Maldon planning applications
SiteLens tracks and classifies every planning application submitted to Maldon District Council, updated daily. Maldon District Council received 155 planning applications in the last 90 days, 5 of them major schemes. 84% of the applications it decided were approved, with a median decision time of 64 days.
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Recent applications in Maldon
See all →Majors and higher-value work first, tree works, condition discharges and adverts last.
Golf Driving Range Burnham Road Woodham Mortimer Maldon Essex CM9 6SR
18-dwelling reserved matters variation, amended layout, Maldon. Varies approved plans for the former driving range site, revising layout, house types, landscaping and boundary treatments at amendment stage. Revised house types and landscaping open fresh packages for fencing, hard landscaping and…
Newlands Farm Wickham Hall Lane Wickham Bishops Witham Essex CM8 3JH
Retrospective equestrian change of use, Wickham Bishops, Maldon. Regularises stabling in an existing barn and retains post-and-rail fencing on a major site at full application stage. Stable fit-out, stall partitions and timber fencing suppliers are the commercial angle, though much of the works is…
Fit-outJoinery
Land Adjacent 45 Bramley Avenue Burnham-On-Crouch Essex
8-dwelling new build scheme with access road, Burnham-on-Crouch, full application. Erects eight homes, two affordable, with a private access road at full application stage. Groundworks, drainage and brickwork packages open first, with road surfacing and landscaping to follow.
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
Commercial Section Opposite Carter Avenue Limebrook Way Maldon Essex
Condition variation on a 76-place nursery school Reserved Matters, Maldon. Relocates bin store and adjusts boundary fencing from hedging to post and rail, with minor design changes, at variation stage. The parent scheme moves toward construction, so procurement for structural finishes, external…
Car Park Morrisons Wycke Hill Maldon Essex
EV charging zone with ancillary facilities at Maldon car park. Installs canopy-covered charging bays, jet wash and valet facilities, substation, plant room and locker hub at full application stage. Electrical infrastructure, steel canopy frame, concrete surfacing and specialist EV equipment…
GroundworksStructural frameSteel
Workshop Brooklea Cold Norton Road Purleigh Essex
Three detached self-build homes with demolition, Purleigh outline. Removes two outbuildings and erects three detached dwellings at outline stage with all matters reserved. Groundworks, structural frame and roofing lead; self-build contracts create extended procurement windows for material suppliers.
DemolitionGroundworksStructural frame
Land Rear Of Hawthorns Braxted Park Road Great Braxted Essex
Single-storey detached office building, Great Braxted, full application stage. New standalone office with parking and landscaping on land behind Hawthorns, Great Braxted. Groundworks, brickwork, roofing and M&E packages lead, with glazing and hard landscaping open to local subcontractors.
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
Barn South Of Birs Lodge Lower Burnham Road Latchingdon Essex
Outline bungalow replacement scheme, Latchingdon, all matters reserved. Barn demolition and one new bungalow, with all matters still to be approved. Demolition, groundworks, brickwork and drainage suit local trade contractors once reserved matters follow.
DemolitionGroundworksBrickwork
Land Between Three Horseshoes And Capri Burnham Road Althorne Essex
Single-dwelling agricultural barn conversion, prior approval stage, Althorne. Converts an existing agricultural building into one home under permitted development, including the building operations the conversion requires. Roof repair, insulation, glazing, joinery and M&E fit-out are the packages…
Roof repairInsulationGlazing
101 Maldon Road Burnham-On-Crouch Essex CM0 8DD
Six-bedroom children's home conversion, Burnham-on-Crouch. Dwellinghouse changing to institutional use with rear conservatory, shed, fenestration upgrades and landscaping at full application stage. Fit-out, fire safety, M&E and accessible sanitary works drive the specification for a care-use…
Fit-outM&EBrickwork
Hartswood 15 Arbour Lane Wickham Bishops Witham Essex CM8 3NS
Two-storey extension and roof remodel, Wickham Bishops, Maldon. Raises the ridge, adds dormers and rooflights, replaces the porch and removes a chimney, at full householder stage. Roofing, cladding and glazing packages suit local subcontractors, with steel likely over new openings.
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
Whitegates Post Office Road Woodham Mortimer Maldon Essex CM9 6SX
Two-storey rear extension, dormer and porch for a Woodham Mortimer house. Adds a part two-storey, part single-storey extension with dormer window, front porch and canopy, plus garage conversion and external material changes, at full application stage. Roofing, structural steelwork, glazing and…
BrickworkRoofingStructural frame
Haydens Hall Farm New Hall Lane Mundon Maldon Essex CM9 6NY
Agricultural storage building prior notification, Maldon. Proposes a new farm building for hay, straw and machinery storage at Haydens Hall Farm, at prior notification stage. Steel portal frame, concrete floor slab and roof and wall cladding are the packages open to agricultural steel and…
GroundworksSteelCladding
45 Steeple Road Mayland Chelmsford Essex CM3 6EG
Children's home change of use, Mayland, Maldon District. Converts an existing dwelling into a C2 residential home for up to three children at full application stage. Internal fit-out, bedroom and bathroom reconfiguration, and fire safety upgrades suit local joiners and fit-out contractors.
Fit-out
Orchard Cottage Totham Hill Green Great Totham Maldon Essex CM9 8DX
Householder extension and dormer scheme, Great Totham. Single-storey side and rear extensions, a cantilevered first-floor extension and two dormers, at full application stage. Cantilever steel, dormer roofing and rooflight glazing are the packages for local trades.
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
Planning appeals in Maldon District Council
An allowed appeal is one the council lost. Some kinds of appeal succeed far more often than others, so Maldon District Council is compared with the national rate for its own mix.
Maldon District Council, raw rate
37.4%
of judged appeals were allowed
Expected for this mix of appeals
29.5%
national rates applied to this caseload
7.9 percentage points above expected. Maldon District Council's decisions are overturned more often than the national record predicts.
865 appeals counted, 821 judged either way (307 allowed, 514 dismissed), 44 judged neither way. These are appeals decided 2016-07 to 2026-06.
By kind of appeal
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Appeal | 36.7% | 28.8% | 571 | 561 | 206 |
| Householder (HAS) | 44.2% | 35.6% | 169 | 165 | 73 |
| Enforcement Notice | 22.2% | 13.5% | 68 | 45 | 10 |
| Lawful Development Certificate | 40% | 36.9% | 31 | 30 | 12 |
| Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal | 28.6% | 25% | 10 | 7 | 2 |
| Tree Preservation Order | 14.3% | 20.6% | 8 | 7 | 1 |
5 more appeal types with fewer than 5 judged
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial Appeal Service (CAS) | Too few judged | 33.3% | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Advertisement Appeal | Too few judged | 36% | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Hedgerow | Too few judged | 17% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Section 106 Agreement | Too few judged | 39.8% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Section 106BC (Affordable Housing) | None judged | 71.4% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
How we calculate this
Judged means allowed or dismissed. Withdrawn, invalid, split and unrecorded appeals are counted but never treated as appeals the council won. Expected applies the national rate for each appeal type to this council's own caseload. National rates by type are in The State of UK Planning.
Source: the Planning Inspectorate's Casework Database on GOV.UK, not the council's own planning register. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Money behind development in Maldon District Council
Maldon District Council's developer contribution register is not yet in SiteLens.
Affordable housing grant in Maldon District Council
What central government confirmed: schemes in the area with Homes England grant agreed.
- Shared ownership4 homes
Source: Homes England Affordable Homes Programme 2021 to 2026, GOV.UK transparency data, as at 31 March 2025. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Grant requested is the figure when grant was confirmed, not money drawn down. Schemes are placed by local authority name.
Maldon District Council approval rates by application type
Share of decided applications approved in the last 12 months.
- householder87% (214 decided)
- other84% (38 decided)
- residential61% (31 decided)
- commercial61% (18 decided)
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