Epping Sports Club, Lower Bury Lane, Epping, CM16 5HA Data via plota.co.uk

EPF/1417/26 - Full planning permission Decided

Proposal

Erection of safety netting along the northeast boundary of the cricket club and Lower Bury Lane. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Jul 2026
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Validated
31 Jul 2026
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Decided

Decided · Last checked 29 Aug 2026

Site constraints 5

Also on the record
Conservation area about 73 m away: Bell Common, Epping; 2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Epping built-up area; Green belt about 22 m away: London; Open access land about 16 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land. MoD Byelaw, Section 28 Exclusions, Racecourses and Aerodromes and ECP Margin have been removed..
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.

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Important details

Application type
Full planning permission
Postcode
CM16 5HA
Received
21 Jul 2026
Validated
31 Jul 2026
Ward
Epping West and Rural
Parish
Epping
Case officer
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Target decision
25 Sept 2026
Applicant
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Public comments

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Last counted 29 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
21 Aug 2026
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