Planning application
Ash Barn, Chelsmford Road, High Ongar, CM5 9NX
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Proposed outbuilding.
As published by the council, reference EPF/0965/26
Application record
- Reference
- EPF/0965/26
- Type
- Householder planning permission
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Refuse
- Received
- 18 May 2026
- Validated
- 18 May 2026
- Decided
- 10 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Ongar
- Parish
- High Ongar
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- CM5 9NX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 May 2026
Received by Epping Forest
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10 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Refuse
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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 householder applications
Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.
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