East End Farm, Harlow Road, Roydon, Harlow, CM19 5HE Data via plota.co.uk

EPF/1915/26 - Full planning permission Under Consultation

Proposal

Retrospective Application for Change of Use of Redundant Agricultural Buildings to Commercial Use Class B8. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
9 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 8 Jan 2027

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 26 Nov 2026 and 4 Dec 2026, from Epping Forest's recent agricultural works.

Comments are open until 3 Nov 2026

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Documents 18

Consultation & comments 2

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Memo (Consultee Comments) · 21 Oct 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show WORD_X · 13 Oct 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

Green belt: London
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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Also on the record
SSSI about 493 m away: Hunsdon Mead SSSI; Inside the Roydon (Epping Forest) built-up area; 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 14 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.

Building

Floor area247 m² (2,659 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (72 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyDetached house, 10 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, with internal insulation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2023, 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
CM19 5HE
Received
9 Oct 2026
Validated
9 Oct 2026
Ward
Roydon and Lower Nazeing
Parish
Roydon
Case officer
Show
Target decision
8 Jan 2027
Applicant
Show

Decision outlook

Day 19 of the 56-day target. Epping Forest usually decides agricultural works by day 53.

Day 1937 days to the 56-day target
69%decided within 8 weeks
51%approved
41decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 21 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
3 Nov 2026
Epping Forest
Planning Authority Score
4.5/10
Below average
#172 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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

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.