EPF/0234/21

1. 28 Jan 2021

   Received by Epping Forest

2. 4 May 2021

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 14 Jul 2021

   Decision issued: Refuse

4. 23 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go: siting, design, access and landscaping are all fixed at this stage. It is the standard route for new buildings, conversions and changes of use. The statutory target is eight weeks for smaller schemes and thirteen weeks for major development, though complex cases often take longer by agreement.

More on full applications applications in our guide

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• EPF/0823/26 Awaiting decision

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  27 Apr 2026 125m away Full applications
• EPF/0746/26 Granted

  Rose View, Hamlet Hill, Roydon, Harlow, CM19 5JU

  Garage conversion.

  16 Apr 2026 258m away Householder
• EPF/0977/26 Granted

  Lochalsh, Hamlet Hill, Roydon, Harlow, CM19 5JU

  Upward extension of residential dwellinghouse.

  18 May 2026 258m away Prior approval
• EPF/1708/25 Awaiting decision

  Ashview, Hamlet Hill, Roydon, Harlow, CM19 5LA

  Change of use of land to use as a residential caravan site for 6 Gypsy/Traveller families, including the stationing of 6 static caravans/mobile homes.

  22 Aug 2025 393m away Full applications
• EPF/1441/26 Awaiting decision

  The Leaves, Tylers Road, Roydon, Harlow, CM19 5LJ

  Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed change of use from use Class R to B8 (Storage).

  27 Jul 2026 442m away Lawful development

• EPF/1139/26 Refused

  Land to rear of Gables, Church Lane, Sheering, Harlow, CM22 7NR

  Stable building.

  9 Jun 2026 Full applications
• EPF/1468/26 Awaiting decision

  Sedge Gate Nursery, Sedge Green, Nazeing, Waltham Abbey, EN9 2PA

  Retrospective reinstatement of the northern vehicular access from Sedge Green to serve as the access and egress for Units 12–31 Leaside Industrial Park (formerly Sedge Gate Nursery).

  30 Jul 2026 Full applications
• EPF/0874/26 Refused

  Petrol Filling Station, Chelmsford Rd, Norton Heath, Ingatestone CM4 0LQ

  Retrospective application for erection of extension to existing building, new bin store area and 2 EV charging spaces with associated infrastructure.

  5 May 2026 Full applications
• EPF/1454/26 Awaiting decision

  58, Queens Road, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5BY

  Retrospective application for the erection and retention of an extractor flue to the rear elevation and containers to rear of outrigger.

  28 Jul 2026 Full applications
• EPF/1031/26 Granted

  Abbess Roding Hall, Green Hill Road, Ongar, CM5 0PA

  Construction of a single self-build residential dwelling alongside associated development.

  27 May 2026 Full applications