Planning application
2 Dawes Bridge Cottages, Hobbs Cross Road, Theydon Garnon, Epping, CM16 7PA
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of lawful development for existing use of buildings 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. These are long established buildings used for storage and/or commercial purposes. The primary use of these outbuildings is as follows: Building 1 – Primarily utilised as part of the applicant’s business of Essex Grab Hire. The building is used for minor Essex Grab Hire commercial vehicle repairs, restoration of vintage vehicles as a hobby. It is also used to storage one Essex Grab Hire HGV vehicle, tools and Tractors. Building 2 – This building is in use as an office/laundry room. Building 3 – This building is used as a tractor storage shed. Building 4 – This is currently used as a gym, however the building itself has been on site for at least 20 years. Building 5 – This is a small container utilised for the storage of garden equipment. Building 6 – This is a storage shed for the applicants touring caravan.
As published by the council, reference EPF/1694/24
Application record
- Reference
- EPF/1694/24
- Type
- Lawful Development Certificate: Existing
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Granted As published: Lawful
- Received
- 19 Aug 2024
- Validated
- 19 Aug 2024
- Decided
- 9 Oct 2024
- Ward
- Theydon Bois with Passingford
- Parish
- Theydon Garnon
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- CM16 7PA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Aug 2024
Received by Epping Forest
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9 Oct 2024
Decision issued: Lawful
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9 Sep 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Epping Forest granted permission on 9 October 2024, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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