00538/FUL

    Demolition of the existing barns and erection of 2 dwellings with associated residential curtilages, cartlodges, parking and landscaping. Creation of a new vehicular access.

    Land Adjacent Purleigh Law Walton Hall Lane Purleigh Essex

    Received 8 Jul 2024
  2. Application approved24/00539/LDP

    Claim for lawful development certificate for the erection of two detached outbuildings for storage purposes incidental to the use of the existing dwelling house.

    Grove Cottage Fambridge Road North Fambridge Chelmsford Essex CM3 6NB

    Received 8 Jul 2024
  3. Application approved24/00540/FUL

    Change of use of existing static caravan and associated land from C3 to C1 (Airbnb) accommodation, and erection of external decking area and hard standing for access and parking (retrospective).

    Caravan At Toad Hall Station Road Cold Norton Essex

    Received 9 Jul 2024
  4. Allowed to proceed24/00541/TCA

    T1 - Callery - Crown reduction by 3m.

    Chase End The Downs Maldon Essex CM9 5HR

    Received 9 Jul 2024
  5. Conditions discharged24/05124/DET

    Discharge of conditions notification for 24/00288/FUL (Demolition of existing workshop/barn and construction of workshop/office and for purposes ancillary to game shooting) Condition 5 - Surface Water Drainage and Condition 6 - Foul Water Drainage

    Barn At Sewells Farm Witham Road Little Braxted Essex

    Received 9 Jul 2024
  6. Application approved24/00542/LBC

    Relocation of door and window on the side elevation.

    Mount Cottage Howe Green Road Purleigh Chelmsford Essex CM3 6PZ

    Received 10 Jul 2024
  7. Application approved24/00544/HOUSE

    Erection of brick boundary wall and black metal railings

    Oaklands Kelvedon Road Great Totham Essex

    Received 10 Jul 2024
  8. Application approved24/00545/FUL

    Demolition of existing garage and construction of 1 no. new dwelling together with access improvements and associated development.

    Land At Woodlands Witham Road Wickham Bishops Essex CM8 3NQ

    Received 10 Jul 2024
  9. Application approved24/00546/PN

    Prior notification of a temporary recreational campsite on the following dates 27-29th June 2025, 4-6, 11-13, 18-20, 25-27 July 2025, 1-31 August 2025, 05-07, 12-14, 19-21, 26-28 September 2025.

    Land Adjacent Highfields Bassetts Lane Woodham Walter Essex

    Received 11 Jul 2024
  10. Application approved24/00547/VAR

    Removal of condition 23/00495/FUL (Refurbishment and first floor extension to Nursing Home, including 12 no. new bedrooms, alterations to car park and associated landscaping) Condition 2 - Plans

    St Peters Court Spital Road Maldon Essex CM9 6LF

    Received 11 Jul 2024
  11. Application approved24/00548/HOUSE

    Single storey front and rear extension. Alterations to fenestration and removal of chimney

    46 Highfield Rise Althorne Chelmsford Essex CM3 6DN

    Received 12 Jul 2024
  12. Application refused24/00549/HOUSE

    Raising of existing ridge height by 1 metre incorporating the addition of dormers, regularising other roof profiles including the construction of a single storey rear extension.

    3 Essex Road Maldon Essex CM9 6JG

    Received 12 Jul 2024
  13. Application approved24/00550/FUL

    Install front shutters and change of front window display between 8pm and 5am.

    Maldon Newsagent 118 High Street Maldon Essex CM9 5ET

    Received 12 Jul 2024
  14. Application approved24/00551/VARM

    Variation of condition 2 on approved planning permission 21/00702/FUL (Create residential specialist neighbourhood for older people, consisting of 25 dwellings and community hub building, with associated landscaping and infrastructure) Changes to Plots 13-25.

    Land North Of 48 Woodrolfe Road Tollesbury Essex

    Received 12 Jul 2024
  15. Allowed to proceed24/00552/TCA

    T1 Cypress - Fell

    8 Gate Street Mews Maldon Essex CM9 5EF

    Received 12 Jul 2024
  16. Application approved24/00553/HOUSE

    Demolition of existing outbuilding and erection of a new outbuilding comprising of gym, games room, home office and workshop.

    Gorwell Lodge Tollesbury Road Tollesbury Maldon Essex CM9 8RP

    Received 12 Jul 2024
  17. Application approved24/00554/WTPO

    T1 (TPO 7/98) Sycamore tree - Crown reduction by 3m, crown lift by 2.5m and crown thin by 15%. Remove deadwood.

    26 Blacksmiths Lane Wickham Bishops Witham Essex CM8 3NR

    Received 15 Jul 2024
  18. Conditions discharged24/05125/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) Condition 6 - Boundary treatment. Condition 7 - Hard & soft landscaping. Condition 10 - Parking. Condition 11 - Refuse and cycle stores.

    Former Sunnyside Grange Avenue Mayland Chelmsford Essex CM3 6BG

    Received 15 Jul 2024
  19. Application refused24/00557/VAR

    Removal of condition 3 on approved planning permission 23/00789/HOUSE (Addition of first floor level to existing bungalow, single storey front extension and single storey rear extension, change to external materials, addition of solar panels, fenestration alterations and removal of chimney (revision of 21/01044/HOUSE).

    31 Hillside Road Burnham-On-Crouch Essex CM0 8EY

    Received 15 Jul 2024
  20. Conditions discharged24/05126/DET

    Compliance with conditions notification 24/00320/FUL (Proposed demolition of existing single storey rear extensions and construction of new two storey rear extension, with associated external works and parking alterations.) Condition 3 - Finishing materials (tiles/slates) Condition 4 - Painted Timber windows and doors Condition 5 - Large scale drawings of new windows

    Queen Victoria Public House The Street Woodham Walter Maldon Essex CM9 6RF

    Received 16 Jul 2024
  21. Application approved24/00558/VAR

    Variation of condition 2 on approved planning permission 24/00211/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 16 Jul 2024
  22. Application refused24/00559/WTPO

    T1 on TPO 6/24 Cedar - Fell

    Chesterton Maldon Road Langford Maldon Essex CM9 4SS

    Received 16 Jul 2024
  23. Conditions discharged24/05127/DET

    Compliance with conditions notification 24/00296/FUL (New access from Fambridge Road and additional hardstanding - part retrospective. (Amendment to application 22/00990/FUL to reduce the size of bell mouth opening from 30m to 17m and increase area of hardstanding.)) Condition 3 - Materials used for the access and hardstanding, Condition 4 - Site access, Condition 5 - Vehicular access, Condition 6 - Arboricultural Impact Assessment and Method Statement, Condition 7 - Soft landscape works.

    Purleigh Wash Farm Fambridge Road Purleigh Essex

    Received 16 Jul 2024
  24. Application withdrawn24/00560/NMA

    Application for a non-material amendment following a grant of planning permission 22/01139/VARM (Variation of condition 1 (drawings), condition 3 (boundary treatments), condition 4 (details of soft landscaping), condition 7 (external materials), condition 14 (waste management/refuse points) and condition 18 (external plant/machinery) of reserved matters approval reference 22/00703/VARM (Variation of condition 7 (phasing plan) on reserved matters approval 20/00846/RES (Reserved matters application for the approval of appearance, scale & landscaping on approved planning application 18/00443/OUT (Create retirement community consisting of 103No. one, two and three-bedroom bungalows (class C.3), 70 bedroom two-storey care home building (class C.2) and 55 bedroom two-storey assisted living apartment building (class C.3) including affordable housing. Erect ancillary community centre, 8No. shops (class A.1) with 8No. key workers apartments over in two-storey building, two-storey medical centre (GP, dental, optician, and dispensing chemist), and construct single-storey office and Maintenance Buildings. Lay Out Amenity and Sports Facilities Including Outdoor Swimming Pool, tennis courts, allotments and open spaces. Lay out estate roads, footpaths and surface water drainage infrastructure including swales and detention Basin. Form vehicular and pedestrian accesses onto B1010 Maldon Road and Tinkers Hole, and create associated hard and soft landscaping))) to accommodate amendment to site access, revised external materials and enclosures for refuse storage and external plant/machinery.) Amendment sought: Retain Amended Hard and Soft Landscaping to Village Green.

    Land North West Of 2 Maldon Road Burnham-On-Crouch Essex

    Received 17 Jul 2024

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