Wantz Farm, Chelmsford Road, High Ongar, Ongar, CM5 9LX Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Grade II listed building consent for removal of telephone cable and replace with fibre broadband line. 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 71.
Documents 6
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 2
Consultation & comments 2
Other documents 1
Site constraints 5
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 £250,000 in November 1998. 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
- Listed building consent (Alt/Ext)
- Postcode
- CM5 9LX
- Received
- 30 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 30 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Ongar
- Parish
- Ongar
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 24 Sept 2026
- Applicant
- Show
Decision outlook
Day 71, past the statutory target. 83% of listed building works in Epping Forest are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 29 Oct 2026; 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 listed building works 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
- 21 Aug 2026
Historical activity at this location
10 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.
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 21 Aug 2026.