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Forest Heights, Norwood End, Fyfield, Ongar, CM5 0RW

EPF/1741/26Full planning permissionApproved
Full

Approved on 6 November 2026

Council decision: Approve with Conditions10 conditions

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

Proposal

Conversion of existing cartlodge to create a three bedroom dwelling – revision to proposal for conversion of an existing outbuilding into a one-bedroom bungalow LPA ref: EPF/2504/25

Received
11 September 2026
Ward
Rural East
  1. Received11 Sep
  2. Validated11 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided6 Nov

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a planning application for an outbuilding at Forest Heights, Norwood End, Fyfield, Ongar, CM5 0RW. Epping Forest has handled 50 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. There are no previous applications recorded 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.

77% of all 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 0RW
Application type
Full planning permission
Parish
Fyfield

Planning application dates

Date validated
11 September 2026

Planning decision

Case officer
Yee Cheung

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Green belt: Epping Forest
  • 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 (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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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