Land at Temple Farm, High Street , Roydon, Epping, CM19 5LW Data via plota.co.uk

EPF/1608/26 - Outline planning permission Under Consultation

Proposal

Outline planning application (with all matters reserved except for vehicle/pedestrian/cycle accesses into the site from the existing highway) for up to 250 residential dwellings (Class C3), together with landscaping, public open space, play provision, SuDS, and associated infrastructure works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 Aug 2026
✓
Validated
14 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 14 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 9 Nov 2026, from Epping Forest's recent new homes.

Comments are open until 13 Oct 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Documents 58

Statements & assessments 29

PDF Temple Farm Roydon - Planning Statement - NPPF26 - 110926 PDF · 22 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Strategic Masterplan Framework Supporting Statement/Documents · 15 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Ecological Impact Assessment (1)_Redacted PDF · 15 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Cover Letter Supporting Statement/Documents · 15 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Planning & Affordable Housing Statement Supporting Statement/Documents · 14 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Sustainability Appraisal Supporting Statement/Documents · 14 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Statement of Community Involvement Supporting Statement/Documents · 14 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment (LVIA) Supporting Statement/Documents · 14 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Agricultural Land Classification Report Supporting Statement/Documents · 14 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Air Quality Assessment Supporting Statement/Documents · 14 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Topographical Survey Plans · 14 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Agricultural Suitability Letter Supporting Statement/Documents · 14 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Biodiversity Metric Calculation Tool Supporting Statement/Documents · 14 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Application Form - Without Personal Data Supporting Statement/Documents · 14 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Drainage Statement Supporting Statement/Documents · 14 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Framework Travel Plan Supporting Statement/Documents · 14 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Heritage Statement Supporting Statement/Documents · 14 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Habitats Regulations Assessment Supporting Statement/Documents · 14 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Energy & Sustainability Statement Supporting Statement/Documents · 14 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Health Impact Assessment Supporting Statement/Documents · 14 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Arboricultural Impact Assessment Supporting Statement/Documents · 14 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Drawing Register Supporting Statement/Documents · 14 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment Supporting Statement/Documents · 14 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Land Contamination Assessment Supporting Statement/Documents · 14 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Green Belt Assessment Supporting Statement/Documents · 14 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Biodiversity Net Gain Statement Supporting Statement/Documents · 14 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Transport Assessment Supporting Statement/Documents · 14 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Noise Impact Assessment Supporting Statement/Documents · 14 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Flood Risk Assessment Supporting Statement/Documents · 14 Sept 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 19

PDF EFDC Trees & Landscaping#1 Memo (Consultee Comments) · 7 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Conservation Comments #1 Memo (Consultee Comments) · 6 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Historic England #1 Memo (Consultee Comments) · 5 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Environment Agency Comments #1 Memo (Consultee Comments) · 2 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Essex Fire & Rescue Service #1 Memo (Consultee Comments) · 2 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF National Highways #1 Memo (Consultee Comments) · 2 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF EFDC Air quality Comments #1 Memo (Consultee Comments) · 30 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF EFDC HRA Comments #1 Memo (Consultee Comments) · 29 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF East Herts Council Comments #1 Memo (Consultee Comments) · 25 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Essex Police Comments #2 Memo (Consultee Comments) · 23 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Active Travel England #1 Memo (Consultee Comments) · 21 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Cadent Comments #1 - Attachment Memo (Consultee Comments) · 21 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Cadent Gas Comments #1 Memo (Consultee Comments) · 21 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Sport England Comments #1 Memo (Consultee Comments) · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF ECC Archaeology Comments #1 Memo (Consultee Comments) · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Anglian Water #1 Memo (Consultee Comments) · 16 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Cadent Gas Limited #1 Memo (Consultee Comments) · 16 Sept 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show WORD_X · 15 Sept 2026 View ↗
PDF Essex Police - Strategic Planning #1 Memo (Consultee Comments) · 15 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Roydon Village conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
13 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Temple Farmhouse, Grade II, about 39 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade I, 12 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
Inside the Roydon (Epping Forest) built-up area; Green belt about 52 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 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
Outline planning permission
Postcode
CM19 5LW
Received
20 Aug 2026
Validated
14 Sept 2026
Ward
Roydon and Lower Nazeing
Parish
Roydon
Case officer
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Target decision
14 Dec 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 25 of the 91-day target. Epping Forest usually decides new homes by day 56.

Day 2566 days to the 91-day target
57%decided within 8 weeks
40%approved
100decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 7 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
13 Oct 2026
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