Moreton Church Of England Primary School, Church Road, Moreton, Ongar, CM5 0JD Data via plota.co.uk

EPF/1492/26 - Full planning permission Decided

Proposal

Safeguarding improvements comprising replacement and upgrading of sections of existing boundary fencing, installation of higher fencing in selected locations and minor earthworks to regrade a grass embankment and remove an informal footpath. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
4 Aug 2026
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Decided

Decided · Last checked 12 Sept 2026

Documents 16

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Site constraints 5

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
Conservation area about 42 m away: Moreton; 10 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Moreton (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 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.

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Important details

Application type
Full planning permission
Postcode
CM5 0JD
Received
4 Aug 2026
Validated
4 Aug 2026
Ward
Rural East
Parish
Moreton, Bobbingworth and the Lavers
Case officer
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Target decision
29 Sept 2026
Applicant
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Agent
P Pawlik
Freehold owner
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Public comments

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Last counted 12 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
26 Aug 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

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.