Grange Farm Camping And Sports Centre, High Road, Chigwell, IG7 6DP Data via plota.co.uk

EPF/1012/26 - Full planning permission Under Consultation

Proposal

Construction of multi-purpose community hall to be used principally as replacement premises by 1st Chigwell and Chigwell Row Scout Group, Essex Wildlife Trust, Voluntary Action Epping Forest and Colebrook Royals FC, ancillary storage, extension of existing toilets by building a new wc cubicle and a Changing Places wc cubicle and associated access, parking, drainage, landscaping and biodiversity enhancement. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 May 2026
Decision
Expected by 17 Jul 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 1 Sept 2026; it is now day 140.

The consultation period closed on 1 Sept 2026.

Documents 54

Statements & assessments 20

PDF EFDC Land Drainage Comments #2 Memo (Consultee Comments) · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF WAC-XX-XX-DR-D-1000 -P02 - Drainage Strategy Plan PDF · 21 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF EFDC Land Drainage Supporting Statement/Documents · 7 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Pavillin and scout hut drainage model combined Supporting Statement/Documents · 7 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF WAC-XX-XX-DR-D-1000 - Drainage Stratgey Plan Supporting Statement/Documents · 7 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Pavillin and scout hut drainage model combined Supporting Statement/Documents · 7 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF WAC-XX-XX-DR-D-1000 - Drainage Stratgey Plan Supporting Statement/Documents · 7 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF EFDC Land Drainage Supporting Statement/Documents · 7 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Transport Statement_FTP_2511.04_Grange Farm Centre 01_July26 Supporting Statement/Documents · 1 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF EFDC Land Drainage PDF · 9 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Essex County Council Place Service Ecology PDF · 28 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Transport Statement _FTP_2511.04_Grange Farm Centre _2026_03_13 PDF · 26 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Preliminary Ecological Appraisal S Deakin MSc BSc CMLI 2026_Redacted PDF · 26 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Tree Survey Report S Deakin MSc BSc CMLI 2026.pdf PDF · 22 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Planning Statement HTP 2026_05_07.pdf PDF · 22 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Drainage Strategy_Appendix 1 Plan.pdf PDF · 22 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Landscape Statement S Deakin MSc BSc CMLI 2026.pdf PDF · 22 May 2026 View ↗ PDF BNG Calc Report 080426 Green Shoots.pdf PDF · 22 May 2026 View ↗ PDF 3185-20B - Figure 1-Tree Survey Plan.pdf PDF · 22 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Drainage Report and SUDS Strategy.pdf PDF · 22 May 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

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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Also on the record
Inside the Chigwell built-up area; Priority habitat about 29 m away: Deciduous woodland; 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 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

Application type
Full planning permission
Postcode
IG7 6DP
Received
22 May 2026
Validated
22 May 2026
Ward
Chigwell with Lambourne
Parish
Chigwell
Case officer
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Target decision
17 Jul 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 140, 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.

Day 14084 days past the 56-day target
52%decided within 8 weeks
61%approved
33decided in the last year

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

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
1 Sept 2026
Epping Forest
Planning Authority Score
4.5/10
Below average
#172 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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
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