The Briars, Old House Lane, Roydon, Harlow, CM19 5DN Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Demolition of existing outbuilding and replacement with a new outbuilding for use as summerhouse (resubmission of refused application ). Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 1 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 22 Aug 2026
Documents 19
Decision & officer reports 3
Statements & assessments 3
Plans & drawings 7
Other documents 5
Associated applications 2
Part of
- HouseholderDemolition of existing outbuilding and replacement with a new outbuilding for use as…This applicationEPF/0233/26
Site constraints 7
Show all 2 with distances
- 41 mOldhouse FarmhouseGrade II
- 49 mBarn 10 Metres South East of Oldhouse FarmhouseGrade II
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 1
Last sold for £450,000 in December 2007. Detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 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
- Council
- Epping Forest
- Application type
- Householder planning permission
- Postcode
- CM19 5DN
- Received
- 4 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 4 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Roydon and Lower Nazeing
- Parish
- Roydon
- Case officer
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- Target decision
- 1 Apr 2026
- Decision
- Refuse
- Decision date
- 1 Apr 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Appeal
- Allowed · 27 Jul 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6010707 ↗
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
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How this decision compares
Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 64% of demolitions here are.
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
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 27 Feb 2026
Historical activity at this location
41 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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.
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.
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Referenced application
Council archive
The Briars, Old House Lane, Roydon, Harlow, CM19 5DN
Demolition of existing outbuilding and replacement with a new outbuilding for use as summerhouse.
- Received
- 16 Dec 2024
- Decided
- 13 Feb 2025
- Outcome
- Refused