Planning application
Herb Farm, London Road, Hastingwood, Harlow, CM17 9LH
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Permission in Principle for erection of up to 9 dwellings.
As published by the council, reference EPF/0847/26
Application record
- Reference
- EPF/0847/26
- Type
- Permission in Principle
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Refuse
- Received
- 29 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 26 May 2026
- Decided
- 30 Jun 2026
- Ward
- North Weald Bassett
- Parish
- North Weald Bassett
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- CM17 9LH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Apr 2026
Received by Epping Forest
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26 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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30 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Refuse
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
28 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.
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