Planning application
Blue Mills Cottages Blue Mill Lane Woodham Walter Essex
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Retrospective change of use from agricultural land to residential curtilages.
As published by the council, reference 26/00208/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00208/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Application refused
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 25 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 8 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 3 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Wickham Bishops And Woodham
- Parish
- Woodham Walter
- Decision by
- Delegated
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 Mar 2026
Received by Maldon
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8 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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3 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Refused
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
Documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
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Open the documentsWhat refusal means
The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
About full applications applications
How this application type works
A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go: siting, design, access and landscaping are all fixed at this stage. It is the standard route for new buildings, conversions and changes of use. The statutory target is eight weeks for smaller schemes and thirteen weeks for major development, though complex cases often take longer by agreement.
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