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Demolition Yard, Pick Hill, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3LE

Refused Epping Forest EPF/0962/26 Lawful Development Certificate: Existing

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

Proposal

Certificate of lawful development for a B8 Existing Use of storage and distribution yard of scaffolding equipment and building materials in continuous use on site in excess of 10 years.

As published by the council, reference EPF/0962/26

Application record

Reference
EPF/0962/26
Type
Lawful Development Certificate: Existing
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Refused As published: Not Lawful
Received
18 May 2026
Validated
15 May 2026
Decided
15 Jul 2026
Ward
Waltham Abbey North
Parish
Waltham Abbey
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
EN9 3LE

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 15 May 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  2. 18 May 2026

    Received by Epping Forest

  3. 15 Jul 2026

    Decision issued: Not Lawful

  4. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

7 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 lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

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