Planning application
Fernhall Farm, Fernhall Barn, Fernhall Lane, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3TJ
Works: New dwelling Domestic
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Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 9 “Phase 2 contaminated land’ of EPF/1929/17 (Dismantling of dilapidated Grade Il Listed agricultural barn and reconstruction in similar form as residential dwelling with additional new-build elements partly in place of unlisted circa 1970's barn outbuildings and installation of a basement. Change of use of land to residential).
As published by the council, reference EPF/0147/26
Application record
- Reference
- EPF/0147/26
- Type
- Approval of details reserved by a condition
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Refused As published: Refuse
- Received
- 21 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 2 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 2 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Waltham Abbey South and Rural
- Parish
- Waltham Abbey
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EN9 3TJ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Epping Forest register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 0 approved, 2 refused.
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EPF/2375/25 Refused
Fernhall Farm, Fernhall Barn, Fernhall Lane, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3TJ
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 9 “Phase 2 contaminated land’ of EPF/1929/17 (Dismantling of dilapidated Grade Il Listed agricultural barn and reconstruction in similar form as residential dwelling with additional new-build elements partly in place of unlisted circa 1970's barn outbuildings and installation of a basement. Change of use of land to residential).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Jan 2026
Received by Epping Forest
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2 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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2 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Refuse
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9 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
21 documents on file for this application
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Epping Forest refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About condition discharge and variation applications
This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.
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