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Land at Howfields Farm, Tawney Lane, Stapleford Tawney, Romford, RM4 1DE

Refused Epping Forest EPF/0949/26 Full planning permission

Works: New dwelling Demolition Domestic

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Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Demolition of existing agricultural building. Removal of extant permission for a agricultural workers dwelling reference: EPF/395A/81. Construction of a self-build detached dwelling, garage and annex building. Alteration to previously approved application EPF/0979/21.

As published by the council, reference EPF/0949/26

Application record

Reference
EPF/0949/26
Type
Full planning permission
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Refuse
Received
14 May 2026
Validated
15 May 2026
Decided
10 Aug 2026
Ward
Theydon Bois with Passingford
Parish
Stapleford Tawney
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
RM4 1DE

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 14 May 2026

    Received by Epping Forest

  2. 15 May 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 10 Aug 2026

    Decision issued: Refuse

Documents

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

40 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

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 full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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