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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 dates5,325Searchable applications
267Recorded as pending
72%Approval rate · 3,737 approved or refused records
1,039Refused applications
2,698 approved · 1,039 refused · 135 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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
- Allowed to proceed26/00528/TCA
T1 - Ash Tree - Fell.
Church Of St Giles Hatfield Road Langford Maldon Essex CM9 4SS
Received 30 Jul 2026 - Application approved26/00529/HOUSE
Installation of EV Charger within the curtilage of a Listed Building
High Hall Cottage 30 Church Road Wickham Bishops Witham Essex CM8 3JZ
Received 30 Jul 2026 - Pending consideration26/00530/HOUSE
Single storey rear extension
11 Lewis Way Heybridge Maldon Essex CM9 4DT
Received 30 Jul 2026 - Application approved26/00531/HOUSE
Garage conversion, new front porch and minor internal changes.
25 Kings Road Southminster Essex CM0 7EJ
Received 31 Jul 2026 - Pending consideration26/00533/WTPO
(Group G1 on TPO 01/77) T1,T3,T5 & T6 Lime trees - Pollard to existing pollard heads (6m). T2 & T4 Lime trees (seriously decayed /dead) - Fell.
26 Holloway Road Heybridge Maldon Essex CM9 4SG
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Application approved26/00534/HOUSE
Proposed Summer House
11 Lancaster Avenue Maldon Essex CM9 6FY
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Pending consideration26/00537/HOUSE
Alterations to Existing Single Storey Rear Extension (Incomplete Structure), Front Porch Replacement with Oak Structure, Alterations to Fenestration & Removal of Chimney Stack
Bumble Bee Cottage Hatfield Road Langford Maldon Essex CM9 6QA
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Application refused26/00538/FUL
Conversion of existing coach house to live-work accommodation including alterations to elevations, part retrospective for installed windows and roof replacement.
144B High Street Maldon Essex
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Application approved26/00539/LDP
Claim for a lawful development certificate for proposed internal alterations comprising conversion of part of the garage to enlarge the living room, formation of a utility room, replacement of the garage rear door with a window and brick infill, and associated internal layout changes.
22 Halston Place Maldon Essex CM9 6XW
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Allowed to proceed26/00540/TCA
T1 Yew - Fell
Loudon Cottages 1 Wantz Road Maldon Essex CM9 5DB
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Application refused26/00541/FUL
Proposed two storey dwelling
Mobile Home East Furze Cottage Main Road Mundon Essex
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Allowed to proceed26/00542/TCA
T1 - Purple leaved plum - Reduce by up to 3m, T2 - Purple leaved plum - Reduce by 1m to previous points
Grass Verge Outside 48 East Street Tollesbury Essex
Received 5 Aug 2026 - Prior approval not required26/00544/AGR
Prior notification for a proposed agricultural barn.
Creeksea Place Farm Ferry Road Burnham-On-Crouch Essex CM0 8PJ
Received 5 Aug 2026 - Pending consideration26/00545/HOUSE
Front extension and conversion of an existing garage into a home office and snug
Little Robins 53 Conduit Lane Woodham Mortimer Maldon Essex CM9 6SZ
Received 5 Aug 2026 - Pending consideration26/05092/DET
Compliance with conditions notification 25/00464/PACUAR (Prior approval for change of use of barn to one detached dwellinghouse, under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) England Order 2015 (as amended).) Condition 3 - Details of on-site cycle parking . Condition 4 - Details of the surface water drainage scheme. Condition 5 - Details of the foul drainage scheme. Condition 7 - Great Crested Newt Method Statement. Condition 9 - Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy. Condition 10 - Lighting
Curlew Cottage Burnham Road Althorne Chelmsford Essex CM3 6DS
Received 6 Aug 2026 - Application approved26/00546/LDP
Single storey side extension
26 Wordsworth Avenue Maldon Essex CM9 6BZ
Received 6 Aug 2026 - Pending consideration26/00547/FUL
Retrospective application for the extension of the residential land and the erection of ancillary structures, comprising a patio, shed and kennel, associated with Bumblebee Barn
Bumblebee Barn Back Road Tolleshunt D'Arcy Maldon Essex CM9 8TW
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Pending consideration26/00548/FUL
Retrospective application for the extension of the residential land to include a driveway, patio, garden; and the proposed erection of ancillary structure comprising a shed associated with Oak Tree Barn.
Oak Tree Barn Back Road Tolleshunt D'Arcy Maldon Essex CM9 8TW
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Application withdrawn26/00549/FUL
Retrospective application for the extension of the residential land and the erection of ancillary structures comprising 3 no. sheds associated with Labrador Lodge.
Labrador Lodge Back Road Tolleshunt D'Arcy Maldon Essex CM9 8TW
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Pending consideration26/00550/HOUSE
Proposed single storey flat roof extension to the rear of the existing semi detached property (4m depth)
5 Waring Avenue Heybridge Maldon Essex CM9 4DG
Received 10 Aug 2026 - Application approved26/00551/HOUSE
Proposed first floor side addition
18 Keeble Park Maldon Essex CM9 6YG
Received 10 Aug 2026 - Application approved26/00552/NMA
Application for non-material amendment following grant of Planning Permission 26/00271/FUL (Erection of replacement and new timber service yard fence, new service yard gate, and installation of plant within service yard). Amendments sought: Amending the location of the Transdek and associated partitions within the service yard.
The Co-operative Food Car Park Fiveways Foundry Lane Burnham-On-Crouch Essex
Received 10 Aug 2026 - Pending consideration26/00553/FUL
Erection of a replacement accommodation block.
Community Of St John The Baptist The Old Rectory Rectory Road Tolleshunt Knights Maldon Essex CM9 8EZ
Received 10 Aug 2026 - Application refused26/00554/LDE
Claim for lawful development certificate for the existing vehicle repair and maintenance use (Use Class B2), which has operated continuously on the site for over 10 years.
Tavern Garage The Causeway Maldon Essex CM9 4LJ
Received 11 Aug 2026
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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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