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Land North of Parklands, Waltham Abbey

Awaiting decision Epping Forest EPF/1423/25 Outline planning permission: Some matters reserved

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Outline planning application with all matters reserved other than access onto the public highway for the erection of up to 400 dwellings, local centre, to include food convenience store and community centre (use classes E and F2), with associated public open space, landscaping and infrastructure.

As published by the council, reference EPF/1423/25

Application record

Reference
EPF/1423/25
Type
Outline planning permission: Some matters reserved
Status
Under Consultation
Received
15 Jul 2025
Validated
15 Jul 2025
Ward
Waltham Abbey North
Parish
Waltham Abbey

Comment by 17 September 2026

The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Epping Forest through their own planning portal.

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 15 Jul 2025

    Received by Epping Forest

  2. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 9 September 2025, 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

84 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.

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What 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 outline applications

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.

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