7, Barrons Close, Ongar, CM5 9BJ Data via plota.co.uk

EPF/1696/26 - Householder planning permission Under Consultation
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Single storey ground floor rear extension Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Validated
4 Sept 2026
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Received
7 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 30 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 29 Oct 2026, from Epping Forest's recent extensions.

Documents

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Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Inside the Chipping Ongar built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
Epping Forest
Application type
Householder planning permission
Postcode
CM5 9BJ
Received
7 Sept 2026
Validated
4 Sept 2026
Target decision
30 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Civils Consulting Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 8 of the 56-day target. Epping Forest usually decides extensions by day 55.

Day 848 days to the 56-day target
74%decided within 8 weeks
77%approved
682decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Epping Forest in the last twelve months, from validation. Epping Forest decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 8 Sept 2026

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Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
1, Marks Avenue, Ongar, CM5 9AY
Demolition of existing garage. Construction of porch extension, single-storey side extens…
EPF/1662/25
2023 Approved
53, Bowes Drive, Ongar, CM5 9AX
Proposed double storey side, part ground floor rear and front extension.
EPF/0796/23
2023 Approved
53, Bowes Drive, Ongar, CM5 9AX
Proposed double storey side, part ground floor rear and front extension.
EPF/0796/23
2022 Refused
53, Bowes Drive, Ongar, CM5 9AX
Proposed double storey side and rear extension.
EPF/2935/22
2022 Refused
53, Bowes Drive, Ongar, CM5 9AX
Proposed double storey side and rear extension.
EPF/2935/22
2020 Approved
36 Bowes Drive Ongar CM5 9AX
A canopy porch to the front of the house.
EPF/1899/20
2020 Approved
36 Bowes Drive Ongar CM5 9AX
A canopy porch to the front of the house.
EPF/1899/20
2020 Approved
20 Marks Avenue Ongar CM5 9AY
Garage conversion and extension.
EPF/2304/20
2020 Approved
20 Marks Avenue Ongar CM5 9AY
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed hip to gable loft convers…
EPF/2303/20
2020 Approved
20 Marks Avenue Ongar CM5 9AY
Garage conversion and extension.
EPF/2304/20
2020 Approved
20 Marks Avenue Ongar CM5 9AY
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed hip to gable loft convers…
EPF/2303/20
2019 Approved
6 Barrons Close Ongar Essex CM5 9BJ
Demolition of existing garage and proposed new garage to include single storey side and p…
EPF/1399/19
2019 Approved
6 Barrons Close Ongar Essex CM5 9BJ
Demolition of existing garage and proposed new garage to include single storey side and p…
EPF/1399/19
2019 Refused
6 Barrons Close Ongar Essex CM5 9BJ
Demolition of existing garage with a garage rebuild to include a double storey side and p…
EPF/0551/19
2019 Refused
6 Barrons Close Ongar Essex CM5 9BJ
Demolition of existing garage with a garage rebuild to include a double storey side and p…
EPF/0551/19
2018 Approved
2 Barrons Close Ongar Essex CM5 9BJ
Single storey rear and side extension.
EPF/1944/18
2017 Approved
29 Bowes Drive Ongar Essex CM5 9AU
First floor pitched roof rear extension.
EPF/3440/17
2017 Approved
29 Bowes Drive Ongar Essex CM5 9AU
First floor pitched roof rear extension.
EPF/3440/17
2017 Approved
41 Bowes Drive Ongar Essex CM5 9AX
Rear extension, garage and loft conversion.
EPF/1400/17
2017 Approved
41 Bowes Drive Ongar Essex CM5 9AX
Rear extension, garage and loft conversion.
EPF/1400/17
2016 Approved
3 Barrons Close Ongar Essex CM5 9BJ
Single storey rear and side extensions
EPF/2582/16
2016 Approved
7 Mark's Avenue Ongar Essex CM5 9AY
Prior notification of a proposed 4.3m deep single storey rear extension, height to eaves…
EPF/0457/16
2020 Approved
18 Marks Avenue Ongar CM5 9AY
Certificate of lawful development for a proposed hip to gable roof extension and rear dor…
EPF/2464/20
2020 Approved
18 Marks Avenue Ongar CM5 9AY
Certificate of lawful development for a proposed hip to gable roof extension and rear dor…
EPF/2464/20
2017 Approved
29 Bowes Drive Ongar Essex CM5 9AU
Certificate of Lawful Development for a proposed loft conversion with rear dormer and Jul…
EPF/3439/17
Epping Forest
Planning Authority Score
4.5/10
Below average
#172 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Epping Forest ranks #114 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Epping Forest is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 76% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 76% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Epping Forest decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
67%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #295 of 296
76%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #290 of 296
71%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #114 of 296
34%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #87 of 296
49%
Minor dwellings approved
228 decided (1-9 homes)
55%
Major dwellings approved
20 decided (10+ homes)
49%
Change of use approved
43 decided
1,307
Total decisions
429 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings