Land at Jack's Hatch, South of Parsloe Road, Harlow Data via plota.co.uk

EPF/1753/26 - Outline planning permission Under Consultation

Proposal

Outline planning application with all matters reserved except means of access from Parsloe Road for a residential development (Use Class C3) to include open space, landscaping, drainage, play space and all associated works and infrastructure. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 Sept 2026
✓
Validated
8 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 7 Jan 2027

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 3 Dec 2026, from Epping Forest's recent new homes.

Comments are open until 11 Nov 2026

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Documents 49

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Site constraints 5

Article 4 direction
HMO - townwide. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Local nature reserve about 237 m away: Parndon Woods & Common
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
SSSI about 237 m away: Harlow Woods SSSI; Inside the Harlow built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 17 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
Outline planning permission
Received
14 Sept 2026
Validated
8 Oct 2026
Ward
Epping West and Rural
Parish
Epping Upland
Case officer
Show
Target decision
7 Jan 2027
Applicant
Show
Agent
Savills (UK) Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 20 of the 56-day target. Epping Forest usually decides new homes by day 56.

Day 2036 days to the 56-day target
56%decided within 8 weeks
40%approved
101decided in the last year

Plota live figures for new homes decided by Epping Forest in the last twelve months, from validation. Epping Forest decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 21 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
11 Nov 2026
Epping Forest
Planning Authority Score
4.5/10
Below average
#172 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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