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7 Valley Drive, Stapleford Road, Stapleford Abbotts, RM4 1EJ

Awaiting decision Epping Forest EPF/1435/26 Full planning permission

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

Proposal

Change of use of part of amenity buffer to residential curtilage for no. 7.

As published by the council, reference EPF/1435/26

Application record

Reference
EPF/1435/26
Type
Full planning permission
Status
Under Consultation
Received
24 Jul 2026
Validated
24 Jul 2026
Ward
Theydon Bois with Passingford
Parish
Stapleford Abbotts
Postcode
RM4 1EJ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 24 Jul 2026

    Received by Epping Forest

  2. 25 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 18 September 2026, 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

5 documents on file for this application

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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 decided full applications in a median of 82 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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