Planning application
Netherhouse Farm, Unit 2, Sewardstone Road, Waltham Abbey, E4 7RJ
Works: New dwelling Domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Proposed 3 bedroom 2 storey self-build dwelling on land currently used for the storage of building materials adjacent to Reclaimed Ltd.
As published by the council, reference EPF/0252/26
Application record
- Reference
- EPF/0252/26
- Type
- Full planning permission
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 9 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 21 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Waltham Abbey South and Rural
- Parish
- Waltham Abbey
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- E4 7RJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Feb 2026
Received by Epping Forest
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21 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 16 June 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
18 documents on file for this application
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