Planning application
EPF/1076/26
Searles Hall Farm, Mount Road, Theydon Garnon, Epping, CM16 7PH
Proposal
Non-Material Amendment to EPF/2538/20 (Proposed demolition of outbuildings; conversion of existing barns and new build development to provide three new dwellings (including an annexe for house number 3), associated gardens and infrastructure).
As published by the council, reference EPF/1076/26
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Jun 2026
Received by Epping Forest
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9 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Refuse
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What refusal means
The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
About amendments applications
How this application type works
An amendment application changes a permission that already exists. Non-material amendments cover small adjustments with no wider effect, while minor material amendments, usually made by varying a condition, allow modest design changes without a fresh application. Anything beyond that needs a new permission, so the scope here is deliberately narrow.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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EPF/0799/26 Awaiting decision
Homes Farm, Mount Road, Theydon Garnon, Epping, CM16 7PH
Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 6 Hard and Soft Landscaping and 8 Ecology of EPF/2578/22 (Change of use of five existing agricultural buildings to commercial uses E(g)(iii) and B8 with access, landscaping, and other associated works).
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In Epping Forest
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EPF/1209/26 Granted
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Variation of Condition 2 of EPF/0489/25 (4no 3 bedroom houses in total, in a terrace configuration).
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EPF/1455/26 Awaiting decision
Little Oak, School Lane, Abbess Beauchamp And Berners Roding, Ongar, CM5 0PH
Variation of Condition 2 Plan Numbers of EPF/1379/24 (Removal (Infill ground-floor extension with glass lantern and bi-fold doors).
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EPF/1083/26 Granted
28, Ollards Grove, Loughton, IG10 4DW
Variation of Condition 2 Plan Numbers of EPF/2473/25 (Replacement Single Dwelling House).
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EPF/1217/26 Granted
84, Beechfield Walk, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3AA
Variation of Condition 2 Plan numbers of EPF/0183/26 (Ground floor rear and part side rear extension).
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EPF/1039/26 Refused
59, Hemnall Street, Epping, CM16 4LZ
Variation of Condition 2 Plan numbers of EPF/0902/25 (Part two storey and part single storey front and side extensions, part two storey and part single storey rear extension and internal alterations. External swimming pool and small outbuilding).