Planning application
Three Horseshoes Farm, Church Road, Waltham Abbey, IG10 4AJ
Works: New dwelling Small domestic
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Proposal
Erection of a new detached dwelling house (Plot 1) comprising four bedrooms, associated parking, landscaping and ancillary outbuilding, in substitution of the dwelling approved under planning permission EPF/1023/23, which has been lawfully commenced as confirmed by Certificate of Lawful Development (Existing) ref: EPF/0249/26
As published by the council, reference EPF/1287/26
Application record
- Reference
- EPF/1287/26
- Type
- Full planning permission
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 30 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 30 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Waltham Abbey South and Rural
- Parish
- Waltham Abbey
- Postcode
- IG10 4AJ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Epping Forest register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026.
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EPF/1617/26 Awaiting decision
Three Horseshoes Farm, Church Road, Waltham Abbey, IG10 4AJ
Erection of a new detached dwelling house (Plot 2) comprising four bedrooms, associated parking, landscaping, in substitution of the dwelling approved under planning permission EPF/1023/23, which has been lawfully commenced as confirmed by Certificate of Lawful Development (Existing) ref: EPF/0249/26, and informed by pre-application advice ref: PRE/0061/26.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 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 25 August 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
23 documents on file for this application
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87% historically approved · decision due ~29 Sep
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Awaiting decision Conditions Demolition 8 docsDomestic -
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Granted Conditions 14 docs -
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High Beech Hall, Church Road, Waltham Abbey, Loughton, IG10 4AJ
Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 5 Levels and 6 Surface Water Drainage of EPF/1313/25 Allowed on Appeal (Construction of a new two storey dwelling with second floor accommodation in the roof, a detached double garage, a new replacement external rear swimming pool and associated site works, following demolition of existing dwelling and outbuildings).
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