Waltham Cross to Tottenham Substation, near to Highbridge Street, Waltham Abbey Data via plota.co.uk

EPF/2072/25 - Approval of details reserved by a condition Approved

Proposal

Application to discharge requirement 3 – Written scheme setting out all stages of the authorised development (SW 3 C) by National Grid Electricity Transmission plc for an Order Granting Development Consent for the North London Reinforcement Project for the uprating of an existing 275kV transmission line of approximately 14km in length from Waltham Cross substation to Tottenham substation to enable it to run at a voltage of 400kV, together with associated development (Revised application to ). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

10 Oct 2025

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Approved

12 Nov 2025

Approved on 12 Nov 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 10 Oct 2026

Documents 6

Site constraints 11

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea

High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.

The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.

Flood map ↗

National infrastructure project about 227 m away: North London (Electricity Line) Reinforcement

The site is about 227 m from the project boundary. Electricity line, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.

Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.

Planning Inspectorate project page ↗

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

9 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin

Nearest: 44, Highbridge Street, Grade II, about 47 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade II*, 8 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 ↗

SSSI about 160 m away: Cornmill Stream and Old River Lea 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.

Also on the record

Conservation area about 30 m away: Waltham Abbey; Scheduled monument about 169 m away: Waltham Abbey Royal Gunpowder Factory; Heritage at risk about 30 m away: Waltham Abbey; Flood defence about 29 m from the postcode pin (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 50 year flood); Inside the Waltham Abbey built-up area; Green belt about 53 m away: London.

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, the Planning Inspectorate 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

Council: Epping Forest
Application type: Approval of details reserved by a condition
Received: 10 Oct 2025
Validated: 10 Oct 2025
Ward: Waltham Abbey West
Parish: Waltham Abbey
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 7 Nov 2025
Decision: Approve
Decision date: 12 Nov 2025
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Agent: London James Lambert

How this decision compares

Decided in 33 days from validation, 9 days faster than Epping Forest's median of 42 for discharge of conditions. Approved, as 86% of discharge of conditions here are.

This one33d

Council42d

UK52d

72%decided within 8 weeks

86%approved

409decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 10 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by: 3 Nov 2025

Epping Forest

Planning Authority Score

4.5/10

Below average

#172 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Major dwellings

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

Waltham Cross to Tottenham Substation, near to Highbridge Street, Waltham Abbey Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 6

Decision & officer reports 1

Statements & assessments 2

Plans & drawings 1

Other documents 2