Planning application
Gypsy Mead Works, Ongar Road, Fyfield, Ongar, CM5 0RB
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Variation of wording of Condition 10 Levels of EPF/0016/19 (Proposed development of x 23 no. new homes with associated parking facilities, cycle stores and rubbish disposal).
As published by the council, reference EPF/1061/26
Application record
- Reference
- EPF/1061/26
- Type
- Removal/variation of conditions - Section 73 TCPA
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 1 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 1 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Rural East
- Parish
- Fyfield
- Postcode
- CM5 0RB
Site history
Applications at this address on the Epping Forest register
This site has had 12 applications since 2024: 8 approved, 2 refused.
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EPF/1673/26 Awaiting decision
Gypsy Mead Works, Ongar Road, Fyfield, Ongar, CM5 0RB
Proposed boundary amendment to previously consented scheme under EPF/0016/19 relating to Plots 5 to 6 (Proposed development of x 23 no. new homes with associated parking facilities, cycle stores and rubbish disposal (FYF.R1 - Allocated Site in Fyfield).
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EPF/1323/26 Granted
Gypsy Mead Works, Ongar Road, Fyfield, Ongar, CM5 0RB
Extension of the northern boundary to Plots 2, 3 and 4 permitted under planning consent EPF/0016/19.
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EPF/0946/26 Granted
Gypsy Mead Works, Ongar Road, Fyfield, Ongar, CM5 0RB
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 15 Hard and Soft Landscaping of EPF/0016/19 (Proposed development of x 23 no. new homes with associated parking facilities, cycle stores and rubbish disposal).
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EPF/0927/26 Granted
Gypsy Mead Works, Ongar Road, Fyfield, Ongar, CM5 0RB
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 3: Landscaping of EPF/1200/25 (Extension of Gardens into triangle of land within the site boundary).
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EPF/0875/26 Granted
Gypsy Mead Works, Ongar Road, Fyfield, Ongar, CM5 0RB
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 8 Contaminated Land of EPF/0016/19 (Proposed development of x 23 no. new homes with associated parking facilities, cycle stores and rubbish disposal).
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EPF/2432/24 Refused
Gypsy Mead Works, Ongar Road, Fyfield, Ongar, CM5 0RB
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 9 'Tree Protection Measures' on planning permission EPF/0016/19 (Proposed development of x 23 no. new homes with associated parking facilities, cycle stores and rubbish disposal).
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EPF/2381/24 Granted
Gypsy Mead Works, Ongar Road, Fyfield, Ongar, CM5 0RB
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 13' Biodiversity Enhancement' on planning permission EPF/0016/19 (Proposed development of x 23 no. new homes with associated parking facilities, cycle stores and rubbish disposal).
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EPF/2340/24 Granted
Gypsy Mead Works, Ongar Road, Fyfield, Ongar, CM5 0RB
Approval of Details Reserved by condition 11 Details of parking spaces and EVP Points of EPF/0016/19 (Proposed development of x 23 no. new homes with associated parking facilities, cycle stores and rubbish disposal).
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EPF/2191/24 Refused
Gypsy Mead Works, Ongar Road, Fyfield, Ongar, CM5 0RB
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 8 'Contamination' on planning permission EPF/0016/19 (Proposed development of x 23 no. new homes with associated parking facilities, cycle stores and rubbish disposal).
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EPF/2163/24 Granted
Gypsy Mead Works, Ongar Road, Fyfield, Ongar, CM5 0RB
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 5 'CEMP-Biodiversity' on planning permission EPF/0016/19 (Proposed development of x 23 no. new homes with associated parking facilities, cycle stores and rubbish disposal).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Jun 2026
Received by Epping Forest
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 27 July 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Epping Forest took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Epping Forest for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Epping Forest decided amendment applications in a median of 52 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About amendment applications
An amendment application makes limited changes to a permission that already exists; anything beyond modest adjustment needs a fresh application. More in our guide to planning application types.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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Gypsy Mead Works, Ongar Road, Fyfield, Ongar, CM5 0RB
External fenestration alterations to property and amended hours of use for proposed use as veterinary centre.
Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 14 docs -
Gypsy Mead Works, Ongar Road, Fyfield, Ongar, CM5 0RB
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 8 Contaminated Land of EPF/0016/19 (Proposed development of x 23 no. new homes with associated parking facilities, cycle stores and rubbish disposal).
Granted Conditions 15 docs -
The Longhouse, Ongar Road, Fyfield, Ongar, CM5 0RB
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 3 (Surface Water Drainage) for EPF/0243/21 (Demolition of existing redundant agricultural buildings and construction of 2 new bespoke dwellinghouses).
Granted Conditions Demolition 9 docs -
Gypsy Mead Works, Ongar Road, Fyfield, Ongar, CM5 0RB
64% historically approved · decision due ~27 Oct
Proposed boundary amendment to previously consented scheme under EPF/0016/19 relating to Plots 5 to 6 (Proposed development of x 23 no. new homes with associated parking facilities, cycle stores and rubbish disposal (FYF.R1 - Allocated Site in Fyfield).
Awaiting decision Full applications 7 docs -
Gypsy Mead Works, Ongar Road, Fyfield, Ongar, CM5 0RB
Approval of Details Reserved by condition 11 Details of parking spaces and EVP Points of EPF/0016/19 (Proposed development of x 23 no. new homes with associated parking facilities, cycle stores and rubbish disposal).
Granted Conditions 5 docs -
Gypsy Mead Works, Ongar Road, Fyfield, Ongar, CM5 0RB
Extension of the northern boundary to Plots 2, 3 and 4 permitted under planning consent EPF/0016/19.
Granted Full applications Extension 10 docs
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