Planning application
The Mole Trap Ph, Tawney Common, Stapleford Tawney, Romford, CM16 7PU
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 confirmation that existing paved hard surface has the benefit of previous consent.
As published by the council, reference EPF/0988/26
Application record
- Reference
- EPF/0988/26
- Type
- Lawful Development Certificate: Existing
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Not Lawful
- Received
- 19 May 2026
- Validated
- 19 May 2026
- Decided
- 14 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Theydon Bois with Passingford
- Parish
- Stapleford Tawney
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- CM16 7PU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 May 2026
Received by Epping Forest
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14 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Not Lawful
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 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 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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