Canute Hall Fambridge Road Althorne Chelmsford Essex CM3 6BZ Data via plota.co.uk

26/00243/VAR - Variations Refused

Proposal

Removal of condition 1 restricting occupation to locally employed agricultural workers (agricultural tie) on approved planning permission to allow an unrestricted C3 dwelling Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
8 Apr 2026
✓
Validated
14 Apr 2026
✓
Consultation
17 Apr 2026
✗
Refused
9 Jun 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 9 Jun 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 31 Jul 2026

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Inside the Althorne 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

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Important details

Council
Maldon
Application type
Variations
Postcode
CM3 6BZ
Received
8 Apr 2026
Validated
14 Apr 2026
Ward
Althorne
Parish
Althorne
Case officer
Show
Target decision
9 Jun 2026
Decision
Refused
Decision date
9 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show

Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

Last counted 31 Jul 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14839923
Planning Portal ref
PP-14839923
Consultation
17 Apr 2026
Comments by
15 May 2026
Site or press notice
24 Apr 2026
Statutory expiry
9 Jun 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

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