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Warlies Park House, School Block, Horseshoe Hill, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3SL

Granted Epping Forest EPF/0676/26 Full planning permission

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Change of use of Unit 13, Old School Block, Warlies Park House, from Class E (office) to Class F1(a) (non-residential education).

As published by the council, reference EPF/0676/26

Application record

Reference
EPF/0676/26
Type
Full planning permission
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Granted As published: Approve with Conditions
Received
1 Apr 2026
Validated
1 Apr 2026
Decided
26 May 2026
Ward
Waltham Abbey South and Rural
Parish
Waltham Abbey
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
EN9 3SL

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Apr 2026

    Received by Epping Forest

  2. 26 May 2026

    Decision issued: Approve with Conditions

  3. 9 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

14 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Epping Forest granted permission on 26 May 2026, 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.

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