Planning application
323 Civic Offices, Epping Forest District Council, High Street, Epping, CM16 4BZ
Works: Demolition
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 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).
As published by the council, reference EPF/1772/26
Application record
- Reference
- EPF/1772/26
- Type
- Approval of details reserved by a condition
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 16 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 16 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Epping West and Rural
- Parish
- Epping
- Postcode
- CM16 4BZ
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 3 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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EPF/1587/26 Granted
323 Civic Offices, Epping Forest District Council, High Street, Epping, CM16 4BZ
Approval of Details Reserved by condition 30 Contaminated Land from 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/1513/26 Granted
323 Civic Offices, Epping Forest District Council, High Street, Epping, CM16 4BZ
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 6 Making Good of EPF/1042/21 (Grade II Listed building consent for 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).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 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 11 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
59 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 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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323 Civic Offices, Epping Forest District Council, High Street, Epping, CM16 4BZ
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 6 Making Good of EPF/1042/21 (Grade II Listed building consent for 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).
Granted Conditions Demolition 5 docs -
Civic Offices, 323 Epping Forest District Council, High Street, Epping, CM16 4BZ
WITHDRAWN BY AGENT Epping Conservation Area T1: Sycamore - Crown reduce height by up to 4m. Crown reduce spread by up to 2.5m.
Withdrawn Trees 3 docs -
Civic Offices, 323 High Street, Epping, CM16 4BZ
Certificate of Lawful development for proposed works to Listed Building comprising replacement of existing 42 inch TV monitors with 85 inch and with minor changes to existing wire-ways, replacement bracket, TV to be mounted onto Gallery Balcony Wall.
Granted Heritage and listed buildings 7 docs -
Civic Offices, Epping Forest District Council 323 High Street Epping CM16 4BZ
Application for Grade II Listed Building for proposed restoration of public areas in a sensitive manner, retaining existing features as well as re configuring some of the office spaces to create more collaborative working environments, flexible working spaces whilst retaining the existing features. On the ground floor a public facing consultation area and possibly new library facility will be introduced in the rotund element and also a new larger caf? space. It is proposed that the office spaces are opened out to provide greater flexibility within the Civic Building and provide the option of a large conference/ committee space which can be subdivided with bi-folding doors for meeting rooms etc. The cafe has been extended to provide a larger open plan area and extended kitchen. Additional WC's will be provided to cater for the building, both for the public and employees. 323 House will also be refurbished as part of the works and some small areas of partition walls removed to provide more usable spaces.
Withdrawn Heritage and listed buildings Windows or glazingMajor scheme -
323 Civic Offices, Epping Forest District Council, High Street, Epping, CM16 4BZ
Approval of Details Reserved by condition 30 Contaminated Land from 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”.)
Granted Conditions Demolition 10 docs -
Civic Offices, Conder Building and Car Park, 323 High Street, Epping, CM16 4BZ
Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 8 (Boundary Treatment), 9 (External Lighting), 11 (Hard and Soft Landscaping) and Condition 14 (CEMP:Biodiversity) 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).
Granted Conditions Demolition 58 docs
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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/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).
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EPF/1767/26 Awaiting decision
Development Land, Oak Hill Road, Stapleford Abbotts, RM4 1JL
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).