Agricultural Building At Redlands Farm Colchester Road Great Totham Essex Data via plota.co.uk

26/00365/PACUAR - Prior App COU agriculture to dwellings Approved

Proposal

Change of use of agricultural building to one dwellinghouse (Class C3), including building operations reasonably necessary for the conversion Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
27 May 2026
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Validated
3 Jun 2026
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Consultation
5 Jun 2026
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Approved
29 Jul 2026

Approved on 29 Jul 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 31 Jul 2026

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Inside the Great Totham (near Great Totham) 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £1,000,000 in July 2025. Detached house, freehold.

14 July 2025£1,000,000

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

Building

Floor area137 m² (1,475 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (53 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached bungalow, 8 habitable rooms
Built1967 to 1975
HeatingWarm air, Electricaire
WallsCavity wall, filled cavity

From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2025, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Maldon
Application type
Prior App COU agriculture to dwellings
Postcode
CM9 8DG
Received
27 May 2026
Validated
3 Jun 2026
Ward
Great Totham
Parish
Great Totham
Case officer
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Target decision
28 Jul 2026
Decision
Prior Approval Granted
Decision date
29 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 71% of changes of use here are.

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

No public comments yet.

Last counted 31 Jul 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14936474
Planning Portal ref
PP-14936474
Consultation
5 Jun 2026
Comments by
1 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
10 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
28 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

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.