Planning application
Land at Temple Farm, High Street , Roydon, Epping, CM19 5LW
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Outline planning application (with all matters reserved except for vehicle/pedestrian/cycle accesses into the site from the existing highway) for up to 250 residential dwellings (Class C3), together with landscaping, public open space, play provision, SuDS, and associated infrastructure works.
As published by the council, reference EPF/1608/26
Application record
- Reference
- EPF/1608/26
- Type
- Outline planning permission: Some matters reserved
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 20 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 14 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Roydon and Lower Nazeing
- Parish
- Roydon
- Postcode
- CM19 5LW
Comment by 13 October 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Epping Forest through their own planning portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Aug 2026
Received by Epping Forest
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14 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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21 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 9 November 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
40 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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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's median decision took 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About outline applications
An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.
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EPF/1169/26 Refused
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EPF/1251/26 Decided
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EPF/2379/25 Refused
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EPF/0873/26 Refused
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