Land adjacent to Recreation Ground, Lower Swaines, Epping, CM16 5ER Data via plota.co.uk

EPF/1846/26 - Consent under Tree Preservation Orders Under Consultation

Proposal

(Ref: W1) 0CJ3: Hawthorn - Coppice, as specified. NB: The permitted specification of works is detailed in the conditions below. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
30 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 25 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 29 Oct 2026 and 14 Nov 2026, from Epping Forest's recent tree and landscaping works. Comments are open until 23 Oct 2026.

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Site constraints 4

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Epping built-up area; Green belt about 25 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 3 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
Consent under Tree Preservation Orders
Postcode
CM16 5ER
Received
30 Sept 2026
Validated
30 Sept 2026
Ward
Epping West and Rural
Parish
Epping
Case officer
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Target decision
25 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 4 of the 56-day target. Epping Forest usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 35.

Day 452 days to the 56-day target
77%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
148decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 3 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
23 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