292, Garra, Nine Ashes Road, High Ongar, Ongar, CM4 0LA Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use of use of domestic swimming pool to mixed domestic and swim school use (to facilitate up to 3 hours of swimming lessons Monday-Friday). Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 100.
Documents 13
Statements & assessments 3
Plans & drawings 2
Site constraints 3
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 1
Last sold for £276,000 in June 1995. Detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Important details
- Council
- Epping Forest
- Application type
- Full planning permission
- Postcode
- CM4 0LA
- Received
- 2 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 1 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Rural East
- Parish
- High Ongar
- Case officer
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- Target decision
- 26 Aug 2026
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
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Decision outlook
Day 100, past the statutory target. 81% of changes of use in Epping Forest are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Oct 2026.
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 7 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 24 Jul 2026
Historical activity at this location
26 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
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.
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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The consultation period closed on 24 Jul 2026.