50, Brookland Drive, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3FA Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Erection of new classroom building for existing day nursery; provision of new pedestrian entrance gate; and associated works. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 14 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 22 Aug 2026
Documents 27
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 9
Plans & drawings 7
Consultation & comments 4
Other documents 5
Site constraints 3
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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2024, 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
- Full planning permission
- Postcode
- EN9 3FA
- Received
- 12 May 2026
- Validated
- 13 May 2026
- Ward
- Waltham Abbey North
- Parish
- Waltham Abbey
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 14 Aug 2026
- Decision
- Approve with Conditions
- Decision date
- 14 Aug 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 93 days from validation, 37 days slower than Epping Forest's median of 56 for commercial and major works. Approved, as 61% of commercial and major works here are.
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 22 Aug 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 24 Jul 2026
Historical activity at this location
23 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.
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.
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