Maldon Council approves 71.7% of planning applications, based on 3,009 decisions from the council’s public planning portal. The national approval rate across the councils PlanningLens tracks is 87.43%. Maldon is 15.8 percentage points below that rate.
According to PlanningLens analysis of 721 decided applications, Maldon Council approved 85.2% of planning applications in 2025. Across 3,009 decisions on record (January 2018 to October 2026), the overall approval rate in Maldon is 71.7%; the national approval rate across the councils PlanningLens tracks is 87.43%.
Source: PlanningLens (planninglens.co.uk) analysis of Maldon council planning portal records · Data to 19 October 2026 · Quote freely with attribution
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This table counts every decided application in Maldon, including types that the headline rate leaves out, so its totals are larger than the headline figure.
| Application Type | Approved | Refused | Total | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full | 1,813 | 568 | 2,381 | 76.1% |
| Trees | 646 | 47 | 693 | 93.2% |
| Other | 423 | 162 | 585 | 72.3% |
| Certificate of Lawfulness | 206 | 100 | 306 | 67.3% |
| Listed Building | 235 | 16 | 251 | 93.6% |
| Discharge of Conditions | 3 | 112 | 115 | 2.6% |
| Prior Approval | 52 | 38 | 90 | 57.8% |
| Advertisement | 38 | 11 | 49 | 77.6% |
| Change of Use | 18 | 17 | 35 | 51.4% |
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| Ward | Approved | Refused | Total | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wickham Bishops And Woodham | 506 | 125 | 631 | 80.2% |
| Maldon North | 463 | 93 | 556 | 83.3% |
| Purleigh | 340 | 152 | 492 | 69.1% |
| Great Totham | 322 | 105 | 427 | 75.4% |
| Tolleshunt D'Arcy | 294 | 98 | 392 | 75.0% |
| Althorne | 195 | 79 | 274 | 71.2% |
| Tillingham | 203 | 48 | 251 | 80.9% |
| Burnham On Crouch South | 179 | 51 | 230 | 77.8% |
| Burnham On Crouch North | 173 | 48 | 221 | 78.3% |
| Southminster | 130 | 56 | 186 | 69.9% |
| Maldon West | 145 | 37 | 182 | 79.7% |
| Mayland | 107 | 57 | 164 | 65.2% |
| Heybridge East | 119 | 41 | 160 | 74.4% |
| Tollesbury | 86 | 32 | 118 | 72.9% |
| Heybridge West | 75 | 22 | 97 | 77.3% |
| Maldon East | 57 | 16 | 73 | 78.1% |
| Maldon South | 39 | 11 | 50 | 78.0% |
How Maldon’s planning approval rate has changed year by year, up 13.9pp since 2018.
Bar height reflects approval rate. Colour: green ≥85%, amber ≥70%, red below 70%.
Each reference links to the record on the council’s planning portal.
| Reference | Proposal | Decision |
|---|---|---|
| 26/00617/TCA Tolleshunt D'Arcy | T1 Leylandii - Reduce height by 3m and lateral spread by 1m on all sides. | Approved |
| 26/00567/HOUSE Maldon West | Demolition of existing single garage and construction of part 2-storey, part sin | Approved |
| 26/00522/HOUSE Southminster | First floor rear extension | Approved |
| 26/00480/FUL Althorne | Conversion of the barn to one residential dwelling (Use Class C3), new access ro | Refused |
| 26/00381/HOUSE Great Totham | Single storey side extension, part single, part two storey rear extension. | Approved |
| 25/00109/FUL Maldon North | Erection of new dwelling with double garage, external decking area and associate | Refused |
| 26/00573/HOUSE Purleigh | Erection of front wall and gate | Approved |
| 26/00568/HOUSE Great Totham | Single storey rear infill extension. Single storey side extension following the | Approved |
| 26/00530/HOUSE Heybridge West | Single storey rear extension | Approved |
| 26/00507/HOUSE Wickham Bishops And Woodham | Removal of the existing roof and erection of a replacement roof with revised roo | Approved |
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Based on 3,009 planning decisions, the overall approval rate in Maldon is 71.7%. The national approval rate across the councils PlanningLens tracks is 87.43%.
PlanningLens has analysed 3,009 planning decisions from Maldon council. 2,156 were approved and 853 were refused. These figures cover every decision on record for the council, January 2018 to October 2026.
The average approval rate in Maldon is 71.7%, but outcomes depend heavily on your specific ward, the type of extension or development you are proposing, and local planning policy. Use the free PlanningLens postcode check to get a personalised score.
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