Land Between 77 And 81 Broad Street Green Road Great Totham Essex Data via plota.co.uk

25/00672/OUT - Outline Application Approved

Proposal

Outline planning application for a two-storey house with all matters reserved except access. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Jul 2025
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Validated
19 Mar 2026
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Consultation
30 Apr 2026
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Committee
17 Jun 2026
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Approved
14 Jul 2026

Approved on 14 Jul 2026 · North West Area Committee · Last checked 1 Aug 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Maldon North Western Area Planning Committee on 17 Jun 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the benefits were considered to outweigh the effect on character and appearance.
  • One objection raised concerns about access, sewage, earlier refusals, proximity to a neighbour and increased traffic.
  • The committee approved the application following a proposal and seconding, subject to conditions.
Read how the committee decided The proposed house, site history, officers’ assessment, consultation responses, committee discussion, vote and decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Maldon's committee minutes of 17 Jun 2026.

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
SSSI 337 m away: Lofts Farm Pit SSSI; Inside the Maldon 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 11 September 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
Outline Application
Postcode
CM9 8NY
Received
21 Jul 2025
Validated
19 Mar 2026
Ward
Great Totham
Parish
Great Totham
Case officer
Show
Target decision
14 May 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
14 Jul 2026
Decision level
North West Area Committee
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 117 days from validation, 57 days slower than Maldon's median of 60 for new homes. Approved, as 68% of new homes here are.

45%decided within 8 weeks
68%approved
22%go to committee

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

Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

1 neighbour consulted · Last counted 1 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
30 Apr 2026
Site or press notice
13 May 2026
Committee
17 Jun 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 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