Planning application
Bell Cottage, High Road, Epping, CM16 4DQ
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 No. 4: External Finishes of EPF/2376/24 (Formation of replacement dwelling on site of former Bell Cottage).
As published by the council, reference EPF/0556/26
Application record
- Reference
- EPF/0556/26
- Type
- Approval of details reserved by a condition
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Refused As published: Refuse
- Received
- 17 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 17 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 22 May 2026
- Ward
- Epping West and Rural
- Parish
- Epping
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- CM16 4DQ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Epping Forest register
This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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EPF/1488/21 Granted
Bell Cottage High Road Epping CM16 4DQ
Extension to rear elevation of double garage block and the re-fenestration of the rear elevation of the host dwelling.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Mar 2026
Received by Epping Forest
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22 May 2026
Decision issued: Refuse
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9 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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