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Firs House, Moreton Road, Bobbingworth, Ongar, CM5 0LU

Refused Epping Forest EPF/2136/24 Lawful Development Certificate: Proposed

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

Proposal

Certificate of lawful development for the proposed construction of a swimming pool building with gym and plant room.

As published by the council, reference EPF/2136/24

Application record

Reference
EPF/2136/24
Type
Lawful Development Certificate: Proposed
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Refused As published: Not Lawful
Received
22 Oct 2024
Validated
22 Oct 2024
Decided
8 Nov 2024
Ward
Rural East
Parish
Moreton, Bobbingworth and the Lavers
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
CM5 0LU

Site history

Applications at this address on the Epping Forest register

This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 0 approved, 1 refused.

  • EPF/1566/26 Awaiting decision

    Firs House, Moreton Road, Bobbingworth, Ongar, CM5 0LU

    Certificate of lawful development for the proposed construction of a swimming pool building with gym and plant room.

    Submitted 13 Aug 2026 Lawful development

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 22 Oct 2024

    Received by Epping Forest

  2. 8 Nov 2024

    Decision issued: Not Lawful

  3. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

7 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 lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

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  • Firs House, Moreton Road, Bobbingworth, Ongar, CM5 0LU

    EPF/1566/26 Submitted 13 Aug 2026 50 yards away

    77% historically approved · decision due ~8 Oct

    Certificate of lawful development for the proposed construction of a swimming pool building with gym and plant room.

    Awaiting decision Lawful development 5 docs
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