Planning application
Gypsy Mead Works, Ongar Road, Fyfield, Ongar, CM5 0RB
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 8 Contaminated Land of EPF/0016/19 (Proposed development of x 23 no. new homes with associated parking facilities, cycle stores and rubbish disposal).
As published by the council, reference EPF/0875/26
Application record
- Reference
- EPF/0875/26
- Type
- Approval of details reserved by a condition
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Approve
- Received
- 5 May 2026
- Validated
- 5 May 2026
- Decided
- 29 May 2026
- Ward
- Rural East
- Parish
- Fyfield
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- CM5 0RB
Site history
Applications at this address on the Epping Forest register
This site has had 11 applications since 2024: 7 approved, 2 refused.
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EPF/1673/26 Awaiting decision
Gypsy Mead Works, Ongar Road, Fyfield, Ongar, CM5 0RB
Proposed boundary amendment to previously consented scheme under EPF/0016/19 relating to Plots 5 to 6 (Proposed development of x 23 no. new homes with associated parking facilities, cycle stores and rubbish disposal (FYF.R1 - Allocated Site in Fyfield).
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EPF/1323/26 Granted
Gypsy Mead Works, Ongar Road, Fyfield, Ongar, CM5 0RB
Extension of the northern boundary to Plots 2, 3 and 4 permitted under planning consent EPF/0016/19.
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EPF/1061/26 Awaiting decision
Gypsy Mead Works, Ongar Road, Fyfield, Ongar, CM5 0RB
Variation of wording of Condition 10 Levels of EPF/0016/19 (Proposed development of x 23 no. new homes with associated parking facilities, cycle stores and rubbish disposal).
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EPF/0946/26 Granted
Gypsy Mead Works, Ongar Road, Fyfield, Ongar, CM5 0RB
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 15 Hard and Soft Landscaping of EPF/0016/19 (Proposed development of x 23 no. new homes with associated parking facilities, cycle stores and rubbish disposal).
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EPF/0927/26 Granted
Gypsy Mead Works, Ongar Road, Fyfield, Ongar, CM5 0RB
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 3: Landscaping of EPF/1200/25 (Extension of Gardens into triangle of land within the site boundary).
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EPF/2432/24 Refused
Gypsy Mead Works, Ongar Road, Fyfield, Ongar, CM5 0RB
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 9 'Tree Protection Measures' on planning permission EPF/0016/19 (Proposed development of x 23 no. new homes with associated parking facilities, cycle stores and rubbish disposal).
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EPF/2381/24 Granted
Gypsy Mead Works, Ongar Road, Fyfield, Ongar, CM5 0RB
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 13' Biodiversity Enhancement' on planning permission EPF/0016/19 (Proposed development of x 23 no. new homes with associated parking facilities, cycle stores and rubbish disposal).
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EPF/2340/24 Granted
Gypsy Mead Works, Ongar Road, Fyfield, Ongar, CM5 0RB
Approval of Details Reserved by condition 11 Details of parking spaces and EVP Points of EPF/0016/19 (Proposed development of x 23 no. new homes with associated parking facilities, cycle stores and rubbish disposal).
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EPF/2191/24 Refused
Gypsy Mead Works, Ongar Road, Fyfield, Ongar, CM5 0RB
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 8 'Contamination' on planning permission EPF/0016/19 (Proposed development of x 23 no. new homes with associated parking facilities, cycle stores and rubbish disposal).
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EPF/2163/24 Granted
Gypsy Mead Works, Ongar Road, Fyfield, Ongar, CM5 0RB
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 5 'CEMP-Biodiversity' on planning permission EPF/0016/19 (Proposed development of x 23 no. new homes with associated parking facilities, cycle stores and rubbish disposal).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 May 2026
Received by Epping Forest
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29 May 2026
Decision issued: Approve
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9 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
15 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Epping Forest granted permission on 29 May 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 condition discharge and variation applications
This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.
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Gypsy Mead Works, Ongar Road, Fyfield, Ongar, CM5 0RB
72% historically approved · decision due ~27 Jul
Variation of wording of Condition 10 Levels of EPF/0016/19 (Proposed development of x 23 no. new homes with associated parking facilities, cycle stores and rubbish disposal).
Awaiting decision Amendments 4 docs -
Gypsy Mead Works, Ongar Road, Fyfield, Ongar, CM5 0RB
70% historically approved · decision due ~27 Oct
Proposed boundary amendment to previously consented scheme under EPF/0016/19 relating to Plots 5 to 6 (Proposed development of x 23 no. new homes with associated parking facilities, cycle stores and rubbish disposal (FYF.R1 - Allocated Site in Fyfield).
Awaiting decision Full applications 7 docs -
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Approval of Details Reserved by condition 11 Details of parking spaces and EVP Points of EPF/0016/19 (Proposed development of x 23 no. new homes with associated parking facilities, cycle stores and rubbish disposal).
Granted Conditions 5 docs -
Gypsy Mead Works, Ongar Road, Fyfield, Ongar, CM5 0RB
Extension of the northern boundary to Plots 2, 3 and 4 permitted under planning consent EPF/0016/19.
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Application for approval of details reserved by condition 12 'Super Fast Broadband' on planning permission EPF/0019/19 (Proposed development of x 23 no. new homes with associated parking facilities, cycle stores and rubbish disposal).
Granted Conditions 4 docs -
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