Planning application
Arnolds Farm Business Centre, 221 Ongar Road, Lambourne, Romford, RM4 1RH
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition No. 7: Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan and Biodiversity Gain Plan of EPF/2362/25 (Proposed site entrance (Revised application to EPF/0536/25)).
As published by the council, reference EPF/0987/26
Application record
- Reference
- EPF/0987/26
- Type
- Approval of details reserved by a condition
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Refused As published: Refuse
- Received
- 19 May 2026
- Validated
- 19 May 2026
- Decided
- 19 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Chigwell with Lambourne
- Parish
- Lambourne
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RM4 1RH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 May 2026
Received by Epping Forest
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19 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Refuse
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23 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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About condition discharge and variation applications
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