3C, Lavender Cottage, Cripsey Avenue, Ongar, CM5 0AT Data via plota.co.uk

EPF/1557/26 - Approval of details reserved by a condition Under Consultation

Proposal

Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 5 Surface Water Drainage, 6 Contaminated Land, 8 Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy, 12 Hard and Soft Landscaping and 14 Arboricultural Method Statement of (Construction of a new dwelling house with vehicular access). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 7 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 7 Oct 2026.

The consultation period closed on 4 Sept 2026.

Associated applications 2

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    Conditions 5 awaiting decision

    • ConditionsApproval of Details Reserved by Conditions 5 Surface Water Drainage, 6 Contaminated Land, 8…This applicationEPF/1557/26

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
Inside the Shelley built-up area; Green belt about 57 m away: London; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) 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 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 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £526,000 in June 2017. Terraced house, freehold.

23 June 2017£526,000
23 March 2015£385,000New build

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Application type
Approval of details reserved by a condition
Postcode
CM5 0AT
Received
12 Aug 2026
Validated
12 Aug 2026
Ward
Ongar
Parish
Ongar
Case officer
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Target decision
7 Oct 2026
Applicant
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Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 7 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
4 Sept 2026
Epping Forest
Planning Authority Score
4.5/10
Below average
#172 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.