Planning

The Role of the Parish Council in Planning

Tolleshunt Major Parish Council has requested that it is consulted on planning applications. It means that Maldon District Council (the Local Planning Authority) must consult the Parish Council on planning applications for development in the Parish Council area. However. the Parish Council does not have power to refuse or approve an application. It can only provide comments back to the District Council.

Maldon District Council Local Plan Review

Maldon District Council is currently consulting on a review of the Local Plan beyond 2029. The Parish Council agreed a response at its March meeting which can be viewed below. Further information from Maldon District Council can be found here

Planning Appeals

APP/X1545/X/3323188 – Lyncroft, Bakers Lane – Claim for lawful development certificate for the proposed siting of a caravan for ancillary use -Appeal Upheld.

Planning Enforcement

A list of outstanding enforcement issues relating to the village has been sent to Maldon District Council requesting an update.

Current and Recent Planning Applications

Planning applications within the Tolleshunt Major Parish Council area, which are under consideration or determined with the last year are:-

Planning Reference	Address	Details	Status and Parish Council comment
24/00702/LPD	Tolleshunt D’arcy Road	Installation of one new electric pole under an existing overhead line	Pending Consideration
24/00675/HOUSE	Admirals, Beckingham Street	First floor front and side extensions with alterations	Pending Consideration
24/00674/LDP	Admirals, Beckingham Street	Claim for lawful development certificate for a proposed single storey rear extension	Pending Consideration
24/00665/VAR	Caravan, Bickleigh Lane	Variation of condition 2 on planning permission 23/00127/FUL	Pending Consideration
24/00574/AGR	Beckingham Hall	Erection of an open sided straw building for agricultural use	Approved
24/05064/DET	Beckingham Business Park	Compliance with conditions on 20/00493/FUL	Conditions discharged
24/00271/VAR	Beckingham Business Park	Variation to 20/00493/FUL	Pending Consideration
24/00119/NMA	Beckingham Business Park	Non material amendment to 20/00493/FUL (erection of 13 units, office block and cafe)	Approved
24/00114/FUL	Longwick Farm, Joyces Chase	Single storey boiler house with associated hard standing and external gas storage tanks	Pending consideration
24/00130/COU	Braxted Farm Shop	Change of use of existing agricultural barn to farm shop and change of use of existing farm shop to cafe. Resurfacing of existing car park and provision of 32 car park spaces commensurate with increased floor space, cycle store and landscaping	Pending consideration
24/05103/DET	Beckingham Business Park	Compliance with conditions notification 20/00493/FUL (erection of 13 units, office block and cafe)	Conditions part discharged
23/01206/FUL	Tudwick Road	Construction of temporary single access at Tudwick Road	Approved
23/01205/FUL	Bakers Lane	Construction of temporary double access at Bakers Lane	Approved
23/01156/OUT	Field View Cottage	Erection of a dwelling with all matters reserved	Refused
23/01205/FUL	Temporary site access off Bakers Lane	Construction of temporary double access off Bakers Lane – construction of pipeline from Langford to Abberton	Approved
23/01206/FUL	Temporary site access off Tudwick Road	Construction of temporary single access off Tudwick Road – construction of pipeline from Langford to Abberton	Approved
23/01145/HOUSE	Penny House, Tolleshunt D’arcy Road	Increase ridge height of existing dwelling and construct dormer windows to provide rooms in the roof. Front and side extension. New porch and alteration to fenestration.	Approved
23/00928/HRN	End of Langford water pipe, Hatfield Road, Langford	Sections of 34 hedgerows to be removed in order to install a new water main	No objections raised
23/00854/HOUSE	Brookview, Plains Road	Addition of roof lights to roof slope of existing detached garage to provide home office to first floor	Approved
TPO 9/80	Toucans Rest, Beckingham Street	Oak tree crown lift by 2m to provide 4m clearance. Crown thin by 30% lateral reduction to branches by 2m and removal of deadwood.	Approved
23/00673/FUL	Land opposite St Nicholas Village Hall, Witham Road	Change of use of land to car park for the use of St Nicholas Village Hall	Refused
23/00651/OUT	Land North West of Beckingham Street	Outline planning application with some matters reserved apart from access, layout and scale, for the erection of two detached single storey use class E(g) light industrial units	Refused
23/00525/HRN	Pipeline between Layer Water Treatment Works and Langford Waterworks Hatfield Road Langford	Sections of 34 hedgerows to be removed in order to install a new water main	Hedgerow retention notice served
23/00404/HOUSE	Saffron Cottage, Witham Road	Proposed side extension and partly to demolish the existing porch	Approved
23/00367/AGR	Land West of Witham Road	Prior notification for a agricultural grain, crop and machinery store	Prior notification not required
23/00334/LDP	Lyncroft, Bakers Lane	Claim for lawful development certificate for the proposed siting of a caravan for ancillary use	Refused
23/00250/LDP	Saffron Cottage, Witham Road	Claim for lawful development certificate for a proposed single storey side extension	Refused
23/00127/FUL	The Caravan at Bickleigh Lane, Loamy Hill Road	Construction of a replacement dwelling	Refused
23/00103/COU	Building at Junction of Braxted Road and Maldon Road (Farm Shop)	Application for change of use of existing agricultural barn to farm shop and change of use of existing farm shop to cafe, resurfacing of existing car park commensurate with increased floor space.	Withdrawn
23/00146/HOUSE	23 Sawyers Road	Single storey rear extension and alterations to existing house. Demolition of existing outbuilding, erection of a new outbuilding, a new oil tank and new tarmac driveway.	Approved

How to Find Out More

Note: When using the search facility it is not necessary to fill in all the boxes. For example, to find all Tolleshunt Major applications since 1994 scroll down the parish names list and click on ‘Tolleshunt Major’ to highlight it, then click on the search button (next to the ‘CLEAR’ and ‘CANCEL’ button). This will open a new window with a list of case numbers on the left hand side. Clicking on any of these underlined case numbers will open a new window with details of the application. Click on the ‘View Documents’ button to open a list of documents and plans. Select an item you want to see by clicking on any of the underlined titles.

If you just want to see recent planning applications highlight the parish name then complete the Date Valid From and Date Valid To sections for the period you want to view and click the search button.