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Woodside Farm, Stapleford Road, Stapleford Abbotts, Romford, RM4 1ER

Awaiting decision Epping Forest EPF/1733/26 Prior approval Part 1 Class AA: Enlargement to dwellinghouses by construction of additional storeys

Works: Extension

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Proposed upwards extension on existing footprint of Woodside Farm.

As published by the council, reference EPF/1733/26

Application record

Reference
EPF/1733/26
Type
Prior approval Part 1 Class AA: Enlargement to dwellinghouses by construction of additional storeys
Status
Valid
Received
10 Sep 2026
Validated
10 Sep 2026
Postcode
RM4 1ER

Site history

Applications at this address on the Epping Forest register

This site has had 3 applications since 2021: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • EPF/0926/23 Granted

    Woodside Farm, Stapleford Road, Stapleford Abbotts, Romford, RM4 1ER

    Application for approval of details reserved by condition 5 'Remediation and Verification' on planning application EPF/1473/21 (Redevelopment of commercial site to provide 9no. dwellings with associated access, hardstanding, landscaping and parking)

    Decided 11 May 2023 Conditions
  • EPF/3180/21 Decided

    Woodside Farm Stapleford Road Stapleford Abbotts Romford RM4 1ER

    Application for Removal of Condition 19 `PD Rights' for EPF/1473/21. (Redevelopment of commercial site to provide 9no. dwellings with associated access, hardstanding, landscaping and parking).

    Decided 22 Jun 2022 Amendments

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 Sep 2026

    Received by Epping Forest

  2. 21 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 5 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.

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 decided prior approval applications in a median of 27 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About prior approval applications

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

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