Planning application
Gypsy Mead Works, Ongar Road, Fyfield, Ongar, CM5 0RB
Works: Extension
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Extension of the northern boundary to Plots 2, 3 and 4 permitted under planning consent EPF/0016/19.
As published by the council, reference EPF/1323/26
Application record
- Reference
- EPF/1323/26
- Type
- Full planning permission
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Approve with Conditions
- Received
- 6 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 6 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 27 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Rural East
- Parish
- Fyfield
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- CM5 0RB
Site history
Applications at this address on the Epping Forest register
This site has had 12 applications since 2024: 8 approved, 2 refused.
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EPF/1673/26 Awaiting decision
Gypsy Mead Works, Ongar Road, Fyfield, Ongar, CM5 0RB
Proposed boundary amendment to previously consented scheme under EPF/0016/19 relating to Plots 5 to 6 (Proposed development of x 23 no. new homes with associated parking facilities, cycle stores and rubbish disposal (FYF.R1 - Allocated Site in Fyfield).
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EPF/1061/26 Awaiting decision
Gypsy Mead Works, Ongar Road, Fyfield, Ongar, CM5 0RB
Variation of wording of Condition 10 Levels of EPF/0016/19 (Proposed development of x 23 no. new homes with associated parking facilities, cycle stores and rubbish disposal).
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EPF/0946/26 Granted
Gypsy Mead Works, Ongar Road, Fyfield, Ongar, CM5 0RB
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 15 Hard and Soft Landscaping of EPF/0016/19 (Proposed development of x 23 no. new homes with associated parking facilities, cycle stores and rubbish disposal).
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EPF/0927/26 Granted
Gypsy Mead Works, Ongar Road, Fyfield, Ongar, CM5 0RB
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 3: Landscaping of EPF/1200/25 (Extension of Gardens into triangle of land within the site boundary).
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EPF/0875/26 Granted
Gypsy Mead Works, Ongar Road, Fyfield, Ongar, CM5 0RB
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 8 Contaminated Land of EPF/0016/19 (Proposed development of x 23 no. new homes with associated parking facilities, cycle stores and rubbish disposal).
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EPF/2432/24 Refused
Gypsy Mead Works, Ongar Road, Fyfield, Ongar, CM5 0RB
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 9 'Tree Protection Measures' on planning permission EPF/0016/19 (Proposed development of x 23 no. new homes with associated parking facilities, cycle stores and rubbish disposal).
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EPF/2381/24 Granted
Gypsy Mead Works, Ongar Road, Fyfield, Ongar, CM5 0RB
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 13' Biodiversity Enhancement' on planning permission EPF/0016/19 (Proposed development of x 23 no. new homes with associated parking facilities, cycle stores and rubbish disposal).
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EPF/2340/24 Granted
Gypsy Mead Works, Ongar Road, Fyfield, Ongar, CM5 0RB
Approval of Details Reserved by condition 11 Details of parking spaces and EVP Points of EPF/0016/19 (Proposed development of x 23 no. new homes with associated parking facilities, cycle stores and rubbish disposal).
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EPF/2191/24 Refused
Gypsy Mead Works, Ongar Road, Fyfield, Ongar, CM5 0RB
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 8 'Contamination' on planning permission EPF/0016/19 (Proposed development of x 23 no. new homes with associated parking facilities, cycle stores and rubbish disposal).
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EPF/2163/24 Granted
Gypsy Mead Works, Ongar Road, Fyfield, Ongar, CM5 0RB
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 5 'CEMP-Biodiversity' on planning permission EPF/0016/19 (Proposed development of x 23 no. new homes with associated parking facilities, cycle stores and rubbish disposal).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Jul 2026
Received by Epping Forest
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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27 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Approve with Conditions
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 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 this grant of permission means
Epping Forest granted permission on 27 August 2026, 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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Granted Conditions 15 docs -
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Variation of wording of Condition 10 Levels of EPF/0016/19 (Proposed development of x 23 no. new homes with associated parking facilities, cycle stores and rubbish disposal).
Awaiting decision Amendments 4 docs -
Gypsy Mead Works, Ongar Road, Fyfield, Ongar, CM5 0RB
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Proposed boundary amendment to previously consented scheme under EPF/0016/19 relating to Plots 5 to 6 (Proposed development of x 23 no. new homes with associated parking facilities, cycle stores and rubbish disposal (FYF.R1 - Allocated Site in Fyfield).
Awaiting decision Full applications 7 docs -
Gypsy Mead Works, Ongar Road, Fyfield, Ongar, CM5 0RB
Approval of Details Reserved by condition 11 Details of parking spaces and EVP Points of EPF/0016/19 (Proposed development of x 23 no. new homes with associated parking facilities, cycle stores and rubbish disposal).
Granted Conditions 5 docs
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