Daws Hill Nursery, Daws Hill, Waltham Abbey, E4 7RD Data via plota.co.uk

EPF/0737/26 - Approval of details reserved by a condition Decided

Proposal

Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 3 Bat Method Statement, 4 Tree protection, 5 Surface Water Drainage, 6 Types and Colours of external finishes, 7 Hard and Soft Landscaping, 11 Ecology and 17 Contaminated Land of (Replacement Dwelling and demolition of existing buildings with associated servicing and landscaping). Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 24 Aug 2026, 22:51

Application progress

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Received

14 Apr 2026

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Validated

15 Apr 2026

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Split (Details Partially Approved)

19 Jun 2026

Split (Details Partially Approved) on 19 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 22 Aug 2026

Documents 12

Associated applications 2

Part of

FullApproved8 May 2024council archive

Conditions 3 decided (outcome not recorded)
- ConditionsApproval of Details Reserved by Conditions 3 Bat Method Statement, 4 Tree protection, 5…This application15 Apr 2026EPF/0737/26

Site constraints 6

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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Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

National infrastructure project about 1045 m away: North London (Electricity Line) Reinforcement

The site is about 1045 m from the project boundary. Electricity line, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.

Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.

Planning Inspectorate project page ↗

Also on the record

SSSI about 440 m away: Chingford Reservoirs SSSI; Inside the Sewardstone built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, 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 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, the Planning Inspectorate 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

Council: Epping Forest
Application type: Approval of details reserved by a condition
Postcode: E4 7RD
Received: 14 Apr 2026
Validated: 15 Apr 2026
Ward: Waltham Abbey South and Rural
Parish: Waltham Abbey
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 10 Jun 2026
Decision: Split (Details Partially Approved)
Decision date: 19 Jun 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Show

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 22 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by: 6 May 2026

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

2024 Approved

Replacement dwelling and demolition of existing buildings with associated servicing and l…

EPF/0270/24 8 May 2024

2024 Approved

Replacement dwelling and demolition of existing buildings with associated servicing and l…

EPF/0270/24 8 May 2024

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2022 Refused

Garden Cottage Daws Hill Waltham Abbey E4 7RD

New garage and gates.

EPF/1192/22 8 Aug 2022

2022 Refused

Garden Cottage Daws Hill Waltham Abbey E4 7RD

New garage and gates.

EPF/1192/22 8 Aug 2022

2020 Approved

Garage Adjacent to Clockhouse Daws Hill Waltham Abbey E4 7RD

Conversion & extension of existing former garage building to form a two bedroomed house…

EPF/2825/20 5 Apr 2022

2020 Approved

Garage Adjacent to Clockhouse Daws Hill Waltham Abbey E4 7RD

Conversion & extension of existing former garage building to form a two bedroomed house…

EPF/2825/20 5 Apr 2022

2021 Refused

Garden Cottage Daws Hill Waltham Abbey E4 7RD

New garage and gates

EPF/2332/21 26 Nov 2021

2021 Withdrawn

Land Adjacent to the Clockhouse Daws Hill Chingford E4 7RD

Demolition of existing dwelling & related outbuildings & erection of a replacement dwelli…

EPF/2972/21 15 Nov 2021

2020 Refused

Santa Maria Nursery Daws Hill Waltham Abbey E4 7RD

Demolition of existing dwelling and outbuildings and erection of two new detached dwellin…

EPF/1796/20 13 Oct 2020

2020 Refused

Santa Maria Nursery Daws Hill Waltham Abbey E4 7RD

Demolition of existing dwelling and outbuildings and erection of two new detached dwellin…

EPF/1796/20 13 Oct 2020

2018 Approved

Clockhouse Daws Hill Waltham Abbey Essex E4 7RD

Variation of condition 2 'Plan Nos.' of EPF/0198/17 (Alteration and extension of existing…

EPF/2161/18 8 Jul 2020

2019 Refused

Land adjacent to the Clockhouse Daws Hill Chingford E4 7RD

Application for Outline Planning Permission for the demolition of existing buildings & co…

EPF/1253/19 24 Jan 2020

2019 Refused

Land adjacent to the Clockhouse Daws Hill Chingford E4 7RD

Application for Outline Planning Permission for the demolition of existing buildings & co…

EPF/1253/19 24 Jan 2020

2018 Refused

Santa Maria Nursery Daws Hill Waltham Abbey Essex E4 7RD

New dwelling house and garage.

EPF/1069/18 7 Dec 2018

2018 Refused

Santa Maria Nursery Daws Hill Waltham Abbey Essex E4 7RD

Demolition of existing dwelling and outbuildings and erection of three new detached dwell…

EPF/1869/18 14 Nov 2018

2018 Withdrawn

Land adjacent to the Clockhouse Daws Hill Chingford E4 7RD

Outline planning permission with all matters except access reserved, for the demolition o…

EPF/0635/18 2 Mar 2018

2017 Approved

Clockhouse Daws Hill Waltham Abbey Essex E4 7RD

Alteration and extension of existing dwelling to form 4 X 3 bedroom houses, provision of…

EPF/0198/17 26 Apr 2017

2017 Approved

Clockhouse Daws Hill Waltham Abbey Essex E4 7RD

Alteration and extension of existing dwelling to form 4 X 3 bedroom houses, provision of…

EPF/0198/17 26 Apr 2017

2024 Approved

Santa Maria Nursery, Daws Hill, Waltham Abbey, E4 7RD

Certificate of lawful development for existing use residential dwelling that has been occ…

EPF/1773/24 24 Oct 2024

2024 Approved

Santa Maria Nursery, Daws Hill, Waltham Abbey, E4 7RD

Certificate of lawful development for existing use residential dwelling that has been occ…

EPF/1773/24 24 Oct 2024

2023 Approved

Garden Cottage, Daws Hill, Waltham Abbey, E4 7RD

Certificate of lawful development for a proposed shed.

EPF/0614/23 12 May 2023

2023 Approved

Garden Cottage, Daws Hill, Waltham Abbey, E4 7RD

Certificate of lawful development for a proposed shed.

EPF/0614/23 12 May 2023

2020 Approved

Clockhouse Daws Hill Waltham Abbey E4 7RD

Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 16"verification report" for EPF…

EPF/1403/20 20 Aug 2020

2020 Approved

Clockhouse Daws Hill Waltham Abbey E4 7RD

Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 16"verification report" for EPF…

EPF/1403/20 20 Aug 2020

2020 Approved

Clockhouse Daws Hill Waltham Abbey E4 7RD

Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 17"evidence of potential contam…

EPF/1415/20 28 Jul 2020

2020 Approved

Clockhouse Daws Hill Waltham Abbey E4 7RD

Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 17"evidence of potential contam…

EPF/1415/20 28 Jul 2020

2018 Decided

Clockhouse Daws Hill Waltham Abbey Essex E4 7RD

Application for approval of details reserved by condition 3 'external finishes', 5 'drain…

EPF/1518/18 31 May 2018

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

Daws Hill Nursery, Daws Hill, Waltham Abbey, E4 7RD Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 12

Decision & officer reports 2

Statements & assessments 4

Plans & drawings 1

Consultation & comments 1

Other documents 4

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 6

Important details

Public comments

Consultation & key dates

Previous applications at this address

Nearby activity