Maybanks Farm, Epping Road, Ongar, CM5 9SQ

Decision Made EPF/2588/25

Admin / procedural

Council

Epping Forest

Date received

22 Dec 2025

Date validated

22 Dec 2025

Postcode

CM5 9SQ

Description

Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 2 Drainage of EPF/0578/25 (Agricultural steel portal frame Hay storage Barn).

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5.5/10

Planning Authority Score

#122 of 282

Epping Forest is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #26 out of 282. Epping Forest is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 74% approved vs 90% nationally.

Epping Forest decision performance

Based on MHCLG data, 2025

66%

Overall approval rate

Below avg (87%) #282 of 282

74%

Householder approved

Below avg (90%) #276 of 282

96%

Decided in 8 weeks

Above avg (71%) #26 of 282

33%

Extended time limit

Below avg (40%) #77 of 282

50%

Minor dwellings approved

220 decided (1-9 homes)

63%

Major dwellings approved

19 decided (10+ homes)

43%

Change of use approved

44 decided

1,350

Total decisions

457 refused in 2025