Green Acres, Ivy Chimneys, Epping, CM16 4EL Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Construction of 10 no. new dwellings together with dedicated access from Ivy Chimneys Road, a noise attenuation bund and fencing and associated development. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 1 Jun 2026; it is now day 243. The consultation period closed on 1 Jun 2026.
Planning committee
Decided by Epping Forest Planning Committee A on 22 Jul 2026. The council has not yet issued its decision notice.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Residents and other consultees raised concerns about traffic, parking, infrastructure, noise, access, environmental effects and piecemeal delivery.
- The committee first voted against the recommendation, then approved the application subject to a legal agreement after finding no valid refusal reason.
Source: Plota analysis of Epping Forest's committee minutes of 22 Jul 2026.
Documents 81
Statements & assessments 17
Plans & drawings 9
Consultation & comments 11
Other documents 44
Site constraints 4
Checked on 11 September 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 £235,000 in December 1998. Detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Important details
- Council
- Epping Forest
- Application type
- Full planning permission
- Postcode
- CM16 4EL
- Received
- 29 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 3 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Epping East
- Parish
- Epping
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 11 Jun 2026
- Decision level
- Committee A
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Show
Decision outlook
Day 243, past the statutory target. 77% of new homes in Epping Forest are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 29 Sept 2026.
Plota live figures for new homes decided by Epping Forest in the last twelve months, from validation. Epping Forest decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 29 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 1 Jun 2026
- Committee
- 22 Jul 2026
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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.
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