Three Horseshoes Farm, Church Road, Waltham Abbey, IG10 4AJ Data via plota.co.uk

EPF/1617/26 - Full planning permission Under Consultation
DemolitionNew homes

Proposal

Erection of a new detached dwelling house (Plot 2) comprising four bedrooms, associated parking, landscaping, in substitution of the dwelling approved under planning permission , which has been lawfully commenced as confirmed by Certificate of Lawful Development (Existing) ref: EPF/0249/26, and informed by pre-application advice ref: . Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 16 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 16 Oct 2026, from Epping Forest's recent demolitions. Comments are open until 14 Sept 2026.

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Documents 20

Statements & assessments 5

PDF EFDC Land Drainage Comments #1 Memo (Consultee Comments) · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 1003-26_plot 2 three horseshoes farm design and access.pdf PDF · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 1003-26_plot 2 three horseshoes farm planning statement.pdf PDF · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Ecological Constraints_Three Horseshoes Farm_Issued 29.06.26.pdf PDF · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Highway Statement PLOT 2 V1.0.pdf PDF · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 10

PDF plot 2 three horseshoes farm - first floor plan drawing 2002 1-100 a3.pdf PDF · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF plot 2 three horseshoes farm - north elevation drawing 3002 1-100 a3.pdf PDF · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF plot 2 three horseshoes farm - ground floor plan drawing 2001 1-100 a3.pdf PDF · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF plot 2 three horseshoes farm - site plan drawing 1001 1-400 a3.pdf PDF · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF plot 2 three horseshoes farm - site location plan drawing 1000 1-1250 a3.pdf PDF · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF plot 2 three horseshoes farm - east elevation drawing 3001 1-100 a3.pdf PDF · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF plot 2 three horseshoes farm - roof plan drawing 2003 1-100 a3.pdf PDF · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF plot 2 three horseshoes farm - basement floor plan drawing 2000 1-100 a3.pdf PDF · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF plot 2 three horseshoes farm - west elevation drawing 3003 1-100 a3.pdf PDF · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF plot 2 three horseshoes farm - south elevation drawing 3000 1-100 a3.pdf PDF · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 2

PDF Waltham Abbey Town Council #1 Representations (Neighbour/Parish Comments/Objections) · 8 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF DM Neighbour Letter.docx WORD_X · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 3

PDF DEV260527-1407 MWA TCP 01.pdf PDF · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF ApplicationFormRedacted.pdf PDF · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF DEV260527-1407 MWA TS01.pdf PDF · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗

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Associated applications 4

Site constraints 3

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.
Agricultural land, grade 3b
Not best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Predicted from the national soil map. The older provisional map, which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 4. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. 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

Council
Epping Forest
Application type
Full planning permission
Postcode
IG10 4AJ
Received
21 Aug 2026
Validated
21 Aug 2026
Ward
Waltham Abbey South and Rural
Parish
Waltham Abbey
Case officer
Show
Target decision
16 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Studio Kyson

Decision outlook

Day 24 of the 56-day target. Epping Forest usually decides demolitions by day 56.

Day 2432 days to the 56-day target
67%decided within 8 weeks
62%approved
118decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 8 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
14 Sept 2026

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Fairmead Plots 3 & 4 , Church Road , Loughton, IG10 4AJ
Erection of two detached dwellinghouses to Plots 3 and 4 in place of two detached dwellin…
EPF/0627/25
2025 Refused
High Beech Hall, Church Road, Loughton, IG10 4AJ
Construction of a new two storey dwelling with second floor accommodation in the roof, a…
EPF/1313/25
2024 Refused
Fairmead Plots 3 & 4 , Church Road, Loughton, IG10 4AJ
Erection of two detached dwellinghouses to Plots 3 and 4 in place of two detached dwellin…
EPF/2551/24
2024 Refused
Fairmead Plots 3 & 4 , Church Road, Loughton, IG10 4AJ
Erection of two detached dwellinghouses to Plots 3 and 4 in place of two detached dwellin…
EPF/2551/24
2024 Approved
Fairmead Plots 3 & 4, Church Road, Waltham Abbey, Loughton, IG10 4AJ
Erection of two detached dwellinghouses to Plots 3 and 4 in place of two detached dwellin…
EPF/0679/24
2024 Approved
Fairmead Plots 3 & 4, Church Road, Waltham Abbey, Loughton, IG10 4AJ
Erection of two detached dwellinghouses to Plots 3 and 4 in place of two detached dwellin…
EPF/0679/24
2024 Refused
High Beech Hall, Church Road, Waltham Abbey, Loughton, Waltham Abbey, IG10 4AJ
Construction of a new two storey dwelling with second floor accommodation in the roof, a…
EPF/0681/24
2024 Refused
High Beech Hall, Church Road, Waltham Abbey, Loughton, Waltham Abbey, IG10 4AJ
Construction of a new two storey dwelling with second floor accommodation in the roof, a…
EPF/0681/24
2023 Refused
Fairmead Plots 3 & 4, Church Road, Loughton, IG10 4AJ
Erection of two detached dwellinghouses to Plots 3 and 4 in place of two detached dwellin…
EPF/2214/23
2023 Refused
Fairmead Plots 3 & 4, Church Road, Loughton, IG10 4AJ
Erection of two detached dwellinghouses to Plots 3 and 4 in place of two detached dwellin…
EPF/2214/23
2023 Refused
High Beech Hall, Church Road, Loughton, IG10 4AJ
Construction of a new two storey dwelling with second floor accommodation in the roof, a…
EPF/1712/23
2023 Refused
High Beech Hall, Church Road, Loughton, IG10 4AJ
Construction of a new two storey dwelling with second floor accommodation in the roof, a…
EPF/1712/23
2023 Approved
Three Horseshoes Farm, Church Road, Loughton, IG10 4AJ
Demolition of an existing stable buildings & construction of x 2 no. four bedroom contemp…
EPF/1023/23
2023 Approved
Three Horseshoes Farm, Church Road, Loughton, IG10 4AJ
Demolition of an existing stable buildings & construction of x 2 no. four bedroom contemp…
EPF/1023/23
2022 Refused
Three Horseshoes Farm, Church Road, Loughton, IG10 4AJ
Demolition of an existing stable buildings & construction of x 2 no. four bedroom contemp…
EPF/1653/22
2022 Refused
Three Horseshoes Farm, Church Road, Loughton, IG10 4AJ
Demolition of an existing stable buildings & construction of x 2 no. four bedroom contemp…
EPF/1653/22
2022 Approved
East London Scout Council Fairmead Scout Campsite, Church Road, Loughton, IG10 4AJ
Retrospective permission for Installation of a paved path for ease of use by disabled vis…
EPF/2392/22
2022 Approved
East London Scout Council Fairmead Scout Campsite, Church Road, Loughton, IG10 4AJ
Retrospective permission for Installation of a paved path for ease of use by disabled vis…
EPF/2392/22
2022 Approved
Fairmead, Church Road, High Beech, Waltham Abbey, IG10 4AJ
Development of a detached two-storey (plus basement) house (use class C3), associated out…
EPF/1673/22
2022 Approved
Fairmead, Church Road, High Beech, Waltham Abbey, IG10 4AJ
Development of a detached two-storey (plus basement) house (use class C3), associated out…
EPF/1673/22
2021 Withdrawn
Plots 3 and 4 Fairmead Church Road IG10 4AJ
Removal of existing stables and manege and erection of 2 detached dwellinghouses.
EPF/1391/21
2025 Approved
Fairmead Plots 3 & 4 , Church Road, Loughton, IG10 4AJ
Variation of Conditions 8 Surface Water Drainage and 11 Contaminated Land of EPF/0679/24…
EPF/2579/25
2025 Approved
Fairmead Plots 3 & 4 , Church Road, Loughton, IG10 4AJ
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 9 Tree Protection Plan and Arboricultural Metho…
EPF/2544/25
2025 Approved
Beechoak Farm, Church Road, Waltham Abbey, Loughton, IG10 4AJ
Certificate of Lawful Development for existing use of Satellite Buildings to the Barn.
EPF/2027/25
2025 Approved
High Beech Hall, Church Road, Waltham Abbey, Loughton, IG10 4AJ
Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed single storey rear extension.
EPF/2454/25
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings