Rear of ground floor, Unit B, 2 - 4, Highbridge Street, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1DG Data via plota.co.uk

EPF/1188/26 - Full planning permission Approved

Proposal

Part change of use of existing ground floor retail premises (class E) to one-bedroom residential unit (class C3). Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 24 Aug 2026, 22:58

Application progress

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Received

15 Jun 2026

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Validated

17 Jun 2026

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Approved

13 Aug 2026

Approved on 13 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 22 Aug 2026

Documents 17

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Site constraints 9

21 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin

Nearest: 14, Highbridge Street, Grade II, about 20 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade I, 4 Grade II*, 16 Grade II

The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.

Show all 21 with distances

20 m14, Highbridge StreetGrade II
23 m16, Highbridge StreetGrade II
30 mK6 Telephone Kiosk to North of Number 2Grade II
41 mThe Crown Public HouseGrade II
52 mWaltham Abbey VicarageGrade II*
73 mChurch of the Holy Cross and St Lawrence Ruins to East of Church of Holy Cross and St LawrenceGrade I
91 m23, Highbridge StreetGrade II
102 mAbbey GatewayGrade II*
104 m36, Highbridge StreetGrade II
107 m3 4, Church StreetGrade II
110 m38, Highbridge StreetGrade II
113 m31, Highbridge StreetGrade II*
115 m40 42, Highbridge StreetGrade II
115 m2, Church StreetGrade II
117 mLychgate HouseGrade II
122 m25, Market SquareGrade II
123 m44, Highbridge StreetGrade II
127 mThe Welsh Harp Public HouseGrade II
140 mThe Green Dragon Public HouseGrade II
146 m20, Market SquareGrade II
150 mMidnight ChapelGrade II*

Historic England ↗

Waltham Abbey 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: Waltham Abbey

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 ↗

Scheduled monument about 32 m away: Waltham Abbey, including gatehouse and Stoney Bridge

Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.

Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.

Historic England ↗

National infrastructure project about 392 m away: North London (Electricity Line) Reinforcement

The site is about 392 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 ↗

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2

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

SSSI about 183 m away: Cornmill Stream and Old River Lea SSSI

Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.

Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.

Also on the record

Inside the Waltham Abbey built-up area; Flood defence about 47 m from the postcode pin (wall, designed for a 1 in 1000 year flood).

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

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.

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