Planning application
Bury Lodge, Copthall Green, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3ST
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Upshire Conservation Area T1: Silver Birch - Crown reduce to previous points. T2: Hornbeam - Crown reduce by up to 3m.
As published by the council, reference EPF/0332/26
Application record
- Reference
- EPF/0332/26
- Type
- Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Raise No Objection
- Received
- 17 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 17 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Waltham Abbey South and Rural
- Parish
- Waltham Abbey
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EN9 3ST
Site history
Applications at this address on the Epping Forest register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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EPF/1844/24 Refused
Bury Lodge, Copthall Green, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3ST
Demolition of an existing residential outbuilding and the erection of a replacement outbuilding for use as ancillary residential accommodation (an annexe).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Feb 2026
Received by Epping Forest
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Epping Forest granted permission, 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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Bury Lodge, Copthall Green, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3ST
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