The Waffle Bar 144 High Street Maldon Essex CM9 5BX Data via plota.co.uk

25/00512/LBC - Listed Building Consent Approved

Proposal

Internal and external works including replacing and refurbishing roof, walls, windows and doors. Addition of two partition walls at first floor level with two new walls and doors for bathroom / W/C at first and ground floor. Proposed block paving to the rear. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
28 May 2025
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Validated
13 Jun 2025
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Consultation
13 Jun 2025
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Approved
8 Aug 2025

Approved on 8 Aug 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 27 Oct 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 6

Grade II listed: 144, High Street
List entry 1256808 · 1 m away · 10 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade II*, 9 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 ↗
Maldon conservation area
Also Maldon (Addition3). Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Special protection area 269 m away: Blackwater Estuary (Mid-Essex Coast Phase 4)
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
SSSI 269 m away: Blackwater Estuary SSSI; Inside the Maldon built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 27 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
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
CM9 5BX
Received
28 May 2025
Validated
13 Jun 2025
Ward
Maldon North
Parish
Maldon North
Case officer
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Target decision
8 Aug 2025
Decision
grant listed building consent
Decision date
8 Aug 2025
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Nixon Architecture Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 100% of listed building consent here are.

56%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
54decided in the last year

Plota live figures for listed building consent decided by Maldon in the last twelve months, from validation. Maldon decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 27 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14019089
Planning Portal ref
PP-14019089
Consultation
13 Jun 2025
Comments by
10 Jul 2025
Site or press notice
19 Jun 2025
Statutory expiry
8 Aug 2025
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

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2020 Refused
Remove brick pier/pillar to the east boundary wall.
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Maldon
Planning Authority Score
3/10
Poor
#236 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings