170, Nine Ashes Road, Blackmore Ingatestone, Essex, CM4 0JY Data via plota.co.uk

EPF/0535/26 - Householder planning permission Refused

Proposal

Demolition of existing dilapidated outbuildings, adjacent to dwelling. Construction of single-storey, L-shaped extension, continuing the established form of the dwellinghouse. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
16 Mar 2026
✓
Validated
17 Mar 2026
✗
Refused
12 May 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 12 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 22 Aug 2026

Site constraints 4

Green belt: London
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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Public bridleway about 25 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Also on the record
Inside the Paslow Wood Common built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) 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 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Sales history 3

Last sold for £750,000 in December 2024. Detached house, freehold.

13 December 2024£750,000
28 January 2014£498,000
25 October 1996£155,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area185 m² (1,991 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (74 out of 100), could reach A
PropertyDetached house, 9 habitable rooms
Built1983 to 1990
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2022, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Householder planning permission
Postcode
CM4 0JY
Received
16 Mar 2026
Validated
17 Mar 2026
Ward
Rural East
Parish
High Ongar
Target decision
12 May 2026
Decision
Refuse
Decision date
12 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Refused, as 36% of demolitions here are.

65%decided within 8 weeks
64%approved
142decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 22 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
7 Apr 2026
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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.