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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 dates5,262Searchable applications
267Recorded as pending
72%Approval rate · 3,693 approved or refused records
1,020Refused applications
2,673 approved · 1,020 refused · 132 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Conditions discharged25/05128/DET
Compliance with conditions notification 23/00857/FULM (Demolition of 2 dwellinghouses (Use Class C3) and erection of 5no. commercial units (Class B8 (storage and distribution) and Class E (offices and veterinary clinic)), new internal road layout and car parking provision.) Condition 6 - Great Crested Newts. Condition 7 - Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy. Condition 8 - Lighting design scheme for biodiversity. Condition 15 - Hard and soft landscaping.
Land At Great Hayes Business Park Lower Burnham Road Stow Maries Essex
Received 6 Oct 2025 - Conditions discharged25/05129/DET
Compliance with conditions notification 23/00857/FULM (Demolition of 2 dwellinghouses (Use Class C3) and erection of 5no. commercial units (Class B8 (storage and distribution) and Class E (offices and veterinary clinic)), new internal road layout and car parking provision.) Condition16 - Foul drainage scheme.
Land At Great Hayes Business Park Lower Burnham Road Stow Maries Essex
Received 6 Oct 2025 - Application approved25/00900/FUL
Vineyard building with first floor rural worker's accommodation
Barn Noir Station Road Wickham Bishops Witham Essex CM8 3JN
Received 6 Oct 2025 - Application approved25/00901/HOUSE
Installation of air source heat pump to the rear.
Elnido 14 Tenterfield Road Maldon Essex CM9 5EW
Received 6 Oct 2025 - Application approved25/00902/FUL
Retrospective conversion of an external space into dedicated Media Room facility.
Maldon Stadium Wallace Binder Ground Park Drive Maldon Essex CM9 5JQ
Received 6 Oct 2025 - Application approved25/00903/LDP
Claim for lawful development certificate for a proposed single storey rear extension with mono-pitched roof, conversion part of existing integral garage to bathroom. Replacement of door to window on side elevation.
16 Russet Way Burnham-On-Crouch Essex CM0 8RB
Received 7 Oct 2025 - Application refused25/00904/OUT
Outline application with all matters reserved for the erection of up to 6 dwellings
Land Rear Of Ancora South Street Bradwell-On-Sea Essex
Received 7 Oct 2025 - Application approved25/00905/LDP
Claim for a lawful development certificate for the proposed change of use of dwellinghouse to children's care home C3(b)
Hazel Grove Foxhall Road Steeple Southminster Essex CM0 7LB
Received 8 Oct 2025 - Allowed to proceed25/00906/TCA
T1 - Silver birch (betula pendula) - Reduced by 1.5m, T2 - Silver birch (betula pendula) - Reduced up to 2m.
40 Beeleigh Road Maldon Essex CM9 5QH
Received 8 Oct 2025 - Application approved25/00907/LBC
Refurbishment of existing 17th Century terraced cottage including replacement of ground floors, plaster and external render, and reconstruction of external walls to the existing rear extensions with internal and external alterations.
Baytree House High Street Bradwell-on-sea Southminster Essex CM0 7QN
Received 8 Oct 2025 - Application approved25/00908/HOUSE
Erection of a garden room
Adlestrop Kelvedon Road Little Braxted Witham Essex CM8 3LE
Received 8 Oct 2025 - No objection25/00909/S37CON
Installation of 1 x new pole for the purpose of supporting and reinforcing the existing overhead network
Potters Resorts Five Lakes Whitehouse Hill Tolleshunt Knights Maldon Essex CM9 8HX
Received 29 Sept 2025 - EIA not required25/00910/SCR
EIA Screening Opinion request for residential development of up to 500 dwellings including a mix of market and affordable housing units, vehicular and pedestrian access from Steeple Road to the south of the site, public open space, landscape planting and play facilities, land for a new community building (specific use to be defined) and engineering works to facilitate a sustainable drainage system.
Land South West Of 1 The Drive Mayland Essex
Received 8 Oct 2025 - Application approved25/00911/FUL
Reinstatement of a subservient pitched roof extension on a like for like basis following damage from subsidence
The Osprey Badnocks Chase Asheldham Southminster Essex CM0 7LD
Received 9 Oct 2025 - Allowed to proceed25/00912/TCA
T1 Ash - Fell
Super Natural 12 High Street Maldon Essex CM9 5PJ
Received 9 Oct 2025 - Application approved25/00913/HOUSE
Erection of single storey rear extension with infill side extension between bungalow and detached garage. Changes to fenestration.
Belmont Ferry Road North Fambridge Chelmsford Essex CM3 6LS
Received 9 Oct 2025 - Application approved25/00914/HOUSE
Single storey rear extension and alteration to the roof form on existing rear projection.
7 Hemmings Court Maldon Essex CM9 6UW
Received 9 Oct 2025 - Application approved25/00915/FUL
Change of Use of Existing Public House to Dwelling with Associated Car Parking and Amenity Area.
The Cricketers Of Goldhanger 33 Church Street Goldhanger Maldon Essex CM9 8AR
Received 9 Oct 2025 - Application approved25/00916/HOUSE
Single storey rear extension, new porch roof canopy with alterations to fenestration & materials. Addition of solar panels to front and rear and removal of chimney.
Oak House 4 Mangapp Chase Burnham-On-Crouch Essex CM0 8QQ
Received 10 Oct 2025 - Application approved25/00919/FUL
Proposed installation of a timber pergola and raised decking area within the grounds of Maldon & Tiptree Football Club.
Wallace Binder Ground Park Drive Maldon Essex
Received 10 Oct 2025 - Application approved25/00920/FUL
Proposal for a single storey pitched classroom block to facilitate the previous modular classroom block which has since been removed.
Maldon County Primary School Wantz Chase Maldon Essex CM9 5DQ
Received 10 Oct 2025 - Application approved25/00921/HOUSE
Construction of dormer windows to facilitate loft conversion, including one balcony, and two Juliet balconies to the rear.
Paton Place Nipsells Chase Mayland Chelmsford Essex CM3 6EJ
Received 13 Oct 2025 - Allowed to proceed25/00922/TCA
T1 Dead Holly Tree, T2 Eucalyptus, T3 Western Red Cedar & T5 Dead Poplar Tree - Fell. T4 Yew - Reduce crown height by 3m.
The Old Rectory Church Hill Purleigh Chelmsford Essex CM3 6QH
Received 13 Oct 2025 - Application refused25/00923/LDP
Claim for lawful development certificate for a proposed new stable building which remains in the exact same spot as the current stable building.
Dodo Mansion Kelvedon Road Tolleshunt D'Arcy Maldon Essex CM9 8EL
Received 13 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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