Planning application
The site of the former location of the Chimes Garden Centre, Old Nazeing Road, Nazeing, EN10 6RA
Works: New dwelling
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Revised Reserved Application for Bungalows and Apartments for Retirement Village to determine appearance, landscape, layout and scale following Outline Application under EPF/2601/22 for redevelopment of site to provide up to 52 later living apartments (Extra Care Housing) incorporating a convenience shop and café (use class E); 13 retirement cottages (Extra Care Housing); 10 self-build & custom build houses; 4 affordable houses, open space, bowling green, children's play area and improved local bus service.
As published by the council, reference EPF/1120/26
Application record
- Reference
- EPF/1120/26
- Type
- Approval of reserved matters
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 5 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 9 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Roydon and Lower Nazeing
- Parish
- Nazeing
- Postcode
- EN10 6RA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Jun 2026
Received by Epping Forest
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9 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 4 August 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
35 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
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's median decision took 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About reserved matters applications
A reserved matters application fills in the detail held back from an earlier outline permission, judged against that permission rather than the principle of development. More in our guide to planning application types.
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EPF/0404/26 Granted
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EPF/1079/26 Awaiting decision
the Former Chimes Garden Centre , Old Nazeing Road, Nazeing, EN10 6RJ
Reserved matters application for the layout of the affordable housing relating to outline planning application EPF/2601/22.
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EPF/1029/26 Awaiting decision
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EPF/0842/26 Awaiting decision
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EPF/0812/26 Awaiting decision
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