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Leafield Nursery, Paynes Lane, Nazeing, Waltham Abbey, EN9 2EX

Refused Epping Forest EPF/2903/22 Prior approval Part 3 Class R: Agricultural buildings to a flexible commercial use

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

Proposal

Application to determine if Prior Approval is required for a change of use from Agricultural use to flexible commercial storage - 500sqm.

As published by the council, reference EPF/2903/22

Application record

Reference
EPF/2903/22
Type
Prior approval Part 3 Class R: Agricultural buildings to a flexible commercial use
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Refused As published: Not Lawful
Received
22 Dec 2022
Validated
22 Dec 2022
Decided
15 Feb 2023
Ward
Roydon and Lower Nazeing
Parish
Nazeing
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
EN9 2EX

Site history

Applications at this address on the Epping Forest register

This site has had 2 applications since 2022: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • EPF/1174/23 Granted

    Leafield Nursery, Paynes Lane, Nazeing, Waltham Abbey, EN9 2EX

    Change of use from a agricultural packing house to class E mixed use

    Decided 7 May 2025 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 22 Dec 2022

    Received by Epping Forest

  2. 15 Feb 2023

    Decision issued: Not Lawful

  3. 13 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

18 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 prior approval applications

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

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