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Land Adjacent Theedhams Farm Steeple Road Southminster Essex

Refused Maldon 24/00921/LDE Lawful Development - Existing

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Claim for lawful development certificate for existing shipping containers which have existed for over 17 years.

As published by the council, reference 24/00921/LDE

Application record

Reference
24/00921/LDE
Type
Lawful Development - Existing
Status
Application refused
Decision
Refused
Received
27 Nov 2024
Validated
27 Nov 2024
Decided
22 Jan 2025
Ward
Southminster
Parish
Southminster
Decision by
Delegated

Site history

Applications at this address on the Maldon register

This site has had 5 applications since 2022: 2 approved, 2 refused.

  • 25/00046/FUL Granted

    Land Adjacent Theedhams Farm Steeple Road Southminster Essex

    Retrospective application for erection of Poly tunnel to store vegetation inline with needs of business.

    Decided 10 Jul 2025 Full applications
  • 24/00535/FUL Withdrawn

    Land Adjacent Theedhams Farm Steeple Road Southminster Essex

    Retrospective application for pre existing shipping container and erection of poly tunnel.

    Decided 26 Nov 2024 Full applications
  • 24/00534/FUL Granted

    Land Adjacent Theedhams Farm Steeple Road Southminster Essex

    Replacement of existing storage units which are in disrepair with new structure.

    Decided 10 Jul 2025 Full applications
  • 22/00817/OUT Refused

    Land Adjacent Theedhams Farm Steeple Road Southminster Essex

    Change of use from an industrial site to 7 flats with associated open space / allotments.

    Decided 7 Oct 2022 Outline

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 27 Nov 2024

    Received by Maldon

  2. 22 Jan 2025

    Decision issued: Refused

  3. 1 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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What this refusal means

Maldon refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

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