Land North West Of Maldon Hall Farm Spital Road Maldon Essex Data via plota.co.uk

25/01127/VARM - Variations Major Approved

Proposal

Variation of condition 2 on approved planning permission (Variation of condition 3 (approved drawings) & removal of conditions 4 (Construction Method Statement), 8 (soft landscaping details) and 9 (hard surfacing details) on planning permission (allowed on appeal APP/X1545/) ( Proposed development of an energy storage system for a temporary period of 20 years from the date of first import/export of electricity comprising a battery compound with battery storage and ancillary equipment, two electricity compounds with ancillary equipment, fencing, access track, underground cabling and other associated works and infrastructure including hedgerow and tree planting.)) to amend the temporary permission period from 20 to 40 years. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
24 Dec 2025
Validated
29 Dec 2025
Consultation
13 Jan 2026
Approved
30 Mar 2026

Approved on 30 Mar 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Important details

Council
Maldon
Application type
Variations Major
Postcode
CM9 6ZL
Received
24 Dec 2025
Validated
29 Dec 2025
Ward
Maldon West
Parish
Maldon West
Case officer
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Target decision
30 Mar 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
30 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14572467
Consultation
13 Jan 2026
Press notice
22 Jan 2026
Env. assessment
No
Maldon
Planning Authority Score
3/10
Poor
#236 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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 performance
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