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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 dates5,263Searchable applications
267Recorded as pending
72%Approval rate · 3,694 approved or refused records
1,020Refused applications
2,674 approved · 1,020 refused · 132 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 14 May 2020 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 withdrawn25/05130/DET
Compliance with conditions notification 22/00681/FUL (Construction of a new multi-use community pavilion and clubhouse to replace existing dilapidated modular buildings, including associated car parking, soft landscaping and services infrastructure.) Condition 5 - Construction management plan.
Southminster Parish Council King George V Playing Field Station Road Southminster Essex CM0 7EW
Received 13 Oct 2025 - Application approved25/00924/WTPO
(TPO 21/24) T1 & T2 (Oak) Crown reduction by 2-3 metres and lateral spread. Remove deadwood.
Panorama Fambridge Road Althorne Chelmsford Essex CM3 6DB
Received 13 Oct 2025 - EIA required25/00926/SOR
Request for Environmental Impact Assessment Scoping Opinion for residential development for up to 1,770 dwellings
Land South West Of Hogwell Farm Hogwell Chase Stow Maries Essex
Received 10 Oct 2025 - Application approved25/00927/HOUSE
Demolition of existing garage to facilitate two storey side extension; alterations to front elevation including demolition of front porch, relocation of entrance door and remodelling of front bay to incorporate flat roof and porch canopy; roof extension and loft conversion.
Windrush 32 Basin Road Heybridge Basin Maldon Essex CM9 4RQ
Received 14 Oct 2025 - Pending consideration25/00929/FUL
Proposed agricultural workers dwelling and garage and associated works. Dwelling to be tied to use by agricultural worker.
Land At Howe Farm Grange Road Tillingham Essex
Received 6 Oct 2025 - Allowed to proceed25/00930/TCA
G1 Group of Leylandii trees - Height reduction down to 2.5 metres.
10 Belvedere Road Burnham-On-Crouch Essex CM0 8AJ
Received 11 Oct 2025 - Application refused25/00931/HOUSE
S73A application for raised wooden decking with stairs to the rear of the dwellinghouse.
Chase End The Downs Maldon Essex CM9 5HR
Received 14 Oct 2025 - Application approved25/00932/HOUSE
Single storey side extension.
4 Brook Close Woodham Walter Maldon Essex CM9 6RG
Received 15 Oct 2025 - Allowed to proceed25/00933/TCA
T1 - Ash - Height reduction by 2m and lateral reduction by 2m - removal of deadwood
The Light House 55A East Street Tollesbury Maldon Essex CM9 8QE
Received 13 Oct 2025 - Application refused25/00934/ADV
Advertisement consent for double-sided digital displays installed at the departure end of the bus shelter. Digital displays to portray static advertising images that change every 10 seconds.
Bus Shelter South Of All Saints Church High Street Maldon Essex
Received 15 Oct 2025 - Application refused25/00935/ADV
Advertisement consent for double-sided digital displays installed at the departure end of the bus shelter.Digital displays to portray static advertising images that change every 10 seconds.
Bus Shelter High Street Maldon Essex
Received 15 Oct 2025 - Application approved25/00936/HOUSE
Proposed front wall and railings.
33 High Street Burnham-On-Crouch Essex CM0 8AG
Received 15 Oct 2025 - Allowed to proceed25/00937/TCA
T1 - Conference Pear - Fell, T2 - Damson - Fell.
Turnstone The Street Purleigh Chelmsford Essex CM3 6QL
Received 3 Oct 2025 - Application approved25/00938/ADV
Advertisement consent for double-sided digital displays installed at the departure end of the bus shelter. Digital displays to portray static advertising images that change every 10 seconds.
Bus Shelter Wycke Hill Maldon Essex
Received 15 Oct 2025 - Conditions part discharged25/05131/DET
Compliance with conditions notification 24/00857/FUL (Proposed detached dwelling and garage replacing existing outbuildings.) Condition 6 - Retention of both hard and soft landscape works. Condition 10 - Foul drainage scheme. Condition 12 - Samples of all materials. Condition 13 - Surface water drainage scheme. Condition 14 - Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy.
Harmony Kennels Brook House Spar Lane Purleigh Chelmsford Essex CM3 6QW
Received 15 Oct 2025 - Pending consideration25/00939/FUL
Demolition of Public House and associated Buildings and Erection of a Convenience Store (Class E) with associated access, parking, landscaping, and other works.
Queens Head Public House 36 Queen Street Southminster Essex CM0 7BB
Received 15 Oct 2025 - Application approved25/00940/LDP
Claim for lawful development certificate for a proposed single storey rear extension
3 Regency Court Heybridge Maldon Essex CM9 4EJ
Received 15 Oct 2025 - Pending consideration25/00941/FUL
Stable, fodder store and ancillary shed for electrical supply and equipment storage.
The Spinney Fambridge Road Cold Norton Chelmsford Essex CM3 6NN
Received 16 Oct 2025 - Application approved25/00942/FUL
Installation of a single-storey modular classroom building.
Maldon Stadium Wallace Binder Ground Park Drive Maldon Essex CM9 5JQ
Received 17 Oct 2025 - Application refused25/00943/FUL
Change of use of part of building from B2 industrial to residential use for one dwelling.
Industrial Building At Birchwood Farm Birchwood Road Cock Clarks Essex
Received 17 Oct 2025 - Conditions discharged25/05132/DET
Compliance with conditions notification 22/00639/FUL (Proposed development of 17, 1, 2, and 3 bedroom dwellings including access, landscaping and associated works) Condition 9 - Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy. Condition 11 - Maintenance plan. Condition 14 - Verification report that demonstrates the effectiveness of the remediation.
Former 62 New Road Tollesbury Maldon Essex CM9 8RE
Received 17 Oct 2025 - Application approved25/00944/LBC
Renovation of the existing restaurant into a pizzeria style Italian restaurant including woodwork repairs and repainting, new main signage with 3 x traditional lights above and projecting sign to front.
Paparazzi 69 High Street Maldon Essex CM9 5EP
Received 17 Oct 2025 - Pending consideration25/00945/VARM
Variation of condition Conditions 1, 3 and 5 on approved planning permission 24/00516/VAR (Removal of condition 11 of planning permission 18/00791/FUL (Change of Use of inner field from touring caravans occupied between 1st April - 30th September to use for stationing of Holiday Lodges, with occupation between the 1st March - 14th February each year in line with current static caravan and lodges on the wider site.)) The proposed amendments comprise a change to the layout of the approved 18 lodges and the corresponding changes in drainage and landscape strategies.
Osea Leisure Park Goldhanger Road Heybridge Maldon Essex CM9 4SA
Received 20 Oct 2025 - Allowed to proceed25/00946/TCA
T1 Bay tree - Height reduction by 2m, lateral reduction by 1.5m
23 Station Road Southminster Essex CM0 7EW
Received 20 Oct 2025
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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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