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Garden Centre, Crown Hill, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3TF

Granted Epping Forest EPF/0310/23 Consent under Tree Preservation Orders

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

TPO/EPF/05/20 T1: Oak - Crown thin by up to 25%, as specified. Reduce selected branches, on western side of the crown, by up to 1.5m as specified.

As published by the council, reference EPF/0310/23

Application record

Reference
EPF/0310/23
Type
Consent under Tree Preservation Orders
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Granted As published: Approve with Conditions
Received
13 Feb 2023
Validated
15 Feb 2023
Decided
9 May 2023
Ward
Waltham Abbey South and Rural
Parish
Waltham Abbey
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
EN9 3TF

Site history

Applications at this address on the Epping Forest register

This site has had 9 applications since 2020: 1 approved, 2 refused.

  • EPF/0968/23 Refused

    Garden Centre, Crown Hill, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3TF

    Application for approval of details reserved by condition 3 'External finishes' and condition 10 'Tree Protection Plan', on planning permission EPF/1709/19 (Demolition of existing Garden Centre buildings and the erection of 2no semi-detached houses (Revised Application to EPF/2583/18)

    Decided 31 May 2023 Conditions
  • EPF/0797/23 Split decision

    Garden Centre, Crown Hill, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3TF

    Application for approval of details reserved by condition 3 'External finishes' condition 9 'Enhancement of Ecological Value', condition 10 'Tree Protection Plan', condition 11'Hard and Soft Landscaping' condition 15'Boundary Treatments' and condition17 'EVCP' on planning permission EPF/1709/19 (Demolition of existing Garden Centre buildings and the erection of 2no semi-detached houses (Revised Application to EPF/2583/18)

    Decided 27 Apr 2023 Conditions
  • EPF/0801/23 Split decision

    Garden Centre, Crown Hill, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3TF

    Application for approval of details reserved by condition 4'Flood Risk Assessment', condition 5 'Surface Water Disposal', condition 10 Boundary Treatments', condition 18 'Parking Spaces/ECVP' and condition 19 'Superfast Broadband' on planning permission EPF/0249/21 (Resubmission of planning consent EPF/2030/17 for 4no semi-detached houses)

    Decided 27 Apr 2023 Conditions
  • EPF/0078/23 Split decision

    Garden Centre, Crown Hill, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3TF

    Application for Approval of Details reserved by condition 6"assessment of risks posed by any contamination EPF/0249/21. (Resubmission of Planning Consent EPF/2030/17 for 4no semi-detached houses).

    Decided 24 Feb 2023 Conditions
  • EPF/0077/23 Split decision

    Garden Centre, Crown Hill, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3TF

    Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 6 `Risks posed by contamination' EPF/1709/19 (Demolition of existing Garden Centre buildings and the erection of x 2 no. semi-detached houses. (Revised application to EPF/2583/18)).

    Decided 24 Feb 2023 Conditions
  • EPF/2747/21 Split decision

    Garden Centre Crown Hill Waltham Abbey EN9 3TF

    Application for Approval of Details reserved by conditions 4" surface water disposal", 5"flood risk assessment", 10"Tree Protection Plan/Arboricultural Method Statement and site monitoring schedule", 11"hard & location of parking spaces (including garages)", 21" programme of archaeological work" & 22"super-fast broadband" for EPF/1709/19.(Demolition of Existing Garden Centre buildings and the erection of 2no semi-detached houses (Revised application to EPF/2538/18).

    Decided 15 Dec 2021 Conditions
  • EPF/1922/21 Split decision

    Garden Centre Crown Hill Waltham Abbey EN9 3TF

    Application for Approval of Details reserved by conditions 3"documentary and photographic details of the types and colours of the external finishes", 6"assessment of the risks posed by any contamination" & 9"scheme to enhance the ecological value of the site" for EPF/1709/19. (Demolition of Garden Centre and Buildings and the erection of 2no semi-detached houses (resubmission of EPF/2538/18).

    Submitted 13 Jul 2021 Conditions
  • EPF/2596/20 Refused

    Garden Centre Crown Hill Waltham Abbey EN9 3TF

    Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 3,4,5,7 & 8 for EPF/2030/17. Condition 3"documentary and photographic details of the types and colours of the external finishes", 4"details of surface water disposal", 5"wheel washing", 7"full details of both hard and soft landscape works" & 8"Landscape Management Plan" . (Resubmission of Planning Consent EPF/0537/17 for 4 no semi-detached houses).

    Decided 7 Sep 2021 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 13 Feb 2023

    Received by Epping Forest

  2. 15 Feb 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 9 May 2023

    Decision issued: Approve with Conditions

  4. 12 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

4 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Epping Forest granted permission on 9 May 2023, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About tree works applications

Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.

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  • 1, Crown Hill, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3TF

    EPF/0820/26 Submitted 27 Apr 2026 50 yards away

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  • Garden Centre, Crown Hill, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3TF

    EPF/0968/23 Submitted 27 Apr 2023 50 yards away

    Application for approval of details reserved by condition 3 'External finishes' and condition 10 'Tree Protection Plan', on planning permission EPF/1709/19 (Demolition of existing Garden Centre buildings and the erection of 2no semi-detached houses (Revised Application to EPF/2583/18)

    Refused Conditions Demolition Trees 5 docs

  • Garden Centre, Crown Hill, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3TF

    EPF/0797/23 Submitted 5 Apr 2023 50 yards away

    Application for approval of details reserved by condition 3 'External finishes' condition 9 'Enhancement of Ecological Value', condition 10 'Tree Protection Plan', condition 11'Hard and Soft Landscaping' condition 15'Boundary Treatments' and condition17 'EVCP' on planning permission EPF/1709/19 (Demolition of existing Garden Centre buildings and the erection of 2no semi-detached houses (Revised Application to EPF/2583/18)

    Split decision Conditions Demolition Trees 11 docs

  • Garden Centre, Crown Hill, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3TF

    EPF/0801/23 Submitted 5 Apr 2023 50 yards away

    Application for approval of details reserved by condition 4'Flood Risk Assessment', condition 5 'Surface Water Disposal', condition 10 Boundary Treatments', condition 18 'Parking Spaces/ECVP' and condition 19 'Superfast Broadband' on planning permission EPF/0249/21 (Resubmission of planning consent EPF/2030/17 for 4no semi-detached houses)

    Split decision Conditions 12 docs

  • Garden Centre, Crown Hill, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3TF

    EPF/0078/23 Submitted 16 Jan 2023 50 yards away

    Application for Approval of Details reserved by condition 6"assessment of risks posed by any contamination EPF/0249/21. (Resubmission of Planning Consent EPF/2030/17 for 4no semi-detached houses).

    Split decision Conditions 4 docs

  • Garden Centre, Crown Hill, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3TF

    EPF/0077/23 Submitted 16 Jan 2023 50 yards away

    Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 6 `Risks posed by contamination' EPF/1709/19 (Demolition of existing Garden Centre buildings and the erection of x 2 no. semi-detached houses. (Revised application to EPF/2583/18)).

    Split decision Conditions Demolition 4 docs

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    Received 30 Sep, published by the council 7 Oct 2026 Trees