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Canute Hall Fambridge Road Althorne Chelmsford Essex CM3 6BZ

Refused Maldon 26/00243/VAR Variations

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

Proposal

Removal of condition 1 restricting occupation to locally employed agricultural workers (agricultural tie) on approved planning permission 85/00359/FUL to allow an unrestricted C3 dwelling

As published by the council, reference 26/00243/VAR

Application record

Reference
26/00243/VAR
Type
Variations
Status
Application refused
Decision
Refused
Received
8 Apr 2026
Validated
14 Apr 2026
Decided
9 Jun 2026
Ward
Althorne
Parish
Althorne
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
CM3 6BZ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 8 Apr 2026

    Received by Maldon

  2. 14 Apr 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 9 Jun 2026

    Decision issued: Refused

  4. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

Documents on file for this application

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What 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 amendments applications

How this application type works

An amendment application changes a permission that already exists. Non-material amendments cover small adjustments with no wider effect, while minor material amendments, usually made by varying a condition, allow modest design changes without a fresh application. Anything beyond that needs a new permission, so the scope here is deliberately narrow.

More on amendments applications in our guide

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