Hastingwood Farm, Hastingwood Road, Hastingwood, Harlow, CM17 9JX

Decision Made EPF/0548/26
Date received
16 Mar 2026
Date validated
16 Mar 2026
Postcode
CM17 9JX

Description

Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 5: Details of surface water and foul drainage; 6: Landscaping and 7: Parking of EPF/1175/25 (Change of use of part of existing building from ancillary residential storage to 1 no self-contained residential dwelling, with asscociated privcate amenity areas, landscaping and car parking).

Epping Forest
Planning Authority Score
4.6/10
Below average
#168 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Epping Forest ranks #111 out of 292 councils for householder decision speed. Epping Forest is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 74% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 74% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Epping Forest decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
66%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #292 of 292
74%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #286 of 292
71%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (64%) #111 of 292
33%
Extended time limit
Below avg (40%) #78 of 292
50%
Minor dwellings approved
220 decided (1-9 homes)
63%
Major dwellings approved
19 decided (10+ homes)
43%
Change of use approved
44 decided
1,350
Total decisions
457 refused in 2025