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The Gate House, Coopersale Common, Coopersale, Epping, CM16 7QT

Awaiting decision Epping Forest EPF/2023/25 Full planning permission

Works: New dwelling Demolition Domestic

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Proposal

Demolition of existing dwelling and outbuildings and the construction of two detached self-build residential dwellings together with car parking, landscaping and associated works.

As published by the council, reference EPF/2023/25

Application record

Reference
EPF/2023/25
Type
Full planning permission
Status
Under Consultation
Received
6 Oct 2025
Validated
6 Oct 2025
Ward
Epping East
Parish
Epping
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
CM16 7QT

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 6 Oct 2025

    Received by Epping Forest

  2. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 1 December 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

50 documents on file for this application

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What 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 84 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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