Planning application
50, Brookland Drive, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3FA
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Erection of new classroom building for existing day nursery; provision of new pedestrian entrance gate; and associated works.
As published by the council, reference EPF/0931/26
Application record
- Reference
- EPF/0931/26
- Type
- Full planning permission
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve with Conditions
- Received
- 12 May 2026
- Validated
- 13 May 2026
- Decided
- 14 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Waltham Abbey North
- Parish
- Waltham Abbey
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EN9 3FA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 May 2026
Received by Epping Forest
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13 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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14 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Approve with Conditions
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
27 documents on file for this application
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Epping Forest granted permission on 14 August 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.
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