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Bury Lodge, Copthall Green, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3ST

Refused Epping Forest EPF/1844/24 Householder planning permission

Works: Demolition Small domestic

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

Demolition of an existing residential outbuilding and the erection of a replacement outbuilding for use as ancillary residential accommodation (an annexe).

As published by the council, reference EPF/1844/24

Application record

Reference
EPF/1844/24
Type
Householder planning permission
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse
Received
9 Sep 2024
Validated
9 Sep 2024
Decided
4 Nov 2024
Ward
Waltham Abbey South and Rural
Parish
Waltham Abbey
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
EN9 3ST

Site history

Applications at this address on the Epping Forest register

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

  • EPF/0332/26 Granted

    Bury Lodge, Copthall Green, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3ST

    Upshire Conservation Area T1: Silver Birch - Crown reduce to previous points. T2: Hornbeam - Crown reduce by up to 3m.

    Submitted 17 Feb 2026 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 9 Sep 2024

    Received by Epping Forest

  2. 4 Nov 2024

    Decision issued: Refuse

  3. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

15 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 householder applications

Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.

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