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

Granted Epping Forest EPF/0537/25 Full planning permission

Works: Extension Demolition

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

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.

As published by the council, reference EPF/0537/25

Application record

Reference
EPF/0537/25
Type
Full planning permission
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Granted As published: Approved with Conditions (Subject to s106 Legal Agreement)
Received
14 Mar 2025
Validated
21 Mar 2025
Ward
Waltham Abbey South and Rural
Parish
Waltham Abbey
Decision by
Committee A
Postcode
E4 7RH

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  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

Cases linked to this one on the register

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • EPF/0363/26 Split 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).

    Decided 28 Sep 2026 Conditions

Documents

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

85 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Epping Forest granted permission, 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 full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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