2 Leigh Drive Wickham Bishops Witham Essex CM8 3JS Data via plota.co.uk

26/00588/HOUSE - Householder Pending

Proposal

Single storey side and rear extensions, with new porch and canopy to front, including aesthetic alterations, and swimming pool and summer house to rear Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
26 Aug 2026
Validated
1 Sept 2026
Consultation
4 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 27 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 27 Oct 2026, from Maldon's recent extensions. Comments are open until 1 Oct 2026.

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Site constraints 2

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 listed building 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
Householder
Postcode
CM8 3JS
Received
26 Aug 2026
Validated
1 Sept 2026
Ward
Wickham Bishops And Woodham
Parish
Wickham Bishops
Case officer
Show
Target decision
27 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Elspeth Lynn - Elspeth Lynn Design

Decision outlook

Day 12 of the 56-day target. Maldon usually decides extensions by day 56.

Day 1244 days to the 56-day target
82%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
177decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 9 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15169944
Consultation
4 Sept 2026
Comments by
1 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
9 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
27 Oct 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