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Land And Buildings On The West Side Of, Houblons Hill, Coopersale, Epping, CM16 7QL

Refused Epping Forest EPF/0779/23 Prior approval Part 3 Class Q: Agricultural buildings to dwellinghouses

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

Proposal

The application is for the conversion of existing agricultural structures into a single small dwellinghouse under Part Q.

As published by the council, reference EPF/0779/23

Application record

Reference
EPF/0779/23
Type
Prior approval Part 3 Class Q: Agricultural buildings to dwellinghouses
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Refused As published: Not Lawful
Received
4 Apr 2023
Validated
4 Apr 2023
Decided
26 Apr 2023
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
CM16 7QL

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 4 Apr 2023

    Received by Epping Forest

  2. 26 Apr 2023

    Decision issued: Not Lawful

  3. 27 Aug 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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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 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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