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Nether Spain Farm, Spains Hall Road, Ongar, CM5 0QE

Decided Epping Forest EPF/0623/26 Prior notification: Building (agricultural/forestry)

Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.

Proposal

Prior Notification for two agricultural steel barns.

As published by the council, reference EPF/0623/26

Application record

Reference
EPF/0623/26
Type
Prior notification: Building (agricultural/forestry)
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Not Required
Received
26 Mar 2026
Validated
26 Mar 2026
Decided
22 Apr 2026
Ward
Rural East
Parish
Willingale
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
CM5 0QE

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 26 Mar 2026

    Received by Epping Forest

  2. 22 Apr 2026

    Decision issued: Not Required

  3. 9 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

13 documents on file for this application

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After the decision

Epping Forest has decided this application; the outcome above is the register's own wording and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About prior approval applications

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

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