The Opals, Tylers Road, Roydon, Harlow, CM19 5LG Data via plota.co.uk

EPF/0642/25 - Full planning permission Approved

Proposal

Demolition of existing bungalow and erection of replacement bungalow with ancillary annexe. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
25 Mar 2025
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Validated
25 Feb 2026
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Approved
23 Sept 2026

Approved on 23 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 28 Sept 2026

Documents 34

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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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Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Roydon Hamlet built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, 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. 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.

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Important details

Application type
Full planning permission
Postcode
CM19 5LG
Received
25 Mar 2025
Validated
25 Feb 2026
Ward
Roydon and Lower Nazeing
Parish
Roydon
Case officer
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Target decision
25 Sept 2026
Decision
Approve with Conditions
Decision date
23 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 210 days from validation, 154 days slower than Epping Forest's median of 56 for demolitions. Approved, as 64% 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 28 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
27 Aug 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