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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 dates4,875Searchable applications
264Recorded as pending
73%Approval rate · 3,380 approved or refused records
899Refused applications
2,481 approved · 899 refused · 119 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 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 approved24/00700/HOUSE
First floor side extension.
Sunrise High View St Lawrence Southminster Essex CM0 7NP
Received 4 Sept 2024 - Application approved24/00701/FUL
Side extension from existing garage to facilitate a single storey annex. Alterations to fenestrations.
Land At 1 Murrayfields Burnham-On-Crouch Essex
Received 5 Sept 2024 - Application approved24/00703/LDP
Claim for lawful development certificate for proposed loft conversion including dormers on each side elevation. Addition of windows to the front and rear elevations.
Two Jays Green Lane Little Totham Maldon Essex CM9 8LA
Received 5 Sept 2024 - Application approved24/00704/WTPO
(TPO 15/24) T1 - Malus - 2m Crown reduction. Remove all suckers and watershoot. Remove dead, diseased or crossing limbs from crown.
47A Western Road Burnham-On-Crouch Essex CM0 8JG
Received 5 Sept 2024 - Application approved24/00705/LDP
Claim for lawful development certificate for a proposed outbuilding.
40 Steeple Close Heybridge Maldon Essex CM9 4YL
Received 5 Sept 2024 - Application approved24/00706/LDE
Claim for a Lawful Development Certificate for the existing use of stables and land for equestrian use, including access.
Land East Of New Farm Beckingham Street Little Totham Essex
Received 5 Sept 2024 - Application approved24/00707/WTPO
(TPO 06/15) T1 on TPO - Oak - Fell.
Mackmurdos Beacon Hill Wickham Bishops Witham Essex CM8 3EA
Received 5 Sept 2024 - Application approved24/00708/LBC
Installation of a window on front elevation. Installation of an air source heat pump and internal alterations including removal of non-load bearing wall.
The Limes 3 Head Street Goldhanger Maldon Essex CM9 8AY
Received 6 Sept 2024 - Application approved24/00709/HOUSE
Single storey rear extension. Single storey front extension including relocation of front porch with canopy projection. Alterations to existing garage to create habitable room. Addition of rooflights and removal of chimney. Alterations to fenestrations.
Fairway 87 West Avenue Mayland Chelmsford Essex CM3 6AE
Received 6 Sept 2024 - Application approved24/00710/FUL
Identical two storey side and rear extension, with single storey rear extension for 2no dwellings
Howells Farm Cottages Maypole Road Great Totham Essex
Received 6 Sept 2024 - Application refused24/00711/HOUSE
First floor front and side extension, loft conversion with dormer extension on the rear elevation with flat roof. Alterations to fenestrations.
23 Minster Way Maldon Essex CM9 6YT
Received 6 Sept 2024 - Application withdrawn24/00712/TCA
T1 - Sycamore Tree - Cut back by 2m.
31 Mill Road Maldon Essex CM9 5HX
Received 9 Sept 2024 - Allowed to proceed24/00713/TCA
T1 - Silver Birch - Lateral reduction by 0.5m.
35 Mill Road Maldon Essex CM9 5HX
Received 9 Sept 2024 - Application approved24/00714/NMA
Application for non-material amendment following grant of 19/00885/HOUSE (Single storey rear extension, garage conversion and internal alterations/refurbishment) Amendment sought: Amend the rear elevation of the single storey extension to contain full height glazing (fixed glazing in the gable over triple sliding doors).
Linden 8 School Road Wickham Bishops Witham Essex CM8 3NU
Received 9 Sept 2024 - Application approved24/00715/HOUSE
Two storey side link extension to existing garage, conversion of garage including alterations to garage roof height and fenestration alterations.
4 Lodge Farm Cottages Old London Road Woodham Walter Maldon Essex CM9 6RL
Received 5 Sept 2024 - Conditions discharged24/05148/DET
Discharge of conditions on 23/01109/FUL (The retention of two self-contained holiday units.) Condition 4 - Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy Condition 8 - Refuse Storage and Condition 9 - Electric Charger Point
Land North East Of Honeywood Farm Honeypot Lane Purleigh Essex
Received 5 Sept 2024 - Application approved24/00716/LDE
Claim for a Lawful Development Certificate for the existing use of the land and buildings as a workshop, office and restaurant.
Cromwell Farm Works Cromwell Lane Maldon Essex
Received 9 Sept 2024 - Application refused24/00717/FUL
Erection of two storey detached part garage, part annex outbuilding.
Land At Cherry Barn 56B Walden House Road Great Totham Essex
Received 9 Sept 2024 - Application approved24/00718/VAR
Variation of condition 2 on approved planning permission 23/01039/HOUSE (Single storey side extensions to existing outbuilding, including a link to existing dwelling. Conversion of outbuilding. Side extension to form open sided structure. Single storey rear extension. Single storey side and rear extension to form link between host dwelling and existing annexe/car port. Extension to balcony at first floor. Construction of canopies to the exterior. Addition of hardstanding. Alterations to fenestration)
Little Braxted House Braxted Road Little Braxted Witham Essex CM8 3ED
Received 9 Sept 2024 - Application refused24/00721/HOUSE
Erection of detached single storey garage/store.
Santolina Witham Road Tolleshunt Major Maldon Essex CM9 8JT
Received 10 Sept 2024 - Application approved24/00722/HOUSE
Replacement of single storey detached garage.
37 Katonia Avenue Mayland Chelmsford Essex CM3 6AD
Received 10 Sept 2024 - Application approved24/00723/WTPO
(TPO 01/97) - T7 - Alder - Crown lift on East facing side of tree to 4m above ground level. Crown reduction to 2m and lateral reduction by 4m.
23 Kingston Chase Heybridge Maldon Essex CM9 4TB
Received 11 Sept 2024 - Conditions discharged24/05149/DET
Compliance with conditions notification 20/00428/FUL (Erection of 30 dwellings with associated access and landscaping.) Condition 1 - The development shall be begun before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission.
Land Opposite 34 Hall Road Great Totham Essex
Received 11 Sept 2024 - Application approved24/00724/HOUSE
New detached garage with garden room.
Kenbury The Street Purleigh Chelmsford Essex CM3 6QL
Received 11 Sept 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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