Planning application
Willow Tree Lodge, Mill Lane, Waltham Abbey, E4 7RB
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Single storey ancillary outbuilding.
As published by the council, reference EPF/0797/26
Application record
- Reference
- EPF/0797/26
- Type
- Householder planning permission
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Refused As published: Refuse
- Received
- 22 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 23 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 18 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Waltham Abbey South and Rural
- Parish
- Waltham Abbey
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- E4 7RB
Site history
Applications at this address on the Epping Forest register
This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 0 approved, 2 refused.
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EPF/0036/23 Refused
Willow Tree Lodge, Mill Lane, Waltham Abbey, E4 7RB
To make good the pillars and increase the height of the existing wall as per plans supplied in application.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Apr 2026
Received by Epping Forest
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23 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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18 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Refuse
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9 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
18 documents on file for this application
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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 householder applications
Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.
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