EPF/0537/25

1. 14 Mar 2025

   Received by Epping Forest

2. 21 Mar 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 23 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go: siting, design, access and landscaping are all fixed at this stage. It is the standard route for new buildings, conversions and changes of use. The statutory target is eight weeks for smaller schemes and thirteen weeks for major development, though complex cases often take longer by agreement.

More on full applications applications in our guide

• EPF/0363/26 Awaiting decision

  Sewardstone Hall Farm, Sewardstone Road, Waltham Abbey, E4 7RH

  Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 3 (Contamination), Condition 5 (Surface Water), Condition 7 (Drainage Maintenance), Condition 12 (Habitat Management and Monitoring), Condition 13 (Construction Environmental Management Plan CEMP), Condition 14 (Tree Protection Plan, AMS and Monitoring), Condition 15 (Hard and Soft Landscaping), Condition 20 (External Finishes Details), Condition 21 (Boundary Treatment Details), Condition 24 (Dust Monitoring), Condition 25 (Demolition Management Statement), Condition 26 (Cycle Parking Facilities), Condition 30 (Programme Archaeological Mitigation), Condition 32 (Noise Fencing - 4m), Condition 33 (Employment & Skills Plan) of EPF/0537/25 (Demolition of 11 buildings along with associated works, additional landscaping, BNG enhancement and infrastructure works, extensions to Unit 2 to be used as a tool and plant hire business and retention of Unit 5 as ancillary office space under the sui generis use class).

  20 Feb 2026 0m away Conditions
• EPF/1103/26 Awaiting decision

  Netherhouse Nursery, Sewardstone Road, Waltham Abbey, E4 7RJ

  Change of Use from Former Retail Garden Centre and Office to B8 Storage and Distribution Use with Associated Office Use Class E(g)(iii)

  4 Jun 2026 161m away Full applications
• EPF/0711/26 Awaiting decision

  Netherhouse Farm, Sewardstone Road, Waltham Abbey, E4 7RJ

  Variation of condition 10 of planning permission EPF/0625/22 to permit the use of markers, headstones and other monuments made from non-biodegradable materials on part of the site.

  9 Apr 2026 161m away Amendments
• EPF/0252/26 Awaiting decision

  Netherhouse Farm, Unit 2, Sewardstone Road, Waltham Abbey, E4 7RJ

  Proposed 3 bedroom 2 storey self-build dwelling on land currently used for the storage of building materials adjacent to Reclaimed Ltd.

  9 Feb 2026 161m away Full applications
• EPF/1035/26 Awaiting decision

  Beechside Nursery, Mott Street, Waltham Abbey, E4 7RW

  Residential redevelopment of mixed B8 and E use site for 5 new dwellings.

  27 May 2026 350m away Full applications
• EPF/2491/25 Granted

  Brooklyn Nursery, Mott Street, Waltham Abbey, E4 7RW

  Proposed demolition of existing glasshouses and erection of 2No 4 Bedroom Chalet Bungalows & 1 No 4 Bedroom Bungalow.

  11 Dec 2025 350m away Full applications

• EPF/1139/26 Refused

  Land to rear of Gables, Church Lane, Sheering, Harlow, CM22 7NR

  Stable building.

  9 Jun 2026 Full applications
• EPF/1468/26 Awaiting decision

  Sedge Gate Nursery, Sedge Green, Nazeing, Waltham Abbey, EN9 2PA

  Retrospective reinstatement of the northern vehicular access from Sedge Green to serve as the access and egress for Units 12–31 Leaside Industrial Park (formerly Sedge Gate Nursery).

  30 Jul 2026 Full applications
• EPF/0874/26 Refused

  Petrol Filling Station, Chelmsford Rd, Norton Heath, Ingatestone CM4 0LQ

  Retrospective application for erection of extension to existing building, new bin store area and 2 EV charging spaces with associated infrastructure.

  5 May 2026 Full applications
• EPF/1454/26 Awaiting decision

  58, Queens Road, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5BY

  Retrospective application for the erection and retention of an extractor flue to the rear elevation and containers to rear of outrigger.

  28 Jul 2026 Full applications
• EPF/1031/26 Granted

  Abbess Roding Hall, Green Hill Road, Ongar, CM5 0PA

  Construction of a single self-build residential dwelling alongside associated development.

  27 May 2026 Full applications