Greyfriars, Bury Road, Waltham Abbey, E4 7QL Data via plota.co.uk

EPF/2382/25 - Approval of details reserved by a condition Refused
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 5 Contaminated Land of (Demolition of existing house, garage and outbuildings. Erection of new detached single dwelling house with integrated garage). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
25 Nov 2025
✗
Refused
9 Jan 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 9 Jan 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 22 Aug 2026

Documents 4

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF DM Decision Notice.pdf PDF · 9 Jan 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF Chingford contamination C5_Redacted PDF · 27 Nov 2025 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF EFDC - Contaminated Land PDF · 15 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF ApplicationFormRedacted.pdf PDF · 25 Nov 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 6

Site constraints 5

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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Agricultural land, grade 3b
Not best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 4. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Special area of conservation about 179 m away: Epping Forest
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI about 179 m away: Epping Forest SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

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 £2,500,000 in March 2025. Other property, freehold.

24 March 2025£2,500,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area272 m² (2,928 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (60 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyDetached house, 8 habitable rooms
Built1930 to 1949
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2025, 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
Approval of details reserved by a condition
Postcode
E4 7QL
Received
25 Nov 2025
Validated
25 Nov 2025
Ward
Waltham Abbey South and Rural
Parish
Waltham Abbey
Case officer
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Target decision
23 Dec 2025
Decision
Refuse
Decision date
9 Jan 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
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Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 22 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
18 Dec 2025

Historical activity at this location

27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 4 Construction Method Statement of EPF/1674/25…
EPF/2165/25
2025 Approved
Demolition of existing house, garage and outbuildings. Erection of new detached single dw…
EPF/1674/25
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Bury Lodge, Bury Road, Waltham Abbey, E4 7QL
TPO/EPF/11/02 T5, T6, T7, T8: London Plane - Pollard to previous points, as specified. NB…
EPF/1328/25
2023 Refused
Land at West Essex Golf Club and Netherhouse Farm, Bury Road, Chingford, E4 7QL
Construction of 10.7MWp Photovoltaic solar farm and associated infrastructure, including…
EPF/2596/23
2023 Refused
Land at West Essex Golf Club and Netherhouse Farm, Bury Road, Chingford, E4 7QL
Construction of 10.7MWp Photovoltaic solar farm and associated infrastructure, including…
EPF/2596/23
2023 Approved
Endymion House, Bury Road, Waltham Abbey, E4 7QL
Single-storey rear extension with a flat roof and lantern-type rooflight.
EPF/0816/23
2023 Approved
Endymion House, Bury Road, Waltham Abbey, E4 7QL
Single-storey rear extension with a flat roof and lantern-type rooflight.
EPF/0816/23
2023 Approved
West Essex Golf Club Ltd, Bury Road, Waltham Abbey, London, E4 7QL
Request for a screening opinion in relation to proposed solar farm on land at West Essex…
EPF/1275/23
2023 Approved
West Essex Golf Club Ltd, Bury Road, Waltham Abbey, London, E4 7QL
Request for a screening opinion in relation to proposed solar farm on land at West Essex…
EPF/1275/23
2022 Approved
Land adjacent to Knoll House, Bury Road, Waltham Abbey, London, E4 7QL
Erection of a detached dwelling house and detached garage with associated landscaping.
EPF/2910/22
2022 Approved
Land adjacent to Knoll House, Bury Road, Waltham Abbey, London, E4 7QL
Erection of a detached dwelling house and detached garage with associated landscaping.
EPF/2910/22
2022 Approved
Woodside, Bury Road, Waltham Abbey, E4 7QL
Proposed first floor front extension for additional living space.
EPF/2251/22
2022 Approved
Woodside, Bury Road, Waltham Abbey, E4 7QL
Proposed first floor front extension for additional living space.
EPF/2251/22
2021 Approved
Elmcroft Bury Road Waltham Abbey E4 7QL
Proposed extension of existing dormer.
EPF/2164/21
2021 Approved
Elmcroft Bury Road Waltham Abbey E4 7QL
Proposed conversion of existing detached garage for ancillary use.
EPF/1308/21
2021 Approved
Highbury Bury Road Waltham Abbey E4 7QL
Erection of detached three bay oak framed garage, including home office and storage space…
EPF/0503/21
2020 Approved
Bury Lodge Bury Road Waltham Abbey E4 7QL
Proposed rear single storey extension.
EPF/0681/20
2020 Approved
Bury Lodge Bury Road Waltham Abbey E4 7QL
Proposed rear single storey extension.
EPF/0681/20
2020 Refused
Bury Lodge Bury Road Waltham Abbey E4 7QL
Application for Variation of Condition 3 "completed strictly in accordance with the appro…
EPF/2341/20
2020 Refused
Bury Lodge Bury Road Waltham Abbey E4 7QL
Application for Variation of Condition 3 "completed strictly in accordance with the appro…
EPF/2341/20
2019 Approved
Bury Lodge Bury Road Waltham Abbey London E4 7QL
Proposed erection of a single storey home studio in the garden.
EPF/2727/19
2019 Approved
Bury Lodge Bury Road Waltham Abbey London E4 7QL
Proposed erection of a single storey home studio in the garden.
EPF/2727/19
2017 Approved
Bury Lodge Bury Road Waltham Abbey Essex E4 7QL
Outline planning application (with layout and scale to be determined) for demolition of e…
EPF/1417/17
2017 Approved
Bury Lodge Bury Road Waltham Abbey Essex E4 7QL
Outline planning application (with layout and scale to be determined) for demolition of e…
EPF/1417/17
2017 Approved
Orchard House Bury Road Waltham Abbey Essex E4 7QL
Demolition of existing dwelling and utility building and erection of a new dwelling
EPF/0759/17
2017 Approved
Orchard House Bury Road Waltham Abbey Essex E4 7QL
Demolition of existing dwelling and utility building and erection of a new dwelling
EPF/0759/17
2016 Approved
Elmcroft Bury Road Waltham Abbey Essex E4 7QL
New double storey rear extension with terrace and a new roof dormer to replace existing.
EPF/1799/16
Epping Forest
Planning Authority Score
4.5/10
Below average
#172 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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.