Planning application
Land at Bowes Field, High Street, Ongar, CM5 0PX
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
The development of 92 dwellings with associated access, landscaping, parking, open space and infrastructure (ONG.R2 - Allocated Site In Ongar)
As published by the council, reference EPF/1782/25
Application record
- Reference
- EPF/1782/25
- Type
- Full planning permission
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 4 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 4 Sep 2025
- Ward
- Ongar
- Parish
- Ongar
- Postcode
- CM5 0PX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Sep 2025
Received by Epping Forest
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 30 October 2025, 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
281 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 full applications in a median of 82 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.
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