Planning application
Development Land, Oak Hill Road, Stapleford Abbotts, RM4 1JL
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 9 Landscape Management Plan of EPF/1769/24 (Erection of 42no residential dwellings together with highway, car parking and associated works).
As published by the council, reference EPF/1618/26
Application record
- Reference
- EPF/1618/26
- Type
- Approval of details reserved by a condition
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 21 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 21 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Theydon Bois with Passingford
- Parish
- Stapleford Abbotts
- Postcode
- RM4 1JL
Comment by 14 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 6 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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EPF/1619/26 Awaiting decision
Development Land, Oak Hill Road, Stapleford Abbotts, RM4 1JL
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 31 Surface Water Maintenance Plan (SuDS) of EPF/1769/24 (Erection of 42no residential dwellings together with highway, car parking and associated works).
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EPF/1472/26 Awaiting decision
Development Land, Oak Hill Road, Stapleford Abbotts, RM4 1JL
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 30 Flood Alleviation Scheme of EPF/1769/24 (The erection of 42no residential dwellings together with highway, car parking and associated works).
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EPF/1005/26 Awaiting decision
Development Land, Oak Hill Road, Stapleford Abbotts, RM4 1JL
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 7 Hard and Soft Landscaping of EPF/1769/24 (The erection of 42no residential dwellings together with highway, car parking and associated works).
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EPF/0952/26 Granted
Development Land, Oak Hill Road, Stapleford Abbotts, RM4 1JL
Approval of Details Reserved by Informative BNG (The erection of 42no residential dwellings together with highway, car parking and associated works).
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EPF/0047/26 Awaiting decision
Development Land, Oak Hill Road, Stapleford Abbotts, RM4 1JL
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition - Informative (No. 46) for BNG of EPF/1769/24 (The erection of 42no residential dwellings together with highway, car parking and associated works).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 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 16 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
3 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.
Trade members open them from here.
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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Woodview, Oak Hill Road, Stapleford Abbotts, Romford, RM4 1JL
Single storey rear extension with roof lantern.
Granted Householder Extension Windows or glazing 9 docsSmall domestic -
Oak Hill Road, Stapleford Abbotts, RM4 1JL
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 29 Surface Water Drainage of EPF/1769/24 (The erection of 42 no residential dwellings together with highway, car parking and associated works).
Granted Conditions 10 docs -
Development Land, Oak Hill Road, Stapleford Abbotts, RM4 1JL
90% historically approved · decision due ~24 Sep
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 30 Flood Alleviation Scheme of EPF/1769/24 (The erection of 42no residential dwellings together with highway, car parking and associated works).
Awaiting decision Conditions 2 docs -
5 Abbotts Way, Oak Hill Road, Stapleford Abbotts, Romford, RM4 1JL
Remove canopy roof over front door and construct new porch
Granted Householder Extension 12 docsSmall domestic -
Wenduyne, Oak Hill Road, Stapleford Abbotts, Romford, RM4 1JL
Reconfiguration of internal layout, material change to elevations, including side elevation doors, removal of roof, new roof with habitable rooms and dormers.
Granted Householder Loft or dormer Roofing 20 docsDomestic -
Oak Hill Road, Stapleford Abbotts, RM4 1JL
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition no.s 15(1a) Dust Monitoring prior to construction and 15(1b) Dust Monitoring during construction of EPF/1769/24 (The erection of 42 no residential dwellings together with highway, car parking and associated works).
Refused Conditions 6 docs
Other condition discharge and variation applications
In Epping Forest
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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).