Planning application
Best Western The Bell Hotel, High Road, Epping, CM16 4DG
Withdrawn before a decision, so it carries no planning weight. A revised scheme can be submitted at any time.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawful Development for existing use of a hotel to accommodate asylum seekers.
As published by the council, reference EPF/1062/26
Application record
- Reference
- EPF/1062/26
- Type
- Lawful Development Certificate: Existing
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Application Withdrawn
- Received
- 1 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 1 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Epping West and Rural
- Parish
- Epping
- Postcode
- CM16 4DG
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
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat withdrawal means
The applicant withdrew this application before Epping Forest decided it, and is free to submit a revised scheme at any time. 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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