Land At Magellans Rest Grange Road Wickham Bishops Essex Data via plota.co.uk

26/00496/FUL - Full Application Pending consideration

Proposal

Retention of residential building and proposed alterations to change from 2 dwellings to 1 dwelling Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
22 Jul 2026
Validated
23 Jul 2026
Consultation
30 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 17 Sept 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 17 Sept 2026 and 8 Oct 2026, from Maldon's recent full applications. The consultation period closed on 27 Aug 2026.

Site constraints 3

Grade II listed: Barn Approximately 30 Metres South of the Grange
List entry 1111018 · 16 m from the pin · 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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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Wickham Bishops built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 scheduled monument 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
Full Application
Postcode
CM8 3LT
Received
22 Jul 2026
Validated
23 Jul 2026
Ward
Wickham Bishops And Woodham
Parish
Wickham Bishops
Case officer
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Target decision
17 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 55 of the 56-day target. Maldon usually decides full applications by day 57.

Day 552 days to the predicted decision (day 57)
47%decided within 8 weeks
80%approved
12%go to committee

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

Public comments

5comments received
5 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 75%

Last counted 14 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15103400
Consultation
30 Jul 2026
Comments by
27 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
5 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
17 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