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

EPF/1323/26Full planning permissionApproved
Full

Approved on 27 August 2026

Council decision: Approve with Conditions2 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Extension of the northern boundary to Plots 2, 3 and 4 permitted under planning consent EPF/0016/19.

Received
6 July 2026
Ward
Rural East
  1. Received6 Jul
  2. Validated6 Jul
  3. Consult.28 Jul
  4. Target
  5. Decided27 Aug

Decided in 52 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an extension at Gypsy Mead Works, Ongar Road, Fyfield, Ongar, CM5 0RB. Epping Forest has handled 2,560 applications of this type. This one was decided in 52 days, 4 days quicker than Epping Forest's typical decision time. 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.

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
CM5 0RB
Application type
Full planning permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Fyfield

Planning application dates

Date validated
6 July 2026
Consultation expiry
28 July 2026
Consultation end
28 July 2026

Planning decision

Case officer
Yee Cheung

Additional information

Documents
8

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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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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.

© 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.

Planning history at this site

10 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    1 Sep

    Proposed boundary amendment to previously consented scheme under EPF/0016/19

    RefusedApplicationEPF/1673/26
  2. 2026
    1 Jun

    Variation of wording of Condition 10 Levels of EPF/0016/19

    ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)EPF/1061/26
  3. 2026
    12 May

    Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 3: Landscaping of EPF/1200/25

    PendingDischarge of conditionsEPF/0927/26
  4. 2026
    5 May

    Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 8 Contaminated Land of EPF/0016/19

    PendingDischarge of conditionsEPF/0875/26
  5. 2026
    24 Apr

    Non-Material Amendment to EPF/0016/19

    PendingNon-material amendmentEPF/0809/26
  6. 2026
    29 Jan

    Proposed Boundary amendment to previously consent scheme under EPF/0016/19

    RefusedFull planning permissionEPF/0182/26

Source: Epping Forest

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