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Land West of Merlin Way, North Weald Airfield, North Weald Bassett, CM16 6AA

Granted Epping Forest EPF/0849/25 Outline planning permission: Some matters reserved

Works: Demolition

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

Proposal

Outline planning application, with all matters reserved except access, for the demolition of the existing gate security and fire station buildings and redevelopment of the Site to deliver a data centre campus, with up to 2 no. data centre buildings and separate offices, delivering up to 77,148m² gross external area (GEA) of floorspace (Use Class B8), including emergency back-up generators, energy storage (fuel tanks and/or battery storage), a new security entrance, electricity substations, internal roads, car parking, hard a soft landscaping including an airfield safety bund, secure perimeter fencing, media and utility infrastructure and other ancillary development.

As published by the council, reference EPF/0849/25

Application record

Reference
EPF/0849/25
Type
Outline planning permission: Some matters reserved
Status
Under Consultation
Decision
Granted As published: Approved with Conditions (Subject to s106 Legal Agreement)
Received
16 Apr 2025
Validated
16 Apr 2025
Ward
North Weald Bassett
Parish
North Weald Bassett
Decision by
Committee A
Postcode
CM16 6AA

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Apr 2025

    Received by Epping Forest

  2. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

154 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Epping Forest granted permission, 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 outline applications

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.

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