Middlebrook Farm, Hoe Lane, Nazeing, Essex, EN9 2RJ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Reserved matters application following Outline Application - (The erection of 15 no. new commercial units, improvements to the access road, car parking, refuse areas, cycle stores, tree planting, soft landscaping and sustainable urban drainage) - Reserved matters are for appearance, landscaping, layout and scale. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 1 Oct 2026; it is now day 168.
Documents 42
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 10
Plans & drawings 6
Consultation & comments 8
Other documents 17
Associated applications 7
Site constraints 9
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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Important details
- Council
- Epping Forest
- Application type
- Approval of reserved matters
- Postcode
- EN9 2RJ
- Received
- 24 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 24 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Roydon and Lower Nazeing
- Target decision
- 24 Jul 2026
- Agent
- Show
Decision outlook
Day 168, past the statutory target. 81% of commercial and major works 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 7 Oct 2026.
Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Epping Forest in the last twelve months, from validation. Epping Forest decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 7 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 1 Oct 2026
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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.
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Referenced application
Council archive
Middlebrook Farm , Hoe Lane , Nazeing , Essex , EN9 2RJ
Outline application for the erection of 15 no. new commercial units, improvements to the access road, car parking, refuse areas, cycle stores, tree planting, soft landscaping and sustainable urban drainage; all matters reserved except access (Revised scheme to EPF/0751/23 & EPF/0752/23).
- Received
- 16 Sep 2024
- Decided
- 20 Apr 2026
- Outcome
- Approved
Middlebrook Farm , Hoe Lane , Nazeing , Essex , EN9 2RJ
Outline application for demolition of the existing buildings followed by the construction of 16 no. family homes, improvements to the vehicular and pedestrian access, car parking, sustainable drainage systems, refuse areas, cycle stores, tree planting, soft landscaping and amenity space; all matters reserved except access.
- Received
- 31 Mar 2023
- Outcome
- Pending
Willowbrook, Green Lane , Nazeing , Essex, EN10 6RS
Outline application for demolition of existing buildings, followed by the construction of 22no. commercial units, 6no. (affordable) family houses, sustainable drainage systems, car parking (including alterations to existing Green Lane access), pedestrian and cycle connection, refuse areas, cycle stores, tree planting, soft landscaping and amenity space; all matters reserved except access.
- Received
- 31 Mar 2023
- Outcome
- Pending

The consultation period closed on 1 Oct 2026.