Planning application
Greenacres, Bassetts Lane, Willingale, Ongar, CM5 0QL
Relates to EPF/1138/25
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 6(i) Site Development Scheme of EPF/1138/25 (Variation to Conditions 1, 3 & 6 for APP/J1535/A/14/2225844 (A material change of use to a mixed use for purposes of agriculture and a residential caravan site at Greenacres, Bassetts Lane, Willingale, Essex CM5 0QL) - Retrospective).
As published by the council, reference EPF/0442/26
Application record
- Reference
- EPF/0442/26
- Type
- Approval of details reserved by a condition
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Refused As published: Refuse
- Received
- 2 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 2 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 29 May 2026
- Ward
- Rural East
- Parish
- Willingale
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- CM5 0QL
Site history
Applications at this address on the Epping Forest register
This site has had 3 applications since 2019: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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EPF/1138/25 Granted
Greenacres, Bassetts Lane, Willingale, Ongar, CM5 0QL
Variation to Conditions 1, 3 & 6 for APP/J1535/A/14/2225844 (A material change of use to a mixed use for purposes of agriculture and a residential caravan site at Greenacres, Bassetts Lane, Willingale, Essex CM5 0QL) - Retrospective
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EPF/2660/19 Withdrawn
Greenacres Bassetts Lane Willingale Ongar CM5 0QL
Application for Variation of Conditions 1 Personal occupation and 3 no. of pitches of planning permission granted at appeal on 13th June 2017 reference APP/J1535/C/14/2225843 ** AMENDED PLANS **- (RETROSPECTIVE)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Mar 2026
Received by Epping Forest
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29 May 2026
Decision issued: Refuse
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9 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
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EPF/1138/25 Granted
Greenacres, Bassetts Lane, Willingale, Ongar, CM5 0QL
Variation to Conditions 1, 3 & 6 for APP/J1535/A/14/2225844 (A material change of use to a mixed use for purposes of agriculture and a residential caravan site at Greenacres, Bassetts Lane, Willingale, Essex CM5 0QL) - Retrospective
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
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About condition discharge and variation applications
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