High House Old Heath Road Althorne Chelmsford Essex CM3 6EW Data via plota.co.uk

26/00483/VAR - Variations Pending consideration

Proposal

Variation of conditions 8 and 10 on approved planning permission (Removal of existing temporary marquee at High House Farm Barn and replacing a new Orangery marquee structure. Improvements to be made to the surrounding landscape, including the creation of a vineyard); change permitted hours until 00:00 and use alternative PA system. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Jul 2026
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Validated
20 Jul 2026
✓
Consultation
24 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 14 Sept 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 14 Sept 2026.

The consultation period closed on 20 Aug 2026.

Associated applications 2

  • Part of

    VariationApprovedcouncil archive

    Conditions 8, 10 variation sought

    • VariationVariation of conditions 8 and 10 (Removal of existing temporary marquee at High House Farm…This application26/00483/VAR

Site constraints 2

Grade II listed: High House
List entry 1264064 · 0 m away · 1 more listed building within 150 m (1 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Agricultural land, grade 3a
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument 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 £2,000,000 in January 2024. Detached house, freehold.

4 January 2024£2,000,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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

Building

Floor area201 m² (2,164 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (70 out of 100)
PropertySemi-detached house, 6 habitable rooms
Built2003 to 2006
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsTimber frame, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2022, 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
Variations
Postcode
CM3 6EW
Received
17 Jul 2026
Validated
20 Jul 2026
Ward
Southminster
Parish
Southminster
Case officer
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Target decision
14 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Freehold owner
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Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

Last counted 8 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15083363
Planning Portal ref
PP-15083363
Consultation
24 Jul 2026
Comments by
20 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
29 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
14 Sept 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

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.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.