5 Little Street, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3XN Data via plota.co.uk

EPF/1735/26 - Householder planning permission Under Consultation
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Single rear extension with pitched roof & new access to garage Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Sept 2026
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Validated
6 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 1 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 30 Nov 2026, from Epping Forest's recent extensions.

Comments are open until 30 Oct 2026

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Documents 12

Statements & assessments 1

PDF EFDC Land Drainage#1 Memo (Consultee Comments) · 12 Oct 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 8

PDF 5 Little Street-Existing Elevations PDF · 10 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF 5 Little Street-Existing Layout PDF · 10 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF 5 Little Street-Proposed Elevations PDF · 10 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF 5 Little Street-Existing Block Plan PDF · 10 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF location-plan-1789044385551 PDF · 10 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF 5 Little Street-Proposed Block Plan PDF · 10 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF 5 Little Street-Roof Plan PDF · 10 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF 5 Little Street-Proposed Layout PDF · 10 Sept 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 2

PDF Waltham Abbey Town Council#1 Representations (Neighbour/Parish Comments/Objections) · 21 Oct 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show WORD_X · 9 Oct 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF ApplicationFormRedacted PDF · 10 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
National infrastructure project about 685 m away: North London (Electricity Line) Reinforcement
The site is about 685 m from the project boundary. Electricity line, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Also on the record
Flood defence about 24 m from the postcode pin (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 2 year flood); Green belt about 13 m away: London; Inside the Waltham Abbey built-up area.
Not affected
No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 8 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.

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Important details

Council
Epping Forest
Application type
Householder planning permission
Postcode
EN9 3XN
Received
10 Sept 2026
Validated
6 Oct 2026
Ward
Waltham Abbey West
Parish
Waltham Abbey
Case officer
Show
Target decision
1 Dec 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Chris Ellerbeck

Decision outlook

Day 23 of the 56-day target. Epping Forest usually decides extensions by day 55.

Day 2333 days to the 56-day target
74%decided within 8 weeks
80%approved
841decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 22 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
30 Oct 2026

Historical activity at this location

11 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2022 Approved
1, Heather Gardens, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3YF
Single storey garden office and a utility room extension between house and garage.
EPF/2661/22
2022 Approved
1, Heather Gardens, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3YF
Single storey garden office and a utility room extension between house and garage.
EPF/2661/22
2022 Approved
56 Greenwich Way Waltham Abbey Essex EN9 3YS
Application for a Lawful Development certificate for a proposed rear dormer loft conversi…
EPF/0425/22
2022 Approved
56 Greenwich Way Waltham Abbey Essex EN9 3YS
Application for a Lawful Development certificate for a proposed rear dormer loft conversi…
EPF/0425/22
2021 Approved
4 Hayden Road Waltham Abbey EN9 3YU
Proposed first floor extension (Revised application to EPF/2600/20)
EPF/0361/21
2020 Refused
4 Hayden Road Waltham Abbey EN9 3YU
Proposed first floor extension and extension of existing dormer.
EPF/2600/20
2020 Refused
4 Hayden Road Waltham Abbey EN9 3YU
Proposed first floor extension and extension of existing dormer.
EPF/2600/20
2018 Approved
1 Heather Gardens Waltham Abbey Essex EN9 3YF
Proposed single storey side extension with part flat roof for use as office area, with wi…
EPF/2560/18
2017 Approved
2 Hayden Road Waltham Abbey Essex EN9 3YU
Single storey rear extension together with the conversion of the garage into a habitable…
EPF/3198/17
2017 Approved
2 Hayden Road Waltham Abbey Essex EN9 3YU
Single storey rear extension together with the conversion of the garage into a habitable…
EPF/3198/17
2016 Approved
56 Greenwich Way Waltham Abbey Essex EN9 3YS
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EPF/2704/16
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings