Planning application
Unit 4 Bansons Yard Bansons Yard High Street Ongar CM5 9AA
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior approval for change of use from commercial office space to two semi-detached 2 bedroom houses. See also EPF/0244/26.
As published by the council, reference EPF/0715/26
Application record
- Reference
- EPF/0715/26
- Type
- Prior approval Part 3 Class MA: Commercial, Business and Service uses to Dwellinghouses
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Approve with Conditions
- Received
- 10 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 10 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 3 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Ongar
- Parish
- Ongar
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- CM5 9AA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Apr 2026
Received by Epping Forest
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3 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Approve with Conditions
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
15 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Epping Forest granted permission on 3 July 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.
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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