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
- 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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Open the documentsWhat 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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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
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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).