Planning application
Development Land, Oak Hill Road, Stapleford Abbotts, RM4 1JL
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 40 Solar Panels of EPF/1769/24 (Erection of 42no residential dwellings together with highway, car parking and associated works).
As published by the council, reference EPF/1767/26
Application record
- Reference
- EPF/1767/26
- Type
- Approval of details reserved by a condition
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 15 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 15 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Theydon Bois with Passingford
- Parish
- Stapleford Abbotts
- Postcode
- RM4 1JL
Comment by 9 October 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 7 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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EPF/1619/26 Granted
Development Land, Oak Hill Road, Stapleford Abbotts, RM4 1JL
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 31 Surface Water Maintenance Plan (SuDS) of EPF/1769/24 (Erection of 42no residential dwellings together with highway, car parking and associated works).
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EPF/1618/26 Awaiting decision
Development Land, Oak Hill Road, Stapleford Abbotts, RM4 1JL
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 9 Landscape Management Plan of EPF/1769/24 (Erection of 42no residential dwellings together with highway, car parking and associated works).
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EPF/1472/26 Awaiting decision
Development Land, Oak Hill Road, Stapleford Abbotts, RM4 1JL
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 30 Flood Alleviation Scheme of EPF/1769/24 (The erection of 42no residential dwellings together with highway, car parking and associated works).
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EPF/1005/26 Awaiting decision
Development Land, Oak Hill Road, Stapleford Abbotts, RM4 1JL
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 7 Hard and Soft Landscaping of EPF/1769/24 (The erection of 42no residential dwellings together with highway, car parking and associated works).
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EPF/0952/26 Granted
Development Land, Oak Hill Road, Stapleford Abbotts, RM4 1JL
Approval of Details Reserved by Informative BNG (The erection of 42no residential dwellings together with highway, car parking and associated works).
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EPF/0047/26 Decided
Development Land, Oak Hill Road, Stapleford Abbotts, RM4 1JL
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition - Informative (No. 46) for BNG of EPF/1769/24 (The erection of 42no residential dwellings together with highway, car parking and associated works).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Sep 2026
Received by Epping Forest
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21 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 10 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
6 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
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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 48 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 0.3 miles
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Woodview, Oak Hill Road, Stapleford Abbotts, Romford, RM4 1JL
Single storey rear extension with roof lantern.
Granted Householder Extension Windows or glazing 9 docsSmall domestic -
Oak Hill Road, Stapleford Abbotts, RM4 1JL
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 29 Surface Water Drainage of EPF/1769/24 (The erection of 42 no residential dwellings together with highway, car parking and associated works).
Granted Conditions 10 docs -
Oak Hill Road, Stapleford Abbotts, RM4 1JL
Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 7 Hard and Soft Landscaping and 10 Boundary Treatment of EPF/1769/24 (The erection of 42 no residential dwellings together with highway, car parking and associated works).
Granted Conditions 35 docs -
Oak Hill Road, Stapleford Abbotts, RM4 1JL
Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 18 BMS and 19, 20 and 22 Biodiversity of EPF/1769/24 (The erection of 42 no residential dwellings together with highway, car parking and associated works).
Split decision Conditions 13 docs -
Development Land, Oak Hill Road, Stapleford Abbotts, RM4 1JL
87% historically approved · decision due ~24 Sep
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 30 Flood Alleviation Scheme of EPF/1769/24 (The erection of 42no residential dwellings together with highway, car parking and associated works).
Awaiting decision Conditions 4 docs -
5 Abbotts Way, Oak Hill Road, Stapleford Abbotts, Romford, RM4 1JL
Remove canopy roof over front door and construct new porch
Granted Householder Extension 12 docsSmall domestic
Other condition discharge and variation applications
In Epping Forest
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EPF/1774/26 Awaiting decision
Alandale Scaffolding, Langston Road, Loughton IG10 3SL
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 8 Flood Risk Assessment of EPF/1165/22 and S73 EPF/0388/26 (Outline Planning Permission EPF/1165/22 and the subsequent approved Section 73 application EPF/0388/26 (outline permission for a new data centre with some matters reserved)).
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EPF/1613/26 Granted
Land North of Forest Drive, Forest Drive, Theydon Bois, CM16 7HH
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 37 Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP) of EPF/0292/21 (Erection of 38 residential dwellings with access from Forest Drive, and provision of associated open space, services and landscaping).
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EPF/1772/26 Awaiting decision
323 Civic Offices, Epping Forest District Council, High Street, Epping, CM16 4BZ
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 29 EVP of EPF?0919/21 (The redevelopment of the existing office building and car park. Demolition of the existing office building and alterations to connection to existing Listed Civic Centre. Development to comprise new apartment buildings and houses to provide a mix of residential units (Use Class C3), revised vehicular and pedestrian access from High Street, all associated car and cycle parking, servicing, hard and soft landscaping and associated works).
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EPF/1770/26 Awaiting decision
Garden House, Harlow Road, Moreton, Ongar, CM5 0LE
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 3 Additional Details from EPF/1161/26 (Grade II Listed Building Consent for replacement windows).
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EPF/1256/26 Refused
52, Hansells Mead, Roydon, Harlow, CM19 5HZ
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 9 Proof of Legal Right of Access of EPF/1573/22 (Sub-division of the plot and erection of a new dwelling together with parking and landscaping).