Planning application
Land North of Forest Drive, Forest Drive, Theydon Bois, CM16 7HH
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition No. 20 - Construction Method Statement and No. 28 - Construction Management Plan of EPF/0292/21 (Erection of 38 residential dwellings with access from Forest Drive, and provision of associated open space, services and landscaping).
As published by the council, reference EPF/0474/26
Application record
- Reference
- EPF/0474/26
- Type
- Approval of details reserved by a condition
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Approve
- Received
- 5 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 5 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 25 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Theydon Bois with Passingford
- Parish
- Theydon Bois
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- CM16 7HH
Site history
Applications at this address on the Epping Forest register
This site has had 5 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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EPF/1613/26 Awaiting decision
Land North of Forest Drive, Forest Drive, Theydon Bois, CM16 7HH
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 37 Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP) of EPF/0292/21 (Erection of 38 residential dwellings with access from Forest Drive, and provision of associated open space, services and landscaping).
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EPF/1367/26 Granted
Land North of Forest Drive, Forest Drive, Theydon Bois, CM16 7HH
Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 32 and 42 Flooding (Drainage) of EPF/0292/21 (Erection of 38 residential dwellings with access from Forest Drive, and provision of associated open space, services and landscaping).
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EPF/1252/26 Awaiting decision
Land North of Forest Drive, Forest Drive, Theydon Bois, CM16 7HH
Variation of Condition 2 Plan numbers of EPF/0292/21 (Erection of 38 residential dwellings with access from Forest Drive, and provision of associated open space, services and landscaping).
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EPF/0345/26 Awaiting decision
Land North of Forest Drive, Forest Drive, Theydon Bois, CM16 7HH
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 22 Trees of EPF/0292/21 (Erection of 38 residential dwellings with access from Forest Drive, and provision of associated open space, services and landscaping).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Mar 2026
Received by Epping Forest
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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25 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Approve
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
14 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Epping Forest granted permission on 25 August 2026, 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 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.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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Land North of Forest Drive, Theydon Bois, CM16 7HH
Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 38 Landscape and Ecological Management Plan (LEMP) and 39 Landscape Management Plan of EPF/0292/21 (Erection of 38 residential dwellings with access from Forest Drive, and provision of associated open space, services and landscaping).
Granted Conditions 8 docs -
Land North of Forest Drive, Theydon Bois, CM16 7HH
Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 31, 33 and 41 Drainage of EPF/0292/21 (Erection of 38 residential dwellings with access from Forest Drive, and provision of associated open space, services and landscaping).
Granted Conditions 13 docs -
Land North of Forest Drive, Forest Drive, Theydon Bois, CM16 7HH
Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 32 and 42 Flooding (Drainage) of EPF/0292/21 (Erection of 38 residential dwellings with access from Forest Drive, and provision of associated open space, services and landscaping).
Granted Conditions 17 docs -
Land North of Forest Drive, Forest Drive, Theydon Bois, CM16 7HH
87% historically approved · decision due ~15 Oct
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 37 Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP) of EPF/0292/21 (Erection of 38 residential dwellings with access from Forest Drive, and provision of associated open space, services and landscaping).
Awaiting decision Conditions 4 docs -
Land North of Forest Drive, Forest Drive, Theydon Bois, CM16 7HH
87% historically approved · decision due ~15 Apr
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 22 Trees of EPF/0292/21 (Erection of 38 residential dwellings with access from Forest Drive, and provision of associated open space, services and landscaping).
Awaiting decision Conditions Trees 7 docs -
Land North of Forest Drive, Forest Drive, Theydon Bois, CM16 7HH
70% historically approved · decision due ~18 Aug
Variation of Condition 2 Plan numbers of EPF/0292/21 (Erection of 38 residential dwellings with access from Forest Drive, and provision of associated open space, services and landscaping).
Awaiting decision Amendments 33 docs
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EPF/1731/26 Awaiting decision
Land at Greensted Road, Chipping Ongar, CM5 9LA
Approval of Biodiversity Gain Plan Reserved by Schedule 7A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) (alongside Condition 3 - HMMP under EPF/2604/25) of EPF/1546/24 (Redevelopment of the site to provide 85 dwellings including affordable housing, car and cycle parking, access arrangements, landscaping, services and associated infrastructure (ONG.R5 - Allocated Site In Ongar))
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EPF/1722/26 Awaiting decision
Playing Field, Hillhouse, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3EH
Approval of Detail Reserved by Condition 12 flood assessment & Condition 13 Surface Water of EPF/2207/16 (Outline application (all matters reserved, except approval sought for detail of access) for Health Centre building; 60 Independent Living Older Persons Apartments Building (Use Class C2 - with a minimum of 6 hours care to be provided per week for each apartment) minimum 40% affordable; Leisure Centre and Swimming Pool Building (to include Fitness Suite and Community Hall) ; Open Space including a mini soccer grass pitch for use by under 7/8 year olds and footpaths; Ancillary development including three vehicular accesses off Hillhouse, car parking, and SUDs Infrastructure and demolition of Ninefields Community Centre Building.)
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EPF/1504/26 Granted
Playing Field, Hillhouse, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3EH
Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 15 and 16 Contaminated Land of EPF/2207/16 (Outline application (all matters reserved, except approval sought for the detail of access) for Health Centre building; 60 Independent Living Older Persons Apartment Building (Use Class C2 – with minimum of 6 hours care to be provided per week for each apartment) minimum 40% affordable; Leisure Centre and Swimming Pool Building (to include Fitness Suite and Community Hall); Open Space mini soccer grass pitch for use by under 7/8 year old and footpaths; Ancillary development including three vehicle accesses off Hillhouse, car parking, and SUDs Infrastructure and demolition of Ninefields Community Centre Building).
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EPF/1494/26 Refused
29, Chigwell Rise, Chigwell, IG7 6AQ
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 4 Surface Water Drainage of EPF/0783/26 (Part single and part double storey rear and front extension, single storey side extension and loft conversion including raising roof ridge).
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EPF/1593/26 Granted
18 Sun Street, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1EE
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 3 Materials of EPF/1672/25 Allowed on Appeal - Appeal B - (Grade II Listed Building consent to repair & replace existing fire damaged flat & pitched roof where required).