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St John The Baptist Church St John's Road Epping CM16 5DR

Granted Epping Forest EPF/1300/21 Full planning permission

Works: Extension Small domestic

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Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Application for proposed wheelchair disability access to main entrance of St John's church, to be achieved by introducing a gentle slope, eliminating the porch entrance step. Also, Handrails on main steps to be changed to a Victorian design, in keeping with the period of the church building.

As published by the council, reference EPF/1300/21

Application record

Reference
EPF/1300/21
Type
Full planning permission
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Granted As published: Approve with Conditions
Received
23 Apr 2021
Validated
17 May 2021
Decided
8 Jul 2021
Ward
Epping West and Rural
Parish
Epping
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
CM16 5DR

Site history

Applications at this address on the Epping Forest register

This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • EPF/1152/21 Granted

    St John The Baptist Church St John's Road Epping CM16 5DR

    Application for a Grade II* Listed Building for proposed wheelchair disability access to main entrance of St John's church, to be achieved by introducing a gentle slope, eliminating the porch entrance step. Also, Handrails on main steps to be changed to a Victorian design, in keeping with the period of the church building.

    Decided 8 Jul 2021 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 23 Apr 2021

    Received by Epping Forest

  2. 17 May 2021

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 8 Jul 2021

    Decision issued: Approve with Conditions

  4. 13 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

14 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Epping Forest granted permission on 8 July 2021, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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    EPF/1152/21 Submitted 23 Apr 2021 50 yards away

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