Planning application
Meadows Barn Bassetts Lane Little Baddow Chelmsford Essex CM3 4BZ
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Prior notification for a temporary recreational campsite.
As published by the council, reference 26/00770/PN
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00770/PN
- Category
- Prior approval
- Status
- Pending consideration
- Received
- 22 Oct 2026
- Validated
- 22 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Wickham Bishops And Woodham
- Parish
- Woodham Walter
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- CM3 4BZ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Maldon register
This site has had 5 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 2 refused.
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24/00860/AGR Refused
Meadows Barn Bassetts Lane Little Baddow Chelmsford Essex CM3 4BZ
Prior notification for forestry building
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24/00833/PN Granted
Meadows Barn Bassetts Lane Little Baddow Chelmsford Essex CM3 4BZ
Prior notification of a temporary recreational campsite on the following dates: 07/06/2025 to 08/06/2025, 13/06/2025 to 15/06/2025, 20/06/2025 to 22/06/2025, 27/06/2025 to 29/06/2025, 04/07/2025 to 06/07/2025, 11/07/2025 to 13/07/2025, 18/07/2025 to 30/07/2025 and 01/08/2025 to 31/08/2025.
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24/00243/AGR Refused
Meadows Barn Bassetts Lane Little Baddow Chelmsford Essex CM3 4BZ
Claim for lawful development certificate for a proposed new steel and oak frame barn with hardstanding.
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24/00138/LDP Withdrawn
Meadows Barn Bassetts Lane Little Baddow Chelmsford Essex CM3 4BZ
Claim for lawful development certificate for proposed use to allow up to 50 pitches for tents, motorhomes or campervans (excluding caravans), for temporary use of land as a recreational campsite up to 60 days per year.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Oct 2026
Received by Maldon
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6 Nov 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 17 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 76 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
What 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 76 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
Nearby applications
Within 0.3 miles
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Meadows Barn Bassetts Lane Little Baddow Chelmsford Essex CM3 4BZ
Claim for lawful development certificate for proposed use to allow up to 50 pitches for tents, motorhomes or campervans (excluding caravans), for temporary use of land as a recreational campsite up to 60 days per year.
Withdrawn Lawful development 6 docs -
Bassetts Bassetts Lane Little Baddow Chelmsford Essex CM3 4BZ
Compliance with conditions notification 24/00029/LBC (Replacement windows on sections of northern, southern and western elevations. Replacement door on existing porch. New soil vent pipe on western elevation. Internal alterations.) Condition 3 - Large-scale drawings of new windows and doors.
Decided Reserved matters Extension Windows or glazing 4 docsSmall domestic -
The Cottage Bassetts Lane Little Baddow Chelmsford Essex CM3 4BZ
Compliance with conditions notification 21/00856/FUL (Change of use from highway verge to residential garden land.) Condition 4 - Details of boundary.
Refused Reserved matters 4 docs -
Meadows Barn Bassetts Lane Little Baddow Chelmsford Essex CM3 4BZ
Prior notification for forestry building
Refused Other -
Meadows Barn Bassetts Lane Little Baddow Chelmsford Essex CM3 4BZ
Prior notification of a temporary recreational campsite on the following dates: 07/06/2025 to 08/06/2025, 13/06/2025 to 15/06/2025, 20/06/2025 to 22/06/2025, 27/06/2025 to 29/06/2025, 04/07/2025 to 06/07/2025, 11/07/2025 to 13/07/2025, 18/07/2025 to 30/07/2025 and 01/08/2025 to 31/08/2025.
Granted Prior approval -
Meadows Barn Bassetts Lane Little Baddow Chelmsford Essex CM3 4BZ
Claim for lawful development certificate for a proposed new steel and oak frame barn with hardstanding.
Refused Other 10 docs
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