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Land to South of Vicarage Lane, North Weald Bassett, Epping, CM16

EPF/2587/23Outline planning permission: Some matters reservedAwaiting decision
Outline / PiP
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Application for hybrid planning permission, seeking outline planning permission with all matters reserved, except for principal means of vehicular access from the A414 and Vicarage Lane West, for a mixed use scheme comprising residential development (Use Class C3); reserved land for a primary school with associated playing fields (Use Class F1); mixed use development including retail, early years or community uses (Use Classes E and F2); associated green infrastructure, including public open space, formal and informal play and recreation areas; drainage infrastructure; other associated site infrastructure; and, diversion and extinguishment of public rights of way. Detailed planning permission sought for the primary road; Suitable Alternative Natural Green Space (SANG) provision; and surface water attenuation.

Received
24 November 2023
Decision due
26 March 2024
Ward
North Weald Bassett
  1. Received24 Nov
  2. Validated5 Dec
  3. Consult.5 Aug
  4. Target26 Mar
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is an outline application at Land to South of Vicarage Lane, North Weald Bassett, Epping, CM16. Epping Forest has handled 747 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 24 November 2023 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Epping conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 56 applications across North Weald Bassett.

80% of outline 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

Application type
Outline planning permission: Some matters reserved
Scale / size
Large
Parish
North Weald Bassett

Planning application dates

Date validated
5 December 2023
Consultation expiry
5 August 2024
Consultation end
5 August 2024

Planning decision

Statutory period
112 days

Additional information

Documents
217

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Conservation area: Epping
  • 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, listed buildings, green belt, 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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