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Land Adj. Pick Hill, Pick Hill, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3LE

Awaiting decision Epping Forest EPF/0639/26 Full planning permission

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Retrospective consent for change of use of land to residential caravan site for members of the Gypsy Traveller Community. The site to comprise, two static caravans, two touring caravans, parking for four cars, hardstanding, water treatment plant and associated infrastructure.

As published by the council, reference EPF/0639/26

Application record

Reference
EPF/0639/26
Type
Full planning permission
Status
Under Consultation
Received
27 Mar 2026
Validated
19 Jun 2026
Ward
Waltham Abbey North
Parish
Waltham Abbey
Decision by
Committee A
Postcode
EN9 3LE

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 27 Mar 2026

    Received by Epping Forest

  2. 19 Jun 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 14 August 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Epping Forest took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

13 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Epping Forest for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Epping Forest decided full applications in a median of 82 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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