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Fernhall Farm, Fernhall Barn, Fernhall Lane, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3TJ

Refused Epping Forest EPF/0147/26 Approval of details reserved by a condition

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.

  • 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).

    Decided 8 Jan 2026 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 21 Jan 2026

    Received by Epping Forest

  2. 2 Feb 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 2 Apr 2026

    Decision issued: Refuse

  4. 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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What this refusal means

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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    EPF/0664/23 Submitted 23 Mar 2023 50 yards away

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    EPF/2375/25 Submitted 24 Nov 2025 50 yards away

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