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8, The Bungalow, Townmead Road, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1RP

Refused Epping Forest EPF/0629/23 Outline planning permission: Some matters reserved

Works: New dwelling Demolition Several homes

Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

The demolition of the existing dwelling and the erection of a block of seven flats and the conversion of the existing outbuilding to a bungalow, together with parking and landscaping.

As published by the council, reference EPF/0629/23

Application record

Reference
EPF/0629/23
Type
Outline planning permission: Some matters reserved
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse
Received
20 Mar 2023
Validated
20 Mar 2023
Decided
15 May 2023
Ward
Waltham Abbey West
Parish
Waltham Abbey
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
EN9 1RP

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Mar 2023

    Received by Epping Forest

  2. 15 May 2023

    Decision issued: Refuse

  3. 21 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

20 documents on file for this application

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What 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 outline applications

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.

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