16 Sheepcotes Lane Southminster Essex CM0 7AF Data via plota.co.uk

25/00740/OUT - Outline Application Pending consideration

Proposal

Outline application with all matters reserved for demolition of existing dwelling and erection of 5 new dwellings and associated infrastructure Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 Aug 2025
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Validated
4 Sept 2025
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Consultation
5 Sept 2025
Decision
Target date was 30 Oct 2025

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 30 Oct 2026; it is now day 421.

The consultation period closed on 2 Oct 2025.

Site constraints 3

5 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Southminster former police station and associated coach house, Grade II, 51 m away · 5 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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 Southminster built-up area; 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 scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 12 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
Outline Application
Postcode
CM0 7AF
Received
18 Aug 2025
Validated
4 Sept 2025
Ward
Southminster
Parish
Southminster
Case officer
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Target decision
30 Oct 2025
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 421, past the statutory target. 31% of outline 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 23 Oct 2026.

Day 421365 days past the 56-day target
25%decided within 8 weeks
31%approved
44%go to committee

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

Public comments

13comments received
13 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 74%

Last counted 23 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14232230
Planning Portal ref
PP-14232230
Consultation
5 Sept 2025
Comments by
2 Oct 2025
Site or press notice
11 Sept 2025
Statutory expiry
30 Oct 2025
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

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