Stokeford, 5-6 Sibley Row, Common Road, Nazeing, Waltham Abbey, EN9 2DG Data via plota.co.uk

EPF/0840/26 - Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Nazeing & South Roydon Conservation Area T1: Conifer - Fell. T2-T4: Ornamental Cherry - Fell. Data via plota.co.uk

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Validated
28 Apr 2026
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Received
29 Apr 2026
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Approved
8 May 2026

Approved on 8 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 22 Aug 2026

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Site constraints 7

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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Nazeing and South Roydon conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Heritage at risk: Nazeing and South Roydon
On the register of historic places assessed as at risk.
A designated building, monument, park or conservation area assessed as at risk from neglect, decay or development. Proposals that secure its future are looked on favourably.
Historic England ↗
Public footpath about 23 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Also on the record
2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Nazeing built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) 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 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.

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Other new applications on this street

19 May 2026Pending

Land at 10 Sibley Row, Common Road, Waltham Abbey, EN9 2DG

Erection of a self-build single dwelling.

EPF/0989/26
29 Apr 2026Approved

10 Sibley Row, Common Road, Nazeing, Waltham Abbey, EN9 2DG

Nazeing & South Roydon Conservation Area T1-T5: Mixed - Fell.

EPF/0841/26

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Important details

Council
Epping Forest
Application type
Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
Postcode
EN9 2DG
Received
29 Apr 2026
Validated
28 Apr 2026
Ward
Epping West and Rural
Parish
Waltham Abbey
Case officer
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Target decision
9 Jun 2026
Decision
Raise No Objection
Decision date
8 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 10 days from validation, 25 days faster than Epping Forest's median of 35 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 90% of tree and landscaping works here are.

77%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
148decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Epping Forest in the last twelve months, from validation. Epping Forest decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 22 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
20 May 2026

Historical activity at this location

14 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Refused
10 Sibley Row, Common Road, Waltham Abbey, EN9 2DG
Erection of a single custom built residential dwelling.
EPF/1526/25
2025 Approved
Stokeford, 5-6 Sibley Row, Common Road, Waltham Abbey, EN9 2DG
Nazeing & South Roydon Conservation Area T1, T2, T3 & T5: 4 x Conifer - Fell T4: Victoria…
EPF/0914/25
2021 Approved
7 Sibley Row Common Road Waltham Abbey EN9 2DG
Nazeing & South Roydon Conservation Area 1 x Blackthorn - Fell.
EPF/3219/21
2020 Withdrawn
10 Sibley Row Common Road Waltham Abbey EN9 2DG
New two storey four bedroom domestic dwelling with detached double garage.
EPF/2177/20
2020 Withdrawn
10 Sibley Row Common Road Waltham Abbey EN9 2DG
New two storey four bedroom domestic dwelling with detached double garage.
EPF/2177/20
2019 Refused
10 Sibley Row Common Road Roydon Essex EN9 2DG
Proposed erection of a one and half storey detached 4-. bedroom chalet style dwelling, re…
EPF/1777/19
2019 Refused
10 Sibley Row Common Road Roydon Essex EN9 2DG
Proposed erection of a one and half storey detached 4-. bedroom chalet style dwelling, re…
EPF/1777/19
2019 Approved
10 Sibley Row Common Road Waltham Abbey EN9 2DG
Nazeing and South Roydon Conservation Area T1 & T2: Leylandii - Fell.
EPF/0940/19
2019 Approved
10 Sibley Row Common Road Waltham Abbey EN9 2DG
Nazeing and South Roydon Conservation Area T1 & T2: Leylandii - Fell.
EPF/0940/19
2018 Refused
10 Sibley Row Common Road Roydon Essex EN9 2DG
Three storey house with rear dormer and detached two vehicle garage (revised application)
EPF/2789/18
2018 Withdrawn
8 Sibley Row Common Road Waltham Abbey EN9 2DG
Outbuilding.
EPF/0711/18
2018 Withdrawn
10 Sibley Row Common Road Broadley Common Essex EN9 2DG
New 3 storey 6 bedroom domestic dwelling adjacent to Elmwood House.
EPF/0014/18
2017 Approved
8 Sibley Row Common Road Nazeing Essex EN9 2DG
Rear extension and loft conversion
EPF/0346/17
2017 Approved
8 Sibley Row Common Road Nazeing Essex EN9 2DG
Rear extension and loft conversion
EPF/0346/17
Epping Forest
Planning Authority Score
4.5/10
Below average
#172 of 296 councils
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Other 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
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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