166, High Street, Epping, CM16 4AQ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use of first and second floor including renovation of front façade and rear extension to create maisonette over existing commercial unit. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 7 Oct 2026; it is now day 63.
Documents 39
Statements & assessments 5
Consultation & comments 6
Other documents 28
Site constraints 3
Show all 13 with distances
- 45 mGeorge and Dragon Inn Premises Occupied by Epping GoldsmithsGrade II
- 56 m229-233, High StreetGrade II
- 56 m221 and 223, High StreetGrade II
- 56 m225, High StreetGrade II
- 60 m227, High StreetGrade II
- 61 mAberdeen HouseGrade II
- 87 m257 and 259, High StreetGrade II
- 89 m220, HIGH STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 107 m261 and 263, High StreetGrade II
- 119 mChurch of St John the BaptistGrade II*
- 135 mPair of K6 Telephone KiosksGrade II
- 137 m269, High StreetGrade II
- 147 mKendal LodgeGrade II
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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £430,000 in January 2022. Other property, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2015, 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
- Council
- Epping Forest
- Application type
- Full planning permission
- Postcode
- CM16 4AQ
- Received
- 5 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 7 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Epping East
- Parish
- Epping
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 27 Nov 2026
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Show
Decision outlook
Day 63, past the statutory target. 81% of changes of use in Epping Forest are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 6 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 3 Oct 2026.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Epping Forest in the last twelve months, from validation. Epping Forest decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 3 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 7 Oct 2026
Historical activity at this location
27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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.
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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.
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The consultation period closed on 7 Oct 2026.