28, Wayletts, London Road, Stanford Rivers, Ongar, CM5 9QD Data via plota.co.uk

EPF/1194/25 - Full planning permission Under Consultation

Proposal

Change of industrial use (B2 Use Class) land to leisure, with introduction of 3 new padel courts with flood lights. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
10 Jun 2025
Validated
11 Dec 2025
Decision
Expected by 5 Feb 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 1 Sept 2026; it is now day 275. The consultation period closed on 1 Sept 2026.

Documents 40

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 3

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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 11 September 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
CM5 9QD
Received
10 Jun 2025
Validated
11 Dec 2025
Ward
Theydon Bois with Passingford
Parish
Stanford Rivers
Case officer
Show
Target decision
5 Feb 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 275, past the statutory target. 85% of changes of use 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 6 Sept 2026.

Day 275219 days past the 56-day target
55%decided within 8 weeks
56%approved
55decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Epping Forest in the last twelve months, from validation. Epping Forest decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 6 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
1 Sept 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