18, Beulah Road, Epping, CM16 6RH Data via plota.co.uk

Under Consultation EPF/1894/26
Date received
7 Oct 2026
Date validated
7 Oct 2026
Postcode
CM16 6RH

Description

T1: Lime - Crown reduce to previous points, as specified. T2–T5: Lime - Pollard, as specified. NB: The permitted specification of works is detailed in the conditions below. Data via plota.co.uk

Last checked

Decision outlook

Plota predicts a decision between 6 Nov 2026 and 27 Nov 2026, from Epping Forest's recent tree and landscaping works.

Day 2 of the 56-day target. Epping Forest usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 42.

Day 254 days to the 56-day target
70%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
167decided in the last year

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

Site constraints 6

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; SSSI about 267 m away: Epping Forest SSSI; Conservation area about 57 m away: Epping; Inside the Epping built-up area; Green belt about 81 m away: London.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · 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 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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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