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Land at Temple Farm, High Street , Roydon, Epping, CM19 5LW

Awaiting decision Epping Forest EPF/1608/26 Outline planning permission: Some matters reserved

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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

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Aug 2026

    Received by Epping Forest

  2. 14 Sep 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 21 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 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

51 documents on file for this application

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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'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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