Barn Attached To South Of Outbuildings QV 3 178 Sewells Farm Witham Road Little Braxted Essex Data via plota.co.uk

26/00662/LDE - Lawful Development - Existing Pending consideration

Proposal

Claim for lawful development certificate for the existing use of the Barn as a separate dwellinghouse. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 7 Oct 2026, 14:52

Application progress

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Received

23 Sept 2026

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Validated

24 Sept 2026

✓

Consultation

2 Oct 2026

Decision

Expected by 19 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 19 Nov 2026.

Documents

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Site constraints 5

Ancient woodland 6 m away: Chantrey/Mope Woods

Inside the 15 m buffer standing advice asks for from the boundary.

National policy refuses development that would cause loss or deterioration of ancient woodland or ancient trees unless there are wholly exceptional reasons.

Priority habitat: Deciduous woodland

A habitat of principal importance. It shapes the ecology work and the biodiversity net gain a scheme has to show.

Habitat network: Restorable Habitat

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

National infrastructure project 905 m away: A12 Chelmsford to A120 Widening Scheme

The site is 905 m from the project boundary. Highway, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.

Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.

Planning Inspectorate project page ↗

Also on the record

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, the Planning Inspectorate 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: Lawful Development - Existing
Postcode: CM8 3ET
Received: 23 Sept 2026
Validated: 24 Sept 2026
Ward: Wickham Bishops And Woodham
Parish: Little Braxted
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 19 Nov 2026
Decision level: Delegated
Applicant: Show
Agent: Show

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-14565382
Planning Portal ref: PP-14565382
Consultation: 2 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry: 19 Nov 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