Which ward in Maldon has the highest planning approval rate?

Maldon North at 83.6% based on 476 decisions.

Which ward in Maldon has the lowest planning approval rate?

Mayland at 64.9% based on 151 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across Maldon?

There is a 18.7% gap between Maldon North and Mayland. Your postcode significantly affects outcomes.

Planning Approval Rates by Ward in Maldon

Planning outcomes in Maldon are highly localised. The gap between the most and least permissive wards is 18.7% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

3,963 real decisions·17 wards·Updated March 2026

75.3% approved overall. But 979 applications refused since 2020. Where you live in Maldon shifts your odds by up to 18.7%. The council average doesn't tell you which side of that gap you're on.

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All 17 wards ranked

#	Ward	Decisions	Approved	Refused	Rate
1	Maldon North	476	398	78	83.6%
2	Wickham Bishops And Woodham	541	432	109	79.9%
3	Tillingham	222	177	45	79.7%
4	Maldon South	41	32	9	78.0%
5	Maldon West	158	122	36	77.2%
6	Maldon East	65	50	15	76.9%
7	Burnham On Crouch North	199	153	46	76.9%
8	Heybridge West	82	63	19	76.8%
9	Burnham On Crouch South	200	150	50	75.0%
10	Great Totham	379	284	95	74.9%
11	Tolleshunt D'Arcy	348	257	91	73.9%
12	Heybridge East	145	107	38	73.8%
13	Tollesbury	109	80	29	73.4%
14	Althorne	239	169	70	70.7%
15	Purleigh	450	306	144	68.0%
16	Southminster	157	105	52	66.9%
17	Mayland	151	98	53	64.9%

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These are council averages. Your property is specific.

An extension might sail through in Maldon North but face serious resistance in Mayland.
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What the data tells us

A 18.7% gap separates the best and worst wards. Maldon North approves 83.6% of applications while Mayland approves just 64.9%. That's a fundamentally different planning environment.

High volume doesn't mean high approval. Some of the busiest wards aren't the most permissive. The number of applications a ward processes tells you nothing about how likely yours is to succeed.

Ward averages are a starting point, not a guarantee. Your specific outcome depends on your property, your neighbours, your proposal type and the comparable decisions near your address.

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Methodology: Covers 3,963 planning decisions in Maldon, January 2020 to present. Approval rate = approved / (approved + refused). Pending, withdrawn and invalid excluded. Ward boundaries reflect current electoral divisions. Data from Maldon Council's public planning portal. Full methodology →