Church Cottage, Betts Lane, Nazeing, Waltham Abbey, EN9 2DB Data via plota.co.uk

EPF/1266/26 - Householder planning permission Approved

Proposal

Demolition of the existing outbuilding and construction of a new single storey annexe in association with the existing dwelling. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

26 Jun 2026

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Approved

8 Sept 2026

Approved on 8 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 8 Sept 2026

Documents 25

Site constraints 6

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.

Nazeing and South Roydon conservation area

Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.

The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.

Council document ↗

Heritage at risk: Nazeing and South Roydon

On the register of historic places assessed as at risk.

A designated building, monument, park or conservation area assessed as at risk from neglect, decay or development. Proposals that secure its future are looked on favourably.

Historic England ↗

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

Also on the record

Inside the Nazeing built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 11 September 2026. 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

Council: Epping Forest
Application type: Householder planning permission
Postcode: EN9 2DB
Received: 26 Jun 2026
Validated: 26 Jun 2026
Ward: Roydon and Lower Nazeing
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 9 Sept 2026
Decision: Approve with Conditions
Decision date: 8 Sept 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 74 days from validation, 18 days slower than Epping Forest's median of 56 for demolitions. Approved, as 62% of demolitions here are.

This one74d

Council56d

UK55d

67%decided within 8 weeks

62%approved

118decided in the last year

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 8 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by: 20 Jul 2026

Historical activity at this location

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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

Church Cottage, Betts Lane, Nazeing, Waltham Abbey, EN9 2DB Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 25

Decision & officer reports 2

Statements & assessments 4

Plans & drawings 7

Consultation & comments 6

Other documents 6

Site constraints 6

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