69 East Street Tollesbury Maldon Essex CM9 8QE Data via plota.co.uk

26/00315/PACUCD - Prior Ap COU comm bus serv to dwelling Pending consideration

Proposal

Prior approval for change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to single four bed house (use class C3). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
7 May 2026
✓
Validated
8 May 2026
✓
Consultation
15 May 2026
Decision
Expected by 2 Jul 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 154.

Site constraints 3

Tollesbury conservation area
Also Tollesbury (Addition4). Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Also on the record
Inside the Tollesbury built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Maldon
Application type
Prior Ap COU comm bus serv to dwelling
Postcode
CM9 8QE
Received
7 May 2026
Validated
8 May 2026
Ward
Tollesbury
Parish
Tollesbury
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Studio EK Architects -EK Architects

Decision outlook

Day 154, past the statutory target. 86% of changes of use in Maldon are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 30 Sept 2026.

Day 15498 days past the 56-day target
68%decided within 8 weeks
71%approved
7%go to committee

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Maldon in the last twelve months, from validation. Maldon decision record →

Public comments

6comments received
1 objecting5 supporting

83% support · above the UK average of 16%

Last counted 30 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14913853
Planning Portal ref
PP-14913853
Consultation
15 May 2026
Statutory expiry
2 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No
Maldon
Planning Authority Score
3/10
Poor
#236 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Maldon is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #204 out of 296. 53% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (91%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Maldon decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
87%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #173 of 296
91%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #176 of 296
56%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #204 of 296
53%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #242 of 296
67%
Minor dwellings approved
66 decided (1-9 homes)
45%
Major dwellings approved
11 decided (10+ homes)
82%
Change of use approved
11 decided
444
Total decisions
59 refused in the year to March 2026

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