Planning application
15, Poplar Shaw, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3NJ
Works: Extension Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
A single storey rear/ wrap around extension; A first floor side/ rear wrap around extension.
As published by the council, reference EPF/1718/26
Application record
- Reference
- EPF/1718/26
- Type
- Householder planning permission
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 8 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 8 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Waltham Abbey North
- Parish
- Waltham Abbey
- Postcode
- EN9 3NJ
Comment by 30 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 4 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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EPF/1255/26 Granted
15, Poplar Shaw, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3NJ
Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed construction of an outbuilding to the rear of garden.
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EPF/1201/26 Granted
15, Poplar Shaw, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3NJ
A single storey wrap around extension, A first floor side/ rear wrap around extension.
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EPF/1199/26 Decided
15, Poplar Shaw, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3NJ
A single storey rear extension.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Sep 2026
Received by Epping Forest
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12 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 3 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
19 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 householder applications in a median of 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About householder applications
Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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15, Poplar Shaw, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3NJ
Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed construction of an outbuilding to the rear of garden.
Granted Lawful development 8 docs -
15, Poplar Shaw, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3NJ
A single storey wrap around extension, A first floor side/ rear wrap around extension.
Granted Householder Extension 25 docsSmall domestic -
15, Poplar Shaw, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3NJ
A single storey rear extension.
Decided Prior approval Extension 9 docsSmall domestic -
23, Poplar Shaw, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3NJ
Single & double rear extension
Granted Householder Extension 7 docsDomestic -
19 Poplar Shaw Waltham Abbey EN9 3NJ
Prior approval for a 6.00 metre deep single storey rear extension, height to eaves 2.67 metres and maximum height of 2.90 metres
Decided Prior approval Extension 9 docsSmall domestic -
15, Broadgate, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3NW
Prior approval for a 5.00 metre deep single storey rear extension with flat roof with flat rooflight. materials to match the existing house, height to eaves 2.67m and maximum height 2.89m.
Decided Prior approval Extension Loft or dormer 8 docsSmall domestic
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In Epping Forest
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EPF/0836/26 Refused
20, Oak Lodge Avenue, Chigwell, IG7 5HZ
Proposed ground floor rear extension, part first floor rear and double storey side extension. Alteration to roof and front bay windows.
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EPF/1337/26 Granted
12 Great Stony Park, High Street, Ongar, CM5 0TH
Proposed garage conversion to office use
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EPF/1725/26 Awaiting decision
29, Mount Pleasant Road, Chigwell, IG7 5EP
Front porch, rear 6m extension, 1 foot rear extension, dormer extension.
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EPF/1709/26 Awaiting decision
Greenways, Moreton Bridge, Moreton, Ongar, CM5 0LL
Erection of gable and side extensions, and associated works.
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EPF/1720/26 Awaiting decision
24, Rous Road, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 6BN
Single storey rear infill extension and hipped roof over existing 2 storey side extension