Maldon planning committee decisions
27 decisions from the committee's minutes, 10 Sep 2025 to 9 Sep 2026. Each sets out what was proposed, what officers advised, what was said and how the committee decided.
1 in 9 decisions went against officer advice
Level with the rate across all 346 councils with committee decisions on Plota (11.1%), 84th highest of 205 councils with at least 15 decisions.
- Decisions
- 27
- Approved
- 77.8%
- Against officer advice
- 11.1%
- Unanimous
- 100%
How Maldon compares
Share of decisions against officer advice at the 205 councils with at least 15 decisions on Plota. Each dot is a council.
| 82 | South Kesteven | 11.3% | 7 of 62 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 83 | Rother | 11.1% | 4 of 36 |
| 84 | Maldon | 11.1% | 3 of 27 |
| 85 | Bexley | 10.8% | 7 of 65 |
| 86 | Belfast | 10.6% | 7 of 66 |
Source: Plota analysis of committee minutes from 346 councils.
More or less favourable than its officers?
Maldon's committee is less favourable to applicants than its officers. Officers recommended approval in 91.3% of these decisions; the committee approved 87%, 4.3 points fewer.
Across all 346 councils, committees approve 2.6 points fewer than their officers recommend, and Maldon is close to that.
Over the 23 decided applications with a clear officer recommendation.
Source: Plota analysis of Maldon's planning committee minutes and officer reports.
What it decides
77.8% approved and 14.8% refused. Of 1 decisions with a recorded vote, 1 were unanimous.
Show as a table
| Month | Approved | Refused | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dec 25 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Feb 26 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Jun 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Plota analysis of Maldon's planning committee minutes.
When it overrules its officers
3 of 27 decisions went against the planning officers' recommendation.
Which way
What kind of application
From the 3 of 3 with a recorded application type; one application can count under more than one.
Source: Plota analysis of Maldon's planning committee minutes and officer reports.
Recent decisions against officer advice
- One-bedroom dwellingLand At 1 Imperial Avenue Mayland EssexOfficers advised refusal because the dwelling would be cramped and harm the area’s character, with the RAMS payment outstanding.Approved
- Two residential dwellingsAgricultural Building At Wraywick Farm The Marshes Southminster EssexOfficers advised approval because the prior approval provided a realistic fallback and the replacement scheme was considered to cause no unacceptable additional harm.Refused
- Five bungalow developmentLand Adjacent Crispins Roots Lane Wickham Bishops EssexOfficers advised approval because the benefits of five bungalows, including housing supply and a sustainable location, outweighed the identified harms.Refused
Latest decisions
Newest first. Each links to the full write-up: the proposal, the officers' advice, what was said and the vote.
September 2026 2
- Barn-style dwellingAgricultural Barn At Loddarts Farm Lodge Road Woodham Mortimer EssexApproved
- 360-home residential developmentLand West Of Edmond Street And Newman Drive And Benson Close Burnham-On-Crouch EssexApproved
August 2026 1
July 2026 3
- Apple storage barnLand North West Of Riversleigh Nipsells Chase Mayland EssexApproved
- One-bedroom dwellingLand At 1 Imperial Avenue Mayland EssexApproved
- Retirement community extensionLand 250M North Of 16A Maldon Road Burnham-On-Crouch EssexApproved
June 2026 2
- 200-home developmentLand Opposite Prentice Hall Farm Prentice Hall Lane Tollesbury EssexApproved
- One two-storey houseLand Between 77 And 81 Broad Street Green Road Great Totham EssexApproved
February 2026 2
Other committees nearby
- Babergh Mid Suffolk planning committee
- Basildon planning committee
- Bedford planning committee
- Breckland planning committee
- Brentwood planning committee
- Broads planning committee
- Broxbourne planning committee
- Cambridge planning committee
- Castle Point planning committee
- Central Bedfordshire planning committee
- Chelmsford planning committee
- Colchester planning committee
- Dacorum planning committee
- East Cambridgeshire planning committee
- East Hertfordshire planning committee
- East Suffolk planning committee
- Epping Forest planning committee
- Fenland planning committee
- Great Yarmouth planning committee
- Harlow planning committee
- Hertsmere planning committee
- Huntingdonshire planning committee
- Ipswich planning committee
- Kings Lynn planning committee