Land At Orchard Cottage 33 Colchester Road Great Totham Essex

1. 22 Oct 2025

   Received by Maldon

2. 27 Mar 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 29 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 22 May 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

   Maldon took a median of 78 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

This application is with Maldon for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Maldon decided outline applications in a median of 264 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.

• High Dean 42 Colchester Road Great Totham Essex CM9 8DG

  22/00851/NMA Submitted 22 Jul 2022 100 yards away

  Application for non-material amendment following grant of Planning Permission FUL/MAL/20/01278 (Proposed splitting of dwelling / offices to form 2 semi detached houses, conversion and extension of existing garage to form 3 bedroom detached house (following outline application 18/01035/OUT) and associated works) Amendment sought: 1. Replace garage door with double window and seal remaining entrance around. Bring floor to building regulations for a usable room / home office. 2. Increase extension to within 300mm of the existing property front face. 3. Increase extension to within 300mm of the existing property back face. 4. Replace one set of rear patio doors with window of the same width . 5. Centralise front door to achieve a symmetrical athletically front aspect with side panels 6. Reinstate existing central window (single only). 7. Extend cladding to within 1m of the floor to match the design of new properties being built on adjacent land. Remaining shall be a brick plinth.

  Refused Amendments New dwelling Extension +1 8 docs
  Domestic

• 70 Colchester Road Great Totham Essex CM9 8DG

  21/05078/DET Submitted 12 May 2021 100 yards away

  Compliance with conditions notification 20/01076/FUL (New dwelling) Condition 3 - Materials. Condition 4 - Surface water drainage. Condition 5 - Foul drainage. Condition 6 - Hard & soft landscape works.

  Decided Reserved matters New dwelling 25 docs
  Domestic

• Little Wood 37 Colchester Road Great Totham Maldon Essex CM9 8DG

  23/00581/HOUSE Submitted 8 Jun 2023 100 yards away

  Construction of a summer house outbuilding

  Granted Householder 11 docs
  Small domestic

• Ardan 48 Colchester Road Great Totham Maldon Essex CM9 8DG

  24/00146/HOUSE Submitted 20 Feb 2024 100 yards away

  Alterations to fenestration of dwellinghouse including external rendering. Addition of fence and gate to front access. New patio to rear.

  Granted Householder Windows or glazing 7 docs
  Small domestic

• 42A Colchester Road Great Totham Essex CM9 8DG

  22/00981/VAR Submitted 12 Sep 2022 150 yards away

  Application to vary conditions on approved planning permission 20/01278/FUL (Proposed splitting of dwelling / offices to form 2 semi detached houses, conversion and extension of existing garage to form 3 bedroom detached house (following outline application 18/01035/OUT) and associated works)

  Granted Amendments New dwelling Extension 15 docs
  Domestic

• Brickworks House 1 Rookery Lane Great Totham Maldon Essex CM9 8DF

  24/00098/LDE Submitted 6 Feb 2024 150 yards away

  Claim for lawful development certificate for existing conversion of garage to a habitable space.

  Granted Lawful development 11 docs

• 26/00631/OUT Awaiting decision

  Westlins Chapel Lane Tillingham Southminster Essex CM0 7TL

  Outline application with all matters reserved for demolition of the existing dwelling and erection of 3 dwellings.

  Received 11 Sep, published by the council 25 Sep 2026 Outline
• 26/00608/PACUAR Awaiting decision

  Barn At Old Mill House Vineyard Hazeleigh Hall Lane Woodham Mortimer Essex

  Prior approval for change of use of agricultural building to one dwellinghouse (Class C3), including building operations reasonably necessary for the conversion.

  Received 2 Sep, published by the council 10 Sep 2026 Outline
• 26/00555/OUT Awaiting decision

  Land At Hawthorns Brabant Road North Fambridge Essex

  Outline planning application with all matters reserved with the exception of access for construction of new dwelling with detached single garage

  Received 11 Aug, published by the council 19 Aug 2026 Outline
• 26/00514/OUT Awaiting decision

  Land Adjacent Captains Wood Road Great Totham Essex

  Outline application with all matters reserved for the erection of 1 detached dwelling and garage to frontage

  Received 28 Jul, published by the council 12 Aug 2026 Outline
• 26/00046/OUT Refused

  Land At Crossways Kelvedon Road Great Totham Essex

  Outline application with all matters reserved with the exception of access and layout, for the erection of 2 self build bungalows with garages

  Received 22 Jan, published by the council 23 Jul 2026 Outline