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323 Civic Offices, Epping Forest District Council, High Street, Epping, CM16 4BZ

Awaiting decision Epping Forest EPF/1587/26 Approval of details reserved by a condition

Works: Demolition

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

Proposal

Approval of Details Reserved by condition 30 Contaminated Land from EPF/0919/21 (The redevelopment of the existing office building and car park. Demolition of the existing office building and alterations to connection to existing Listed Civic Centre. Development to comprise new apartment buildings and houses to provide a mix of residential units (Use Class C3), revised vehicular and pedestrian access from High Street, all associated car and cycle parking, servicing, hard and soft landscaping and associated works”.)

As published by the council, reference EPF/1587/26

Application record

Reference
EPF/1587/26
Type
Approval of details reserved by a condition
Status
Under Consultation
Received
17 Aug 2026
Validated
17 Aug 2026
Ward
Epping West and Rural
Parish
Epping
Postcode
CM16 4BZ

Comment by 8 September 2026

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

Site history

Applications at this address on the Epping Forest register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026.

  • EPF/1513/26 Awaiting decision

    323 Civic Offices, Epping Forest District Council, High Street, Epping, CM16 4BZ

    Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 6 Making Good of EPF/1042/21 (Grade II Listed building consent for the redevelopment of the existing office building and car park. Demolition of the existing office building and alterations to connection to existing Listed Civic Centre. Development to comprise new apartment buildings and houses to provide a mix of residential units (Use Class C3), revised vehicular and pedestrian access from High Street, all associated car and cycle parking, servicing, hard and soft landscaping and associated works).

    Submitted 6 Aug 2026 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Aug 2026

    Received by Epping Forest

  2. 27 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 12 October 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

7 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 decided condition discharge and variation applications in a median of 46 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About condition discharge and variation applications

This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 500 metres

  • 323 Civic Offices, Epping Forest District Council, High Street, Epping, CM16 4BZ

    EPF/1513/26 Submitted 6 Aug 2026 0m away

    90% historically approved · decision due ~1 Oct

    Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 6 Making Good of EPF/1042/21 (Grade II Listed building consent for the redevelopment of the existing office building and car park. Demolition of the existing office building and alterations to connection to existing Listed Civic Centre. Development to comprise new apartment buildings and houses to provide a mix of residential units (Use Class C3), revised vehicular and pedestrian access from High Street, all associated car and cycle parking, servicing, hard and soft landscaping and associated works).

    Awaiting decision Conditions Demolition 2 docs
  • Civic Offices, 323 Epping Forest District Council, High Street, Epping, CM16 4BZ

    EPF/2478/24 Submitted 9 Dec 2024 0m away

    WITHDRAWN BY AGENT Epping Conservation Area T1: Sycamore - Crown reduce height by up to 4m. Crown reduce spread by up to 2.5m.

    Withdrawn Trees 3 docs
  • Civic Offices, 323 High Street, Epping, CM16 4BZ

    EPF/0350/23 Submitted 16 Feb 2023 0m away

    Certificate of Lawful development for proposed works to Listed Building comprising replacement of existing 42 inch TV monitors with 85 inch and with minor changes to existing wire-ways, replacement bracket, TV to be mounted onto Gallery Balcony Wall.

    Decided Heritage and listed buildings 7 docs
  • Civic Offices, Conder Building and Car Park, 323 High Street, Epping, CM16 4BZ

    EPF/2595/25 Submitted 23 Dec 2025 0m away

    Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 8 (Boundary Treatment), 9 (External Lighting), 11 (Hard and Soft Landscaping) and Condition 14 (CEMP:Biodiversity) of EPF/0919/21 (The redevelopment of the existing office building and car park. Demolition of the existing office building and alterations to connection to existing Listed Civic Centre. Development to comprise new apartment buildings and houses to provide a mix of residential units (Use Class C3), revised vehicular and pedestrian access from High Street, all associated car and cycle parking, servicing, hard and soft landscaping and associated works).

    Granted Conditions Demolition 58 docs
  • 236, High Street, Epping, CM16 4AP

    EPF/1737/25 Submitted 28 Aug 2025 79m away

    Epping Conservation Area T1 & T2: Lime - Crown reduce by up to 2.5m.

    Granted Trees 3 docs
  • 7, Homefield Close, Epping, CM16 4RB

    EPF/0390/23 Submitted 22 Feb 2023 88m away

    Proposed side entrance porch with pitched roof with new pedestrian access point off highway. (Existing vehicular access point retained). First floor extension and roof remodelling to make the two existing bedrooms over the ground floor living room larger and more useable. Pitched roof canopy on rear façade with window changes on the rear elevation and a new door arrangement into the kitchen. Proposed pitched roof over front facing bay window with door and window alterations. Proposed first floor side facing windows off extended bedrooms over front entrance porch (Revised application to EPF/1746/22)

    Granted Householder Extension Windows or glazing 18 docs
    Small domestic

In Epping Forest

  • EPF/1684/26 Awaiting decision

    177 High Road Chigwell IG7 6NX

    Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 18 Contaminated Land of EPF/2868/20 Allowed on Appeal (Proposed mixed-use development to provide 35 residential dwellings (Use Class C3) and 512 sqm of commercial floorspace (Use Class E) together with cycle and car parking, landscaping, provision of new pavement and loading bay on Brook Mews and associated infrastructure).

    3 Sep 2026 Conditions
  • EPF/0678/26 Split decision

    Alandale Scaffolding, Langston Road, Loughton IG10 3SL

    Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 4 (Contaminated Land) of EPF/1165/22 & EPF/0388/26 (New Data Centre).

    1 Apr 2026 Conditions
  • EPF/1676/26 Awaiting decision

    16, Palmers Hill, Epping, CM16 6SQ

    Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 7 Surface Water Disposal, 8 Construction Method Statement, 9 EVP, 13 Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy and 14 Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan of EPF/1008/25 (Demolition of existing rear extension and relocation of upper and lower windows. Erection of new adjoining single dwelling and amendments to the existing driveway access).

    2 Sep 2026 Conditions
  • EPF/1518/26 Granted

    225, High Street, Epping, CM16 4BL

    Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 3 Roof tiles of EPF/0327/26 (Grade II Listed Building consent for proposed external repair, replacement and refurbishment works).

    7 Aug 2026 Conditions
  • EPF/1509/26 Granted

    19, Globe Cottage, Lambourne Road, Chigwell, IG7 6HA

    Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 5 and 22 Foul and Surface Water Drainage of EPF/0834/22 (The development of three family dwellings on the site of the previously consented scheme at 19 Lambourne Road. The proposal is comprised of three 4-bedroom dwellings, similar in height, materials & style to the neighbouring buildings).

    6 Aug 2026 Conditions