Gypsy Mead Works, Ongar Road, Fyfield, Ongar, CM5 0RB

EPF/0875/26Approval of details reserved by a conditionAwaiting decision

Discharge / amendments

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Proposal

Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 8 Contaminated Land of EPF/0016/19 (Proposed development of x 23 no. new homes with associated parking facilities, cycle stores and rubbish disposal).

Received: 5 May 2026
Council: Epping Forest District Council
Ward: Rural East

ReceivedReceived5 May
ValidatedValidated5 May
Consult.Consultation27 May
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided

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About this application

This is an application to discharge conditions at Gypsy Mead Works, Ongar Road, Fyfield, Ongar, CM5 0RB. Epping Forest has handled 878 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 5 May 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There have been 9 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 163 applications across Rural East. We hold 343 applications in total for the CM5 postcode area.

86% of conditions applications at Epping Forest District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode: CM5 0RB
Application type: Approval of details reserved by a condition
Scale / size: Medium
Number of dwellings: 23
Parish: Fyfield

Planning application dates

Date validated: 5 May 2026
Consultation expiry: 27 May 2026
Consultation end: 27 May 2026

Additional information

Documents: 12

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Listed building: Grade II: RodmansOn or next to this site
Green belt: Epping ForestNext to the site
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Associated applications

2026
12 May
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 3: Landscaping of EPF/1200/25
PendingDischarge of conditionsFiled alongsideEPF/0927/26
2026
5 May
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 8 Contaminated Land of EPF/0016/19
This applicationPendingDischarge of conditionsEPF/0875/26
2026
25 Mar
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 7 Hard and Soft Landscaping of EPF/0875/26
PendingDischarge of conditionsEPF/0620/26

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9 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Epping Forest

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