Planning application
323 Civic Offices, Epping Forest District Council, High Street, Epping, CM16 4BZ
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.
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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).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Aug 2026
Received by Epping Forest
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27 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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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
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Open the documentsWhat 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
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323 Civic Offices, Epping Forest District Council, High Street, Epping, CM16 4BZ
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
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
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
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
Epping Conservation Area T1 & T2: Lime - Crown reduce by up to 2.5m.
Granted Trees 3 docs -
7, Homefield Close, Epping, CM16 4RB
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 docsSmall domestic
Other condition discharge and variation applications
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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).
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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).
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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).
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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).
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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).