Understanding planning · 13 min read
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.
2,518 approved · 920 refused · 123 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Apr 2021 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Skate Park The Promenade Park Park Drive Maldon Essex
Received 20 Mar 2025New Moor Farm Tillingham Road Southminster Essex CM0 7DS
Received 21 Mar 202519 Victoria Road Maldon Essex CM9 5HE
Received 21 Mar 2025Dammerwick Farm Marsh Road Burnham-On-Crouch Essex CM0 8NB
Received 21 Mar 2025Lea Lane Wood Lea Lane Great Braxted Witham Essex CM8 3EP
Received 21 Mar 20258 Pinners Close Burnham-On-Crouch Essex CM0 8QH
Received 21 Mar 2025Land At 38 Essex Road Maldon Essex
Received 24 Mar 2025Roughways Farm Plains Road Great Totham Maldon Essex CM9 8DT
Received 24 Mar 2025Roughways Farm Plains Road Great Totham Maldon Essex CM9 8DT
Received 24 Mar 202521 Chapel Road Burnham-On-Crouch Essex CM0 8JB
Received 24 Mar 2025Land At Colleton Foxhall Road Southminster Essex
Received 20 Mar 2025Wealden House 42 Wycke Lane Tollesbury Maldon Essex CM9 8ST
Received 24 Mar 2025Land Adjacent To Little Owls Post Office Road Woodham Mortimer Essex
Received 24 Mar 2025Great Ruffins Beacon Hill Wickham Bishops Witham Essex CM8 3EA
Received 24 Mar 2025Land At 3 North Street Tillingham Essex
Received 24 Mar 2025Land At Broad Street Green Road And Langford Road And Maypole Road Great Totham Essex
Received 24 Mar 2025Moonlight Balti Express 137 High Street Maldon Essex CM9 5BS
Received 24 Mar 202521 King Street Maldon Essex CM9 5DX
Received 25 Mar 2025Berwick House Maypole Road Wickham Bishops Witham Essex CM8 3NW
Received 25 Mar 202517 Willow Walk Heybridge Maldon Essex CM9 4TT
Received 25 Mar 2025Land Between 19 And 23 Wharf Road Heybridge Essex
Received 25 Mar 202597 Cross Road Maldon Essex CM9 5ED
Received 25 Mar 202526 Devonshire Road Burnham-On-Crouch Essex CM0 8DR
Received 25 Mar 2025Land East Of Oakleigh Burnham Road Althorne Essex
Received 26 Mar 2025Records 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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