Captains Wood Barn The Lodge Captains Wood Road Great Totham Essex Data via plota.co.uk

25/00831/FUL - Full Application Pending consideration

Proposal

Use of Events Venue between 1st April to 1st November for up to 35 events Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
15 Sept 2025
✓
Validated
14 Oct 2025
✓
Consultation
2 Dec 2025
Decision
Target date was 9 Dec 2025

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 30 Oct 2026; it is now day 381.

A re-consultation started on 2 Dec 2025. The council has not yet published the new comment deadline.

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Priority habitat 4 m away: Deciduous woodland; 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 10 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.

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Important details

Council
Maldon
Application type
Full Application
Received
15 Sept 2025
Validated
14 Oct 2025
Ward
Great Totham
Parish
Great Totham
Case officer
Show
Target decision
9 Dec 2025
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Mollie Daniels

Decision outlook

Day 381, past the statutory target. 51% of full applications in Maldon are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 25 Oct 2026.

Day 381325 days past the 56-day target
25%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
15%go to committee

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

Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

Last counted 25 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14284837
Planning Portal ref
PP-14284837
Consultation
2 Dec 2025
Comments by
20 Nov 2025
Site or press notice
30 Oct 2025
Statutory expiry
9 Dec 2025
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