The Marriott, Old Shire Lane, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3LX Data via plota.co.uk

EPF/1826/26 - Full planning permission Under Consultation

Proposal

Construction of sports facility, external alterations, associated landscaping and facilities. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
25 Sept 2026
✓
Validated
5 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 4 Jan 2027

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 30 Nov 2026 and 7 Dec 2026, from Epping Forest's recent commercial and major works.

Comments are open until 27 Oct 2026

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Documents 22

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Site constraints 4

Public footpath about 11 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Also on the record
Inside the Waltham Abbey built-up area; Green belt about 80 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.

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Important details

Application type
Full planning permission
Postcode
EN9 3LX
Received
25 Sept 2026
Validated
5 Oct 2026
Ward
Waltham Abbey South and Rural
Parish
Waltham Abbey
Case officer
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Target decision
4 Jan 2027
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 4 of the 56-day target. Epping Forest usually decides commercial and major works by day 56.

Day 452 days to the 56-day target
52%decided within 8 weeks
61%approved
33decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 6 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
27 Oct 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