Planning application
Newlands Farm Wickham Hall Lane Wickham Bishops Witham Essex CM8 3JH
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Retrospective change of use of land to equestrian use, including the use of an existing barn as stables and the retention of post-and-rail fencing.
As published by the council, reference 26/00678/FULM
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00678/FULM
- Status
- Pending consideration
- Received
- 28 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 21 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Wickham Bishops And Woodham
- Parish
- Wickham Bishops
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- CM8 3JH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Sep 2026
Received by Maldon
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21 Oct 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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22 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 16 December 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.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Roger Balmer Design Agent, a design practice
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See their track recordWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Maldon for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Maldon's median decision took 78 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About this record
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