Westholme 20 Totham Hill Green Great Totham Maldon Essex CM9 8DX Data via plota.co.uk

25/05154/DET - Reserved Matters Conditions Approved

Proposal

Compliance with conditions notification (Demolition of existing dwelling and replacement with a single chalet bungalow) Condition 4 - Surface Water Drainage Strategy. Condition 5 - The Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations or Bat Mitigation. Condition 6 - Scheme for the protection of the retained trees, including a tree protection plan and an arboricultural method statement. Condition 7 - Hard and Soft Landscaping. Condition 9 - Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Dec 2025
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Validated
11 Dec 2025
✓
Consultation
16 Dec 2025
✓
Approved
17 Feb 2026

Approved on 17 Feb 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 7 Oct 2026

Associated applications 2

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    Conditions 4, 5, 6, 7, 9 discharged

    • ConditionsCompliance with conditions notification (Demolition of existing dwelling and replacement…This application25/05154/DET

Site constraints 4

Also on the record
2 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Great Totham (near Great Totham) built-up area; Open access land 22 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land. MoD Byelaw, Section 28 Exclusions, Racecourses and Aerodromes and ECP Margin have been removed.; 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 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.

Sales history 3

Last sold for £250,000 in September 2025. Detached house, freehold.

8 September 2025£250,000
29 February 2024£290,000
9 January 1998£48,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area66 m² (710 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (39 out of 100), could reach D
PropertyDetached bungalow, 5 habitable rooms
Built1950 to 1966
HeatingElectric storage heaters
WallsSystem built, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2023, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

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

Decided in 68 days from validation, 12 days slower than Maldon's median of 56 for discharge of conditions. 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-14535318
Planning Portal ref
PP-14535318
Consultation
16 Dec 2025
Statutory expiry
5 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.