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.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).
As published by the council, reference EPF/1030/26
Application record
- Reference
- EPF/1030/26
- Type
- Approval of details reserved by a condition
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Approve
- Received
- 27 May 2026
- Validated
- 27 May 2026
- Decided
- 23 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 12 applications since 2026: 7 approved, 0 refused.
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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 Awaiting decision
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 Awaiting decision
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/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).
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EPF/0960/26 Granted
Land Adjacent to Harlow Road, Near Roydon, Harlow
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).
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EPF/0959/26 Granted
Land Adjacent to Harlow Road, Near Roydon, Harlow
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 17: Disposal of Waste Material 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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27 May 2026
Received by Epping Forest
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23 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
12 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Epping Forest granted permission on 23 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.
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EPF/1684/26 Awaiting decision
177 High Road Chigwell IG7 6NX
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 18 Contaminated Land of EPF/2868/20 Allowed on Appeal (Proposed mixed-use development to provide 35 residential dwellings (Use Class C3) and 512 sqm of commercial floorspace (Use Class E) together with cycle and car parking, landscaping, provision of new pavement and loading bay on Brook Mews and associated infrastructure).
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EPF/0678/26 Split decision
Alandale Scaffolding, Langston Road, Loughton IG10 3SL
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 4 (Contaminated Land) of EPF/1165/22 & EPF/0388/26 (New Data Centre).
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EPF/1676/26 Awaiting decision
16, Palmers Hill, Epping, CM16 6SQ
Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 7 Surface Water Disposal, 8 Construction Method Statement, 9 EVP, 13 Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy and 14 Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan of EPF/1008/25 (Demolition of existing rear extension and relocation of upper and lower windows. Erection of new adjoining single dwelling and amendments to the existing driveway access).
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EPF/1518/26 Granted
225, High Street, Epping, CM16 4BL
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 3 Roof tiles of EPF/0327/26 (Grade II Listed Building consent for proposed external repair, replacement and refurbishment works).
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EPF/1509/26 Granted
19, Globe Cottage, Lambourne Road, Chigwell, IG7 6HA
Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 5 and 22 Foul and Surface Water Drainage of EPF/0834/22 (The development of three family dwellings on the site of the previously consented scheme at 19 Lambourne Road. The proposal is comprised of three 4-bedroom dwellings, similar in height, materials & style to the neighbouring buildings).