The Gate House, Coopersale Common, Coopersale, Epping, CM16 7QT Data via plota.co.uk

EPF/2023/25 - Full planning permission Under Consultation

Proposal

Demolition of existing dwelling and outbuildings and the construction of two detached self-build residential dwellings together with car parking, landscaping and associated works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 Oct 2025
Decision
Target date was 1 Dec 2025

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 6 Jul 2026; it is now day 387.

The consultation period closed on 6 Jul 2026.

Documents 50

Plans & drawings 25

PDF 280-03(02)200 Rev A Elevations - Gate Lodge PDF · 26 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 280-03(02)003 Rev A Site Plan PDF · 26 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 280-03(02)110 Rev A Gatehouse Floor Plans PDF · 26 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 280-03(02)236 Rev A Landscape Plan PDF · 26 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 280-03(02)202 Rev A Elevations - Street Scene PDF · 26 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 280-03(02)201 Rev A Elevations - Gatehouse PDF · 26 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 280-03(02)100 Rev A Lodge Floor Plans PDF · 26 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF SUPERSEDED 280-03(02)212 - Elevations - Approved Plans East West.pdf PDF · 6 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF (02)007 Existing Roof Plan.pdf PDF · 6 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF SUPERSEDED 280-03(02)231 Elevations - Gatehouse North South-Colour.pdf PDF · 6 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF 280-03(02)002 Existing Site Plan.pdf PDF · 6 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF (02)010 E Existing Contextual Elevation.pdf PDF · 6 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF 280-03(02)004 Site and GF Plan.pdf PDF · 6 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF 280-03(02)100 Lodge Floor Plans.pdf PDF · 6 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF 280-03(02)110 Gatehouse Floor Plans.pdf PDF · 6 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF (02)008 Existing Front and Rear Elevations.pdf PDF · 6 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF SUPERSEDED 280-03(02)236 Landscape Plan.pdf PDF · 6 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF SUPERSEDED 280-03(02)220 Section - Lodge and Gatehouse.pdf PDF · 6 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF SUPERSEDED 280-03(02)233 Elevations - East West-Colour.pdf PDF · 6 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF SUPERSEDED 280-03(02)234 Elevation - Lodge North South Landscape-Colour.pdf PDF · 6 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF (02)009 Existing Side Elevations.pdf PDF · 6 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF SUPERSEDED 280-03(02)201 Elevation - Lodge North South.pdf PDF · 6 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF SUPERSEDED 280-03(02)211 Elevations - Dimensions East West.pdf PDF · 6 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF SUPERSEDED 280-03(02)003 Site Plan.pdf PDF · 6 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF SUPERSEDED 280-03(02)232 Elevation - Lodge North South-Colour.pdf PDF · 6 Oct 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

Public footpath about 12 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.
SSSI about 41 m away: Epping Forest SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
3 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: St Alban's Church Hall, 130 Metres to North West of St Alban's Church, Grade II, about 42 m from the postcode pin · 3 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Green belt about 9 m away: London; Inside the Coopersale built-up area; Open access land about 36 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 10 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 £1,600,000 in October 2015. Detached house, freehold.

26 October 2015£1,600,000

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

Building

Floor area278 m² (2,992 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (47 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 9 habitable rooms
Built1930 to 1949
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2015, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Full planning permission
Postcode
CM16 7QT
Received
6 Oct 2025
Validated
6 Oct 2025
Ward
Epping East
Parish
Epping
Case officer
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Target decision
1 Dec 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 387, past the statutory target. 68% of full applications 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 24 Oct 2026.

Day 387331 days past the 56-day target
47%decided within 8 weeks
50%approved
280decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Epping Forest in the last twelve months, from validation. Epping Forest decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 24 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
6 Jul 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

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

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.