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Davenant Foundation School, Chester Road, Loughton, IG10 2LD

Refused Epping Forest EPF/2318/24 Full planning permission

Works: Demolition

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

Proposal

Demolish existing sixth form and library block and replace with new partial two storey sixth form including library and SEN classrooms.

As published by the council, reference EPF/2318/24

Application record

Reference
EPF/2318/24
Type
Full planning permission
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse
Received
15 Nov 2024
Validated
27 Nov 2024
Decided
21 Jan 2025
Ward
Loughton Fairmead
Parish
Loughton
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
IG10 2LD

Site history

Applications at this address on the Epping Forest register

This site has had 3 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • EPF/1713/26 Granted

    Davenant Foundation School, Chester Road, Loughton, IG10 2LD

    Approval of Detail Reserved by Condition 13 Lighting of EPF/1305/25 (Demolish existing sixth form and library block and replace with new partial two storey sixth form including library and SEN classrooms).

    Decided 23 Sep 2026 Conditions
  • EPF/0992/26 Split decision

    Davenant Foundation School, Chester Road, Loughton, IG10 2LD

    Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 4 Soft Landscaping, 8 and 9 Flooding, 10 CEMP for Biodiversity, 13 Lighting, 14 Habitat Monitoring of EPF/1305/25 (Demolish existing sixth form and library block and replace with new partial two storey sixth form including library and SEN classrooms).

    Decided 15 Jul 2026 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 15 Nov 2024

    Received by Epping Forest

  2. 27 Nov 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 21 Jan 2025

    Decision issued: Refuse

  4. 7 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

30 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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    EPF/0992/26 Submitted 20 May 2026 50 yards away

    Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 4 Soft Landscaping, 8 and 9 Flooding, 10 CEMP for Biodiversity, 13 Lighting, 14 Habitat Monitoring of EPF/1305/25 (Demolish existing sixth form and library block and replace with new partial two storey sixth form including library and SEN classrooms).

    Split decision Conditions Demolition 17 docs
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    EPF/1713/26 Submitted 8 Sep 2026 50 yards away

    Approval of Detail Reserved by Condition 13 Lighting of EPF/1305/25 (Demolish existing sixth form and library block and replace with new partial two storey sixth form including library and SEN classrooms).

    Granted Conditions Demolition 6 docs
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