Planning application
St Thomas's Church, Horseshoe Hill, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3SN
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Upshire Conservation Area T1: Spruce: Fell T5: London Plane - Fell.
As published by the council, reference EPF/0569/26
Application record
- Reference
- EPF/0569/26
- Type
- Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Raise No Objection
- Received
- 18 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 18 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Waltham Abbey South and Rural
- Parish
- Waltham Abbey
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EN9 3SN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Mar 2026
Received by Epping Forest
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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 tree works applications
Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.
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