The District Planning Committee of Maldon Council met on 3 September 2025 to discuss two planning applications. The committee approved an application for the construction of 90 dwellings on land south of Wycke Hill and Limebrook Way, and also approved a variation of condition for a hybrid application for mixed use development on land at Broad Street Green Road, Langford Road and Maypole Road, Great Totham.

Land South of Wycke Hill and Limebrook Way, Maldon, Essex

The committee approved application 25/00160/FULM for the construction of 90 dwellings, open space, landscaping, and associated infrastructure on land south of Wycke Hill and Limebrook Way, Maldon. This application was brought back to the committee due to a voting error at a previous meeting. The applicant, Crest Nicholson Eastern, had submitted a revision to the housing mix, with alterations to the one-bedroom dwellings. The Head of Service: Development Management and Building Control assured the committee that the changes did not materially alter the application and no further public consultation was needed.

The agent, Mr Smith from JCN Design & Planning, addressed the committee. Clarification was provided on the number of one-bedroom dwellings, contributions from Essex County Council Education, and the inclusion of electric vehicle charging points as a condition. Councillor A S Fluker proposed approval, which was seconded and carried.

The approval is subject to a Section 106 agreement¹ including terms for:

• Affordable housing mix
• Education and libraries contributions
• Employment and skills plan
• Essex County Council monitoring fees
• NHS contributions
• Essex Coast Recreational Disturbance Avoidance and Mitigation Strategy (RAMS)
• Indexing of payments
• S106 legal and district council monitoring fees

Conditions include:

• Commencement within three years
• Adherence to approved plans
• Implementation of landscaping works
• Construction Management Plan
• Biodiversity Enhancement Layout
• Noise criteria
• Tree retention and protection
• No link to Public Footpath No 26 (Woodham Mortimer parish)
• Resurfacing of Woodham Mortimer public footpath no 26 and Maldon public footpath no 41
• Residential travel plan
• Residential Travel Information Pack

Land at Broad Street Green Road and Langford Road Maypole Road Great Totham

The committee approved application 24/00911/VARM, a variation of condition 20 on planning permission 15/00419/OUT for land at Broad Street Green Road and Langford Road Maypole Road Great Totham. The proposed change alters the trigger for the completion of the Relief Road section between Langford Road and Maypole Road to 'prior to 26 September 2025'.

The Head of Service: Development Management and Building Control presented the report, noting the application had been previously considered on 22 May 2025. It was brought back to reconsider it with the benefit of an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Screening Direction. The applicant, Mr Moseley from Vistry Group, addressed the committee. Councillor A S Fluker noted a correction to the report. Councillor Fluker then proposed approval, which was seconded and carried.

The approval is subject to conditions and the Section 106 legal agreement from planning permission reference 15/00419/OUT, including:

• Timeframe of three years for full permission elements – Relief Road and gas and electricity substations
• Details for Reserved Matters (RM) access, appearance, landscaping, layout, and scale
• Applications for RM no later than 29 October 2029 (10 years from original consent)
• Approved RM to begin no later than 2 years from date of permission
• Approved Plans List
• Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP)
• Archaeological Assessment and Implementation Programme
• Surface Water Drainage Scheme
• Surface Water Drainage Scheme – Maintenance and Management details
• Strategic Phasing Plan
• Strategic Management and Maintenance Plan for the entirety of the Strategic Green Infrastructure
• Ecological Conservation Management Plan (ECMP)
• Contamination and Remediation
• Superfast Broadband Strategy
• Foul Drainage
• Details of depth of excavation trenches for all services
• Tree and Hedgerow Protection
• Details of acoustic barrier to the south of the Relief Road
• Relief Road section between Langford Road and Maypole Road completion by 26 September 2025
• Relief Road section between Langford Road and Broad Street Green Road completion before occupation of 350th dwelling
• Traffic monitoring and Priority for Buses along Maypole Road south of the Relief Road
• Residential Travel Plan
• Residential Travel Information Pack
• Noise Validation Survey
• Bus Stop details for RM
• Network of pedestrian and cycle routes for RM
• Vehicle Parking for RM
• Cycle Parking for RM
• Landscaping requirements
• Recycling and Waste details for RM
• Any Planting that fails replaced within 5 years
• Remove of PD rights for hard surfacing of front gardens
• Lighting Strategy
• Yearly logs of Maintenance of Surface Water Drainage Scheme
• Housing Mix requirements
• Smaller Dwellings that are Single Storey in Height
• Playing Field Requirements
• Community Use Agreement (CUA)
• No Floodlighting
• Details of Local Centre units to be provided
• Hours of use for Local Centre Units
• Delivery and Collection Hours for Local Centre Units
• Means of commercial refuse/recycling for Local Centre
• Local Centre – Ventilation Equipment
• Sound level restrictions for any Amplified Sound

Solar Farm At 596892 196989 Marsh Road, Burnham-on-Crouch

The committee were asked to consider the report for planning application 24/00901/FULM for the construction and operation of a solar farm and battery energy storage system at Marsh Road, Burnham-on-Crouch.

Land South of Threeways and 45 The Street, Latchingdon, Essex

The committee were asked to consider the report for planning application 24/01004/OUTM for an outline planning application with all matters reserved except for means of access, for up to 140 dwellings at Land South of Threeways and 45 The Street, Latchingdon, Essex.