Planning application
Land at Nickerlands, Berwick Lane, Stanford Rivers, Ongar, CM5 9PX
Relates to EPF/2196/25, EPF/1546/24
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Approval of Biodiversity Gain Plan Reserved by Schedule 7A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended), following approved HMMP under EPF/2196/25, along with Condition 7 (Archaeology), Condition 9 (Great Crested Newts) and Condition 19 (Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy (BES)) of EPF/1546/24 (Proposed Installation, operation and decommissioning of renewable energy generating station comprising ground-mounted photovoltaic solar arrays together with transformer/inverter stations, site accesses, internal access tracks, security measures, access gates, other ancillary infrastructure and landscaping and biodiversity enhancements).
As published by the council, reference EPF/0342/26
Application record
- Reference
- EPF/0342/26
- Type
- Approval of details reserved by a condition
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Approve
- Received
- 17 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 17 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 11 May 2026
- Ward
- Theydon Bois with Passingford
- Parish
- Stanford Rivers
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- CM5 9PX
Site history
Applications at this address on the Epping Forest register
This site has had 6 applications since 2024: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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EPF/1576/26 Awaiting decision
Land at Nickerlands, Berwick Lane, Stanford Rivers, Ongar, CM5 9PX
Application for approval of details reserved by Condition 14 (Temporary Construction Access) on planning permission (EPF/1546/24) (Proposed Installation, operation and decommissioning of renewable energy generating station comprising ground-mounted photovoltaic solar arrays together with transformer/inverter stations, site accesses, internal access tracks, security measures, access gates, other ancillary infrastructure and landscaping and biodiversity enhancements).
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EPF/2196/25 Split decision
Land at Nickerlands, Berwick Lane, Stanford Rivers, Ongar, CM5 9PX
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 6 (BNG - HMMP), 12 (Farmland Bird Mitigation Strategy), 15 (Drainage) and 18 (Hard and Soft Landscaping) on planning permission EPF/1546/24 (Proposed Installation, operation and decommissioning of renewable energy generating station comprising ground-mounted photovoltaic solar arrays together with transformer/inverter stations, site accesses, internal access tracks, security measures, access gates, other ancillary infrastructure and landscaping and biodiversity enhancements).
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EPF/1727/25 Granted
Land at Nickerlands, Berwick Lane, Stanford Rivers, Ongar, CM5 9PX
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 5 (Details), 8 (Tree Protection), 10 (CEMP Biodiversity) and 11 (Soil Management Plan) on planning permission (EPF/1546/24) (Proposed Installation, operation and decommissioning of renewable energy generating station comprising ground-mounted photovoltaic solar arrays together with transformer/inverter stations, site accesses, internal access tracks, security measures, access gates, other ancillary infrastructure and landscaping and biodiversity enhancements).
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EPF/1546/24 Granted
Land at Nickerlands, Berwick Lane, Stanford Rivers, Ongar, CM5 9PX
Proposed Installation, operation and decommissioning of renewable energy generating station comprising ground-mounted photovoltaic solar arrays together with transformer/inverter stations, site accesses, internal access tracks, security measures, access gates, other ancillary infrastructure and landscaping and biodiversity enhancements.
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EPF/1142/24 Decided
Land at Nickerlands, Berwick Lane, Stanford Rivers, Ongar, CM5 9PX
(EIA) Screening Opinion - Solar Farm
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Feb 2026
Received by Epping Forest
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11 May 2026
Decision issued: Approve
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
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EPF/2196/25 Split decision
Land at Nickerlands, Berwick Lane, Stanford Rivers, Ongar, CM5 9PX
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 6 (BNG - HMMP), 12 (Farmland Bird Mitigation Strategy), 15 (Drainage) and 18 (Hard and Soft Landscaping) on planning permission EPF/1546/24 (Proposed Installation, operation and decommissioning of renewable energy generating station comprising ground-mounted photovoltaic solar arrays together with transformer/inverter stations, site accesses, internal access tracks, security measures, access gates, other ancillary infrastructure and landscaping and biodiversity enhancements).
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EPF/1546/24 Granted
Land at Nickerlands, Berwick Lane, Stanford Rivers, Ongar, CM5 9PX
Proposed Installation, operation and decommissioning of renewable energy generating station comprising ground-mounted photovoltaic solar arrays together with transformer/inverter stations, site accesses, internal access tracks, security measures, access gates, other ancillary infrastructure and landscaping and biodiversity enhancements.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
16 documents on file for this application
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Land at Nickerlands, Berwick Lane, Stanford Rivers, Ongar, CM5 9PX
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 6 (BNG - HMMP), 12 (Farmland Bird Mitigation Strategy), 15 (Drainage) and 18 (Hard and Soft Landscaping) on planning permission EPF/1546/24 (Proposed Installation, operation and decommissioning of renewable energy generating station comprising ground-mounted photovoltaic solar arrays together with transformer/inverter stations, site accesses, internal access tracks, security measures, access gates, other ancillary infrastructure and landscaping and biodiversity enhancements).
Split decision Conditions 24 docs -
Land at Nickerlands, Berwick Lane, Stanford Rivers, Ongar, CM5 9PX
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Proposed Installation, operation and decommissioning of renewable energy generating station comprising ground-mounted photovoltaic solar arrays together with transformer/inverter stations, site accesses, internal access tracks, security measures, access gates, other ancillary infrastructure and landscaping and biodiversity enhancements.
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Land at Nickerlands, Berwick Lane, Stanford Rivers, Ongar, CM5 9PX
(EIA) Screening Opinion - Solar Farm
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