Playing Field, Hillhouse, Ninefields, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3EH Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Certificate of Lawful Development for construction of a building containing 60 extra care apartments and community facilities with associated car parking and landscaping as allowed on appeal (LPA reserved matters application ref: ), in accordance with the conditions imposed on the appeal decision. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 7 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 22 Aug 2026
Documents 11
Decision & officer reports 4
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 4
Other documents 2
Associated applications 4
Part of
- Reserved mattersRefusedarchive
Conditions 2 awaiting decision
- LawfulnessCertificate of Lawful Development for construction of a building containing 60 extra care…This applicationEPF/0443/26
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Site constraints 1
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Important details
- Council
- Epping Forest
- Application type
- Lawful development
- Postcode
- EN9 3EH
- Received
- 3 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 3 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Waltham Abbey North
- Parish
- Waltham Abbey
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 28 Apr 2026
- Decision
- Lawful
- Decision date
- 7 Apr 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Agent
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 35 days from validation, 21 days faster than Epping Forest's median of 56 for new homes. Approved, as 40% of new homes here are.
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Last counted 22 Aug 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 27 Mar 2026
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5 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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Referenced application
Council archive
Playing Field, Waltham Abbey Leisure Centre & Community Centre Ninefields Waltham Abbey EN9 3EH
Reserved matters application following outline consent for Health Centre building containing 60 no. extra care apartments & communal facilities with associated car parking & landscaping. (Revised application to EPF/1876/19).
- Received
- 2 Mar 2020
- Decided
- 21 Nov 2023
- Outcome
- Refused
- Type
- Outline
- Homes
- 60
Playing Fields Waltham Abbey Leisure Centre & Community Centre Hillhouse Ninefields Waltham Abbey Essex EN9 3EH
Reserved matters application to EPF/2207/16 following outline consent for Health Centre building; 60 Independent Living Older Persons Apartments Building (Use Class C2 - with a minimum of 6 hours care to be provided per week for each apartment) minimum 40% affordable; Leisure Centre and Swimming Pool Building (to include Fitness Suite and Community Hall) ; Open Space including a mini soccer grass pitch for use by under 7/8 year olds and footpaths; Ancillary development including three vehicular accesses off…
- Received
- 30 Jul 2019
- Decided
- 30 Oct 2019
- Outcome
- Refused
- Type
- Outline