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196A High Street, Epping, CM16 4AQ

Refused Epping Forest EPF/1802/24 Prior approval Part 3 Class MA: Commercial, Business and Service uses to Dwellinghouses

Works: New dwelling Several homes

Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Prior approval for change of use of first floor accommodation from Class E (office) to residential use to create 2no flats

As published by the council, reference EPF/1802/24

Application record

Reference
EPF/1802/24
Type
Prior approval Part 3 Class MA: Commercial, Business and Service uses to Dwellinghouses
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Refuse
Received
2 Sep 2024
Validated
2 Sep 2024
Decided
29 Oct 2024
Ward
Epping East
Parish
Epping
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
CM16 4AQ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Epping Forest register

This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • EPF/2199/24 Granted

    196A High Street, Epping, CM16 4AQ

    Prior approval for change of use of first floor accommodation from Class E (office) to residential use to create 2no flats.

    Decided 23 Dec 2024 Prior approval

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Sep 2024

    Received by Epping Forest

  2. 29 Oct 2024

    Decision issued: Refuse

  3. 9 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

16 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Epping Forest refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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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