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The Limes, Matching Green, Matching, Harlow, CM17 0QE

Refused Epping Forest EPF/2212/24 Full planning permission

Works: Demolition Small domestic

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

Proposal

Conversion of existing outbuilding to residential dwelling ancillary to the main house. Demolition of existing shallow pitched garage and construction of garage/carport.

As published by the council, reference EPF/2212/24

Application record

Reference
EPF/2212/24
Type
Full planning permission
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse
Received
4 Nov 2024
Validated
12 Nov 2024
Decided
7 Jan 2025
Ward
Rural East
Parish
Matching
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
CM17 0QE

Site history

Applications at this address on the Epping Forest register

This site has had 4 applications since 2024: 0 approved, 2 refused.

  • EPF/1734/26 Awaiting decision

    The Limes, Matching Green, Matching, Harlow, CM17 0QE

    Removal of Condition 6: programme of historic building recording and analysis of EPF/1503/25 (Grade II listed building consent for conversion of existing outbuilding to 1 residential annexe ancillary to the main house).

    Submitted 10 Sep 2026 Amendments
  • EPF/1502/25 Withdrawn

    The Limes, Matching Green, Matching, Harlow, CM17 0QE

    Listed building consent for demolition of existing shallow pitched garages and construction of single garage/carport similar to the 1985 approval EPF/1149/85

    Submitted 11 Jul 2025 Heritage and listed buildings
  • EPF/2216/24 Refused

    The Limes, Matching Green, Matching, Harlow, CM17 0QE

    Grade II listed building application for the conversion of existing outbuilding to residential dwelling ancillary to the main house. Demolition of existing shallow pitched garage and construction of garage/carport.

    Decided 6 Jan 2025 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 4 Nov 2024

    Received by Epping Forest

  2. 12 Nov 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 7 Jan 2025

    Decision issued: Refuse

  4. 21 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

21 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.

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  • The Limes, Matching Green, Matching, Harlow, CM17 0QE

    EPF/1502/25 Submitted 11 Jul 2025 50 yards away

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