Planning application
Land Rear Of Sparrows Chelmsford Road Purleigh Essex
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Conversion of agricultural buildings to 3 x dwellings
As published by the council, reference 26/00031/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00031/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Pending consideration
- Received
- 16 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 28 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Purleigh
- Parish
- Purleigh
- Decision by
- Delegated
Site history
Applications at this address on the Maldon register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 0 approved, 1 refused.
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24/00992/PACUAR Refused
Land Rear Of Sparrows Chelmsford Road Purleigh Essex
Application for prior approval for the change of use of two agricultural buildings into dwellings
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Jan 2026
Received by Maldon
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28 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 25 March 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 88 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
Documents on file for this application
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