Gypsy Mead Works, Ongar Road, Fyfield, Ongar, CM5 0RB

Under Consultation EPF/0946/26

Admin / procedural

Council

Epping Forest

Date received

13 May 2026

Date validated

13 May 2026

Postcode

CM5 0RB

Description

Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 15 Hard and Soft Landscaping of EPF/0016/19 (Proposed development of x 23 no. new homes with associated parking facilities, cycle stores and rubbish disposal).

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Epping Forest

Planning Authority Score

4.6/10

Below average

#163 of 282 councils

Relevant to this application:

Householder decisions

Epping Forest ranks #108 out of 282 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 74% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils

only 74% approved vs 90% nationally

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Epping Forest decision performance

Based on MHCLG data, 2025

66%

Overall approval rate

Below avg (87%) #282 of 282

74%

Householder approved

Below avg (90%) #276 of 282

71%

Decided in 8 weeks

Above avg (64%) #108 of 282

33%

Extended time limit

Below avg (40%) #77 of 282

50%

Minor dwellings approved

220 decided (1-9 homes)

63%

Major dwellings approved

19 decided (10+ homes)

43%

Change of use approved

44 decided

1,350

Total decisions

457 refused in 2025