Planning application
25, Hemnall Street, Epping, CM16 4LU
Works: New dwelling Demolition
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Full planning application for the redevelopment of existing Sports Centre and car park to include demolition of existing Sports Centre and erection of Retirement Living apartments (Use Class C3) including associated communal facilities (Use Class C3), new vehicular and pedestrian access from Nicholl Road and new pedestrian access from Hemnall Street, all associated car and cycle parking, servicing, hard and soft landscaping and associated works.
As published by the council, reference EPF/2455/25
Application record
- Reference
- EPF/2455/25
- Type
- Full planning permission
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 5 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 15 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Epping East
- Parish
- Epping
- Postcode
- CM16 4LU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Dec 2025
Received by Epping Forest
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15 Dec 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 9 February 2026, 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
76 documents on file for this application
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