34, Foresters Den Abbey Nursery, Sun Street, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1EJ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Expansion of existing nursery into a disused outbuildings in the rear of 34 Sun Street and replacement of metal roller doors and other timber doors and windows with new, and creation of small roof over a rear yard. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 16 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 16 Sept 2026
Documents 18
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 3
Plans & drawings 2
Consultation & comments 3
Other documents 8
Site constraints 8
Show all 20 with distances
- 6 m38, Sun StreetGrade II
- 7 m40, Sun StreetGrade II
- 11 m36, Sun StreetGrade II
- 17 m34, Sun StreetGrade II
- 18 m44 44a, Sun StreetGrade II
- 36 m39, Sun StreetGrade II
- 40 m41, Sun StreetGrade II*
- 41 m33, Sun StreetGrade II
- 57 m24a 26, Sun StreetGrade II
- 67 m24, Sun StreetGrade II
- 72 m2 3, South PlaceGrade II
- 82 mTHE SUN INNGrade II
- 91 m19, Sun StreetGrade II
- 92 mWaltham Abbey Garden WallGrade II
- 102 m18 18a, Sun StreetGrade II
- 108 m16, Sun StreetGrade II
- 115 m14, Sun StreetGrade II
- 124 m16, Sewardstone RoadGrade II
- 128 m15, Sewardstone RoadGrade II
- 149 mThe Roman Catholic Church of Saint Thomas More and Saint EdwardGrade II
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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Important details
- Council
- Epping Forest
- Application type
- Full planning permission
- Postcode
- EN9 1EJ
- Received
- 23 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 23 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Waltham Abbey West
- Parish
- Waltham Abbey
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 16 Sept 2026
- Decision
- Refuse
- Decision date
- 16 Sept 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Show
- Leaseholder
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 85 days from validation, 29 days slower than Epping Forest's median of 56 for changes of use. Refused, as 45% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Epping Forest in the last twelve months, from validation. Epping Forest decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 16 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 21 Jul 2026
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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.
Leaseholders: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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