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Land North of Parklands, Waltham Abbey

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

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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

Site history

Applications at this address on the Epping Forest register

This site has had 2 applications since 2024.

  • EPF/1570/24 Decided

    Land North of Parklands, Waltham Abbey

    EIA screening opinion.

    Decided 28 Oct 2024 Outline

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

87 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.

In Epping Forest

  • EPF/1827/26 Awaiting decision

    Land adj Donum, Harlow Road, Roydon, CM19 5HE

    Outline planning application for the erection of 3 new dwellings with details of layout, access, and landscaping submitted for approval, with all other matters (appearance and scale) reserved.

    Received 28 Sep, published by the council 1 Oct 2026 Outline
  • EPF/1608/26 Awaiting decision

    Land at Temple Farm, High Street , Roydon, Epping, CM19 5LW

    Outline planning application (with all matters reserved except for vehicle/pedestrian/cycle accesses into the site from the existing highway) for up to 250 residential dwellings (Class C3), together with landscaping, public open space, play provision, SuDS, and associated infrastructure works.

    Received 20 Aug, published by the council 21 Sep 2026 Outline
  • EPF/1265/26 Refused

    The Golf House, Crooked Mile, Nazeing Common, Nazeing Waltham Abbey, EN9 2ED

    Permission in principle for Erection of up to 9 dwellings.

    Received 26 Jun, published by the council 23 Jul 2026 Outline
  • EPF/1169/26 Refused

    Rear garden of Gate House Teazle Mead Thornwood CM16 6TZ

    Permission in Principle for the demolition of a residential outbuilding and the erection of between 1 and 2 residential dwellings (Use Class C3).

    Received 11 Jun, published by the council 23 Jul 2026 Outline
  • EPF/1251/26 Decided

    Land at Temple Farm, High Street, Roydon, Harlow, CM19 5LW

    Request for Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Screening Opinion - Proposed Residential Development of up to 250 Dwellings with Associated Infrastructure and Landscaping

    Received 23 Jun, published by the council 23 Jul 2026 Outline