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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.
2,698 approved · 1,039 refused · 135 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
The Waffle Bar 144 High Street Maldon Essex CM9 5BX
Received 14 Jul 2026Eves Cottage Southminster Road Burnham-On-Crouch Essex CM0 8QE
Received 15 Jul 202660 Maldon Road Burnham-On-Crouch Essex CM0 8NR
Received 16 Jul 2026High House Old Heath Road Althorne Chelmsford Essex CM3 6EW
Received 17 Jul 2026The Terrace 8 Colchester Road Great Totham Maldon Essex CM9 8BZ
Received 17 Jul 2026Land Rear Of 7 To 9 King Edward Avenue Burnham-On-Crouch Essex
Received 20 Jul 20261A Warwick Close Maldon Essex CM9 6BS
Received 20 Jul 202634 Beeleigh Road Maldon Essex CM9 5QH
Received 20 Jul 2026The Beeches Ferry Road North Fambridge Chelmsford Essex CM3 6LS
Received 20 Jul 2026Land Rear Of 8 Tintagel Way Maldon Essex
Received 21 Jul 2026Chelsea House 67 Brook Road Tiptree Colchester Essex CO5 0RH
Received 21 Jul 2026Land Adjacent Eastholm Latchingdon Road Purleigh Essex
Received 21 Jul 202618 Queen Street Maldon Essex CM9 5DP
Received 21 Jul 2026Land Adjacent Eastholm Latchingdon Road Purleigh Essex
Received 22 Jul 2026Thornberry Rectory Road Woodham Walter Maldon Essex CM9 6RD
Received 22 Jul 2026Land Rear Of 178 Goldhanger Road Heybridge Essex
Received 22 Jul 2026Land At Magellans Rest Grange Road Wickham Bishops Essex
Received 22 Jul 2026Magellans Rest Grange Road Wickham Bishops Witham Essex CM8 3LT
Received 22 Jul 2026Manythings 165 Station Road Burnham-On-Crouch Essex CM0 8HJ
Received 23 Jul 2026High Hall Cottage 30 Church Road Wickham Bishops Witham Essex CM8 3JZ
Received 23 Jul 2026Land At The Brambles Latchingdon Road Cold Norton Essex
Received 23 Jul 2026Magellans Rest Grange Road Wickham Bishops Witham Essex CM8 3LT
Received 24 Jul 2026Magellans Rest Grange Road Wickham Bishops Witham Essex CM8 3LT
Received 24 Jul 20267 Braeburn Close Burnham-On-Crouch Essex CM0 8FW
Received 24 Jul 2026Records 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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