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.
2,538 approved · 933 refused · 124 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Godfreys Bungalow Sheepcoates Lane Great Totham Maldon Essex CM9 8NT
Received 17 Jul 20251 Wellington Road Maldon Essex CM9 6HL
Received 17 Jul 20252 The Warrens Mayland Close Mayland Chelmsford Essex CM3 6SS
Received 17 Jul 2025Quay House The Quay Burnham-On-Crouch Essex CM0 8AS
Received 17 Jul 2025Rathscar 1 North Street Tillingham Southminster Essex CM0 7TR
Received 17 Jul 2025Land Adjacent 4 Hillcrest Mayland Chelmsford Essex
Received 17 Jul 2025Land At Great Hayes Business Park Lower Burnham Road Stow Maries Essex
Received 18 Jul 2025Blackwater Leisure Centre Park Drive Maldon Essex CM9 5UR
Received 18 Jul 20258 Silver Street Maldon Essex CM9 4QE
Received 21 Jul 2025Virtual Driving Range Forrester Park Golf And Tennis Club Beckingham Road Great Totham Maldon Essex CM9 8EA
Received 21 Jul 2025Flamingo Lower Burnham Road Latchingdon Chelmsford Essex CM3 6HF
Received 22 Jul 2025Maylandsea Community Primary School Katonia Avenue Mayland Chelmsford Essex CM3 6AD
Received 22 Jul 20254 Wellands Wickham Bishops Witham Essex CM8 3NF
Received 22 Jul 2025Land Between 77 And 81 Broad Street Green Road Great Totham Essex
Received 21 Jul 202516 Riverside Road Burnham-On-Crouch Essex CM0 8JY
Received 11 Jul 202510A Downs Road Maldon Essex CM9 5HG
Received 22 Jul 2025Land Between Glen Acres And Chantry House Ishams Chase Wickham Bishops Essex
Received 23 Jul 202533 Wentworth Meadows Maldon Essex CM9 6EH
Received 23 Jul 2025Walnut Tree House 2 Chapel Road Burnham-On-Crouch Essex CM0 8JA
Received 23 Jul 20251 Willow Hall Cottages Old London Road Woodham Walter Maldon Essex CM9 6SE
Received 23 Jul 2025Tesco Fullbridge Maldon Essex CM9 4LE
Received 22 Jul 202583 - 85 Washington Road Maldon Essex CM9 6JE
Received 23 Jul 2025Land South West Of The Warren Hackmans Lane Purleigh Essex
Received 23 Jul 202520 Fish Street Goldhanger Maldon Essex CM9 8AT
Received 24 Jul 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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