Wood Lodge Lea Lane Great Braxted Witham Essex CM8 3EP
Pending
26/00280/LDP
Description
Claim for a lawful development certificate for the proposed change of use of residential Class C3 (a) to children's residential home C3(b)
Historical activity at this location
3 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2023
Approved
Outbuilding At The Orchards 2A Lea Lane Great Braxted Essex
Construction of a new day room to replace the existing outbuilding.
2023
Approved
Outbuilding At The Orchards 2A Lea Lane Great Braxted Essex
Construction of a new day room to replace the existing outbuilding.
2021
Approved
2 The Orchards Lea Lane Great Braxted Essex CM8 3EP
Construction of a new day room to replace the existing day room and the replacement of th…
Maldon
Planning Authority Score
4/10
Below average
#199 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use
Maldon ranks #165 out of 292 councils for householder decision speed. 46% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 40% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (91%) than the national average (90%).
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application.
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Maldon decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
87%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #166 of 292
91%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #171 of 292
62%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (64%) #165 of 292
46%
Extended time limit
Above avg (40%) #195 of 292
68%
Minor dwellings approved
56 decided (1-9 homes)
25%
Major dwellings approved
4 decided (10+ homes)
75%
Change of use approved
8 decided
394
Total decisions
52 refused in 2025