Planning application
Unit 19, Fyfield Business and Research Park, Fyfield Road, Ongar, CM5 0FQ
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
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4 Aug 2026
Received by Epping Forest
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8 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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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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Open the documentsWhat 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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