Planning application
Land East of Tawney Common, Theydon Mount, Epping, Essex, CM16 7PU
Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.
Proposal
Request for Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Screening Opinion - Proposed development for a Solar Farm and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) (Revised EIA Screening Opinion to EPF/0674/25).
As published by the council, reference EPF/1156/26
Application record
- Reference
- EPF/1156/26
- Type
- Screening Opinion
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Advice Given
- Received
- 10 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 10 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 1 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Theydon Bois with Passingford
- Parish
- Stapleford Tawney
- Postcode
- CM16 7PU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Jun 2026
Received by Epping Forest
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1 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Advice Given
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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 documentsAfter the decision
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