Stonybrook 19 Basin Road Heybridge Basin Maldon Essex CM9 4RQ Data via plota.co.uk

26/00072/LDP - Lawful Development - Proposed Refused

Proposal

Claim for lawful development certificate for proposed conversion of existing garage to habitable accommodation Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Feb 2026
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Validated
9 Mar 2026
✓
Consultation
10 Mar 2026
✗
Refused
1 May 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 1 May 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Site constraints 6

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Special protection area about 358 m away: Blackwater Estuary (Mid-Essex Coast Phase 4); SSSI about 358 m away: Blackwater Estuary SSSI; Scheduled monument about 240 m away: Mound E of Basin Road; Inside the Heybridge Basin built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £360,000 in July 2018. Detached house, freehold.

17 July 2018£360,000
9 September 2016£324,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area230 m² (2,476 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (86 out of 100)
PropertyDetached house
Built2019
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsAverage thermal transmittance 0.20 W/m²K

From the energy performance certificate lodged in January 2020, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Maldon
Application type
Lawful Development - Proposed
Postcode
CM9 4RQ
Received
3 Feb 2026
Validated
9 Mar 2026
Ward
Heybridge East
Parish
Heybridge Basin
Case officer
Show
Target decision
4 May 2026
Decision
Refused
Decision date
1 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 53 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Refused, as 10% of extensions here are.

80%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
224decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14672998
Planning Portal ref
PP-14672998
Consultation
10 Mar 2026
Statutory expiry
4 May 2026
Env. assessment
No
Maldon
Planning Authority Score
3/10
Poor
#236 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.