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252, Waters Farm Cottage, Ongar Road, Stapleford Abbotts, Romford, RM4 1RD

EPF/1072/26Householder planning permissionRefused
Householder

Refused on 13 August 2026

Council decision: Refuse

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Smaller footprint double storey side extension with a demolished part of existing rear extension.

Received
2 June 2026
Ward
Theydon Bois with Passingford
  1. Received2 Jun
  2. Validated2 Jun
  3. Consult.23 Jun
  4. Target
  5. Decided13 Aug

Decided in 72 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a two storey side extension at 252, Waters Farm Cottage, Ongar Road, Stapleford Abbotts, Romford, RM4 1RD. Epping Forest has handled 2,560 applications of this type. This one was decided in 72 days, 2 weeks longer than Epping Forest's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 158 applications across Theydon Bois with Passingford. We hold 272 applications in total for the RM4 postcode area.

70% of full 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
RM4 1RD
Application type
Householder planning permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Stapleford Abbotts

Planning application dates

Date validated
2 June 2026
Consultation expiry
23 June 2026
Consultation end
23 June 2026

Additional information

Documents
6

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)
  • Listed building: Grade II: The Old Mill HouseOn or next to this site
  • Green belt: Epping Forest

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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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.

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

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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.

Source: Epping Forest

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