Planning application
Smugglers Cottage Fambridge Road North Fambridge Chelmsford Essex CM3 6NA
Works: Extension Small domestic
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Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Single storey side extension
As published by the council, reference 26/00165/HOUSE
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00165/HOUSE
- Type
- Householder
- Status
- Pending consideration
- Received
- 11 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 13 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Purleigh
- Parish
- North Fambridge
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- CM3 6NA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Mar 2026
Received by Maldon
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13 Mar 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 8 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 76 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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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Maldon for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Maldon decided householder applications in a median of 85 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About householder applications
Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.
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