Planning application
Norton Fishery, Epping Lane, Stapleford Tawney, Romford, RM4 1ST
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Part Retrospective - Change of use from agricultural building to holiday let accommodation involving external alterations.
As published by the council, reference EPF/0213/26
Application record
- Reference
- EPF/0213/26
- Type
- Change of use
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 2 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 2 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Theydon Bois with Passingford
- Parish
- Theydon Mount
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RM4 1ST
Site history
Applications at this address on the Epping Forest register
This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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EPF/0454/23 Granted
Norton Fishery, Epping Lane, Stapleford Tawney, Romford, RM4 1ST
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 3 'Contaminated Land', condition 4'Foul Water', condition 5'External Finishes', condition 6 'Superfast Broadband' and condition 10 ' Regulation 77 'Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations' on planning permission EPF/0132/22 (Prior approval for change of use of Agricultural building to C3 residential)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Feb 2026
Received by Epping Forest
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 30 March 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Epping Forest took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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