Little Wood 37 Colchester Road Great Totham Maldon Essex CM9 8DG Data via plota.co.uk

25/05161/DET - Reserved Matters Conditions Approved

Proposal

Compliance with conditions notification (Proposed installation of domestic-use solar array, landscaping, fencing and associated works) Condition 6 - Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Dec 2025
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Validated
18 Dec 2025
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Consultation
22 Dec 2025
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Approved
12 Feb 2026

Approved on 12 Feb 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 7 Oct 2026

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    Conditions 6 discharged

    • ConditionsCompliance with conditions notification (Proposed installation of domestic-use solar array…This application25/05161/DET

Site constraints 4

Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Great Totham (near Great Totham) built-up area; Priority habitat 25 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 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.

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Important details

Council
Maldon
Application type
Reserved Matters Conditions
Postcode
CM9 8DG
Received
17 Dec 2025
Validated
18 Dec 2025
Ward
Great Totham
Parish
Great Totham
Case officer
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Target decision
12 Feb 2026
Decision
Conditions Cleared
Decision date
12 Feb 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 99% of discharge of conditions here are.

68%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
95decided in the last year

Plota live figures for discharge of conditions decided by Maldon in the last twelve months, from validation. Maldon decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 7 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14541346
Planning Portal ref
PP-14541346
Consultation
22 Dec 2025
Statutory expiry
12 Feb 2026
Env. assessment
No
Maldon
Planning Authority Score
3/10
Poor
#236 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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