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Greenacres, Bassetts Lane, Willingale, Ongar, CM5 0QL

Refused Epping Forest EPF/0442/26 Approval of details reserved by a condition

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
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 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • 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

    Submitted 30 May 2025 Amendments

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Mar 2026

    Received by Epping Forest

  2. 29 May 2026

    Decision issued: Refuse

  3. 9 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • 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

    Submitted 30 May 2025 Amendments

Documents

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

11 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Epping Forest refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About condition discharge and variation applications

This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.

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  • Greenacres, Silver Lane, Willingale, Essex, CM5 0QL

    EPF/1141/25 Submitted 30 May 2025 0m away

    70% historically approved · decision due ~11 Dec

    Retrospective permission for the use of land for the stationing of caravans for residential purposes, and dayrooms and hardstanding ancillary to that use.

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  • Greenacres, Bassetts Lane, Willingale, Ongar, CM5 0QL

    EPF/1138/25 Submitted 30 May 2025 0m away

    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

    Granted Amendments 13 docs

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