Oaklands, Sewardstone Road, Waltham Abbey, E4 7RG Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Extension and conversion of an existing garage to a 1 Bedroom residential unit. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 14 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 15 Sept 2026
Documents 18
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 5
Consultation & comments 3
Other documents 7
Site constraints 6
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, the Planning Inspectorate 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.
Sales history 2
Last sold for £950,000 in March 2021. Detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2020, 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
- E4 7RG
- Received
- 7 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 1 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Waltham Abbey South and Rural
- Parish
- Waltham Abbey
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 14 Sept 2026
- Decision
- Refuse
- Decision date
- 14 Sept 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 105 days from validation, 49 days slower than Epping Forest's median of 56 for demolitions. Refused, as 36% of demolitions here are.
Plota live figures for demolitions decided by Epping Forest in the last twelve months, from validation. Epping Forest decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 15 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 22 Jun 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.
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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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