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Unit 19, Fyfield Business and Research Park, Fyfield Road, Ongar, CM5 0FQ

Refused Epping Forest EPF/1491/26 Prior approval Part 3 Class MA: Commercial, Business and Service uses to Dwellinghouses

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Prior Approval for Change of use from Commercial to provide 9 new residential units.

As published by the council, reference EPF/1491/26

Application record

Reference
EPF/1491/26
Type
Prior approval Part 3 Class MA: Commercial, Business and Service uses to Dwellinghouses
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse
Received
4 Aug 2026
Validated
4 Aug 2026
Decided
29 Sep 2026
Ward
Ongar
Parish
Ongar
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
CM5 0FQ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 4 Aug 2026

    Received by Epping Forest

  2. 8 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 29 Sep 2026

    Decision issued: Refuse

Documents

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

25 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Epping Forest refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About prior approval applications

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

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