Planning application
Land Adjacent to Harlow Road, Near Roydon, Harlow
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition No. 28: Soil Management Plan of EPF/1974/22 (The construction and operation of a solar photovoltaic (‘PV’) farm and associated infrastructure, including inverters, DNO substation, customer switchgear, security cameras, fencing, access tracks and landscaping).
As published by the council, reference EPF/0960/26
Application record
- Reference
- EPF/0960/26
- Type
- Approval of details reserved by a condition
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve
- Received
- 15 May 2026
- Validated
- 15 May 2026
- Decided
- 10 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Roydon and Lower Nazeing
- Parish
- Roydon
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Site history
Applications at this address on the Epping Forest register
This site has had 13 applications since 2026: 9 approved, 0 refused.
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EPF/1686/26 Awaiting decision
Land Adjacent to Harlow Road, Near Roydon, Harlow
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 9 Construction Traffic Management Plan of EPF/1974/22 Allowed on Appeal (The construction and operation of a solar photovoltaic (‘PV’) farm and associated infrastructure, including inverters, DNO substation, customer switchgear, security cameras, fencing, access tracks and landscaping).
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EPF/1584/26 Awaiting decision
Land Adjacent to Harlow Road, Near Roydon, Harlow
Non-Material Amendment to EPF/1974/22 Allowed on Appeal (The construction and operation of a solar photovoltaic (‘PV’) farm and associated infrastructure, including inverters, DNO substation, customer switchgear, security cameras, fencing, access tracks and landscaping)
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EPF/1458/26 Granted
Land Adjacent to Harlow Road, Near Roydon, Harlow
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 10 CEMP Biodiversity of EPF/1974/22 Allowed on Appeal (The construction and operation of a solar photovoltaic (‘PV’) farm and associated infrastructure, including inverters, DNO substation, customer switchgear, security cameras, fencing, access tracks and landscaping).
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EPF/1429/26 Granted
Land Adjacent to Harlow Road, Near Roydon, Harlow
Non-Material Amendment to Condition 5 (Ecological Mitigation and Enhancement) and Condition 6 (Skylark Mitigation Strategy) of EPF/1974/22 Allowed on Appeal (The construction and operation of a solar photovoltaic (‘PV’) farm and associated infrastructure, including inverters, DNO Substation, Customer Switchgear, security cameras, fencing, access tracks and landscaping).
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EPF/1048/26 Granted
Land Adjacent to Harlow Road, Near Roydon, Harlow
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 7 Surface Water Drainage of EPF/1974/22 Allowed on Appeal (The construction and operation of a solar photovoltaic (‘PV’) farm and associated infrastructure, including inverters, DNO substation, customer switchgear, security cameras, fencing, access tracks and landscaping).
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EPF/1030/26 Granted
Land Adjacent to Harlow Road, Near Roydon, Harlow
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition No.s 4: Final Details and 16: External Finishes of EPF/1974/22 (The construction and operation of a solar photovoltaic (‘PV’) farm and associated infrastructure, including inverters, DNO substation, customer switchgear, security cameras, fencing, access tracks and landscaping).
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EPF/0995/26 Granted
Land Adjacent to Harlow Road, Near Roydon, Harlow
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 15 Lighting of EPF/1974/22 Allowed on Appeal (The construction and operation of a solar photovoltaic (‘PV’) farm and associated infrastructure, including inverters, DNO substation, customer switchgear, security cameras, fencing, access tracks and landscaping).
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EPF/0996/26 Split decision
Land Adjacent to Harlow Road, Near Roydon, Harlow
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 12 Archaeology of EPF/1974/22 Allowed on Appeal (The construction and operation of a solar photovoltaic (‘PV’) farm and associated infrastructure, including inverters, DNO substation, customer switchgear, security cameras, fencing, access tracks and landscaping).
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EPF/0983/26 Granted
Land Adjacent to Harlow Road, Near Roydon, Harlow
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition No. 9: Construction Traffic Management Plan of EPF/1974/22 (The construction and operation of a solar photovoltaic (‘PV’) farm and associated infrastructure, including inverters, DNO substation, customer switchgear, security cameras, fencing, access tracks and landscaping).
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EPF/0982/26 Granted
Land Adjacent to Harlow Road, Near Roydon, Harlow
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition No. 8: Drainage Construction of EPF/1974/22 (The construction and operation of a solar photovoltaic (‘PV’) farm and associated infrastructure, including inverters, DNO substation, customer switchgear, security cameras, fencing, access tracks and landscaping).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 May 2026
Received by Epping Forest
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10 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Approve
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Epping Forest granted permission on 10 July 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.
Other condition discharge and variation applications
In Epping Forest
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EPF/1770/26 Granted
Garden House, Harlow Road, Moreton, Ongar, CM5 0LE
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 3 Additional Details from EPF/1161/26 (Grade II Listed Building Consent for replacement windows).
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EPF/1430/26 Granted
1, Langston Road, Loughton, IG10 3SD
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 8 EVP of EPF/0035/24 and time frame varied under EPF/0855/25 (Redevelopment of the site to provide a new self-storage facility (Use Class B8), new light Industrial workspace / incubator units (Use Class E(g)(iii)) and a new hotel (Use Class C1) with associated car and cycle parking, landscaping and other works ancillary to the development).
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EPF/1851/26 Awaiting decision
Southview, Coopersale Common, Coopersale, Epping, CM16 7QT
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 7 Types and Colours of External Finishes of EPF/1808/24 (Demolition of existing dwelling and outbuildings, the construction of six residential dwellings, creation of new vehicular access, car parking, landscaping and associated works).
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EPF/2601/22/DOV Awaiting decision
Land to the South & East of the former Chimes Garden Centre, Nazeing, Waltham Abbey, EN10 6RJ
Deed of Variation for modification of Unilateral Undertaking (Outline application for the redevelopment of the site to provide up to 52 later living apartments (Extra Care Housing) incorporating a convenience shop and café (use class E); 13 retirement cottages (Extra Care Housing); 10 self-build & custom build houses; 4 affordable houses, open space, bowling green, children's play area and improved local bus service; all matters reserved except access).
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EPF/1602/26 Refused
Jubilee Bungalow, Bournebridge Lane, Stapleford Abbotts, Romford, RM4 1LT
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 25 Biodiversity Net Gain of EPF/2037/25 (Two proposed 4 bed dwellings).