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Norton Fishery, Epping Lane, Stapleford Tawney, Romford, RM4 1ST

Awaiting decision Epping Forest EPF/0213/26 Change of use

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 3 applications since 2021: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • 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)

    Decided 10 May 2023 Conditions
  • EPF/0614/21 Refused

    Norton Fishery Epping Lane Stapleford Tawney Romford RM4 1ST

    Part re-development to provide a detached house.

    Decided 29 Sep 2021 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Feb 2026

    Received by Epping Forest

  2. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 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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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Epping Forest for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Epping Forest decided full applications in a median of 84 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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    EPF/2256/24 Submitted 7 Nov 2024 50 yards away

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    Granted Conditions 10 docs
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