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Forest Heights, Norwood End, Fyfield, Ongar, CM5 0RW

Awaiting decision Epping Forest EPF/1741/26 Full planning permission

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

Proposal

Conversion of existing cartlodge to create a three bedroom dwelling – revision to proposal for conversion of an existing outbuilding into a one-bedroom bungalow LPA ref: EPF/2504/25

As published by the council, reference EPF/1741/26

Application record

Reference
EPF/1741/26
Type
Full planning permission
Status
Under Consultation
Received
11 Sep 2026
Validated
11 Sep 2026
Ward
Rural East
Parish
Fyfield
Postcode
CM5 0RW

Comment by 6 October 2026

The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Epping Forest through their own planning portal.

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 11 Sep 2026

    Received by Epping Forest

  2. 21 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 6 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

8 documents on file for this application

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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 full applications in a median of 84 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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