Planning application
Searles Hall Farm, Mount Road, Theydon Garnon, Epping, CM16 7PH
Works: New dwelling Demolition Several homes
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Proposal
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 8 Schedule of Repairs of EPF/2538/20 (Proposed demolition of outbuildings; conversion of existing barns and new build development to provide three new dwellings (including an annexe for house number 3), associated gardens and infrastructure.)
As published by the council, reference EPF/1693/26
Application record
- Reference
- EPF/1693/26
- Type
- Approval of details reserved by a condition
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 4 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 4 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Theydon Bois with Passingford
- Parish
- Theydon Garnon
- Postcode
- CM16 7PH
Comment by 29 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 3 applications since 2024: 0 approved, 1 refused.
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EPF/1076/26 Refused
Searles Hall Farm, Mount Road, Theydon Garnon, Epping, CM16 7PH
Non-Material Amendment to EPF/2538/20 (Proposed demolition of outbuildings; conversion of existing barns and new build development to provide three new dwellings (including an annexe for house number 3), associated gardens and infrastructure).
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EPF/1547/24 Split decision
Searles Hall Farm, Mount Road, Theydon Garnon, Epping, CM16 7PH
Discharge of Condition 10 for EPF/2538/20 & Conditions 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 13 for EPF/2545/20 (Proposed demolition of outbuildings; conversion of existing barns and new build development to provide three new dwellings (including an annexe for house 3), associated gardens & infrastructure.)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Sep 2026
Received by Epping Forest
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9 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 30 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
31 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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Homes Farm, Mount Road, Theydon Garnon, Epping, CM16 7PH
Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 6 Hard and Soft Landscaping and 8 Ecology of EPF/2578/22 (Change of use of five existing agricultural buildings to commercial uses E(g)(iii) and B8 with access, landscaping, and other associated works).
Granted Conditions 9 docs -
Searles Hall Farm, Mount Road, Theydon Garnon, Epping, CM16 7PH
Non-Material Amendment to EPF/2538/20 (Proposed demolition of outbuildings; conversion of existing barns and new build development to provide three new dwellings (including an annexe for house number 3), associated gardens and infrastructure).
Refused Amendments New dwelling Demolition 5 docsSeveral homes -
Searles Hall Farm, Mount Road, Theydon Garnon, Epping, CM16 7PH
Discharge of Condition 10 for EPF/2538/20 & Conditions 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 13 for EPF/2545/20 (Proposed demolition of outbuildings; conversion of existing barns and new build development to provide three new dwellings (including an annexe for house 3), associated gardens & infrastructure.)
Split decision Conditions New dwelling Demolition 131 docsSeveral homes
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EPF/1494/26 Refused
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EPF/1713/26 Awaiting decision
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Approval of Detail Reserved by Condition 13 Lighting of EPF/1305/25 (Demolish existing sixth form and library block and replace with new partial two storey sixth form including library and SEN classrooms).
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EPF/1711/26 Awaiting decision
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Approval of Detail Reserved by Condition 5 External Finishes 8 Surface Water & 13 Cycle Parking of EPF/0291/26 (Demolition of an existing two storey chalet and construction of a replacement self-build new dwelling).
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EPF/1538/26 Split decision
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Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 22 and 23 of EPF/2702/22 and Conditions 5 and 6 of EPF/1098/25 for Contaminated Land and Foul and Surface Water Drainage (Outline Hybrid permission for Flood Storage Area upstream of the M25, and 2 replacement dwellings and related Reserved Matters application).
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EPF/0972/26 Granted
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