Planning policy pages
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Epping Upland Parish Council neighbourhood plan
Published on 15 January 2019Epping Upland Parish Council neighbourhood plan
Current status
Epping Upland Parish Council is currently preparing their draft neighbourhood plan. (more…)
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Epping Town Council Neighbourhood Plan
Published on 15 January 2019Epping Town Council Neighbourhood Plan
Current status – updated 29 May 2025
Epping Town Neighbourhood Plan Examination 2025
The Epping Town Neighbourhood Plan Examination has now commenced under Inspector Ann Skippers BSc (Hons) MRTPI. (more…)
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Chigwell Parish Council neighbourhood plan
Published on 15 January 2019Chigwell Parish Council neighbourhood plan
Current status
Following submission, (more…)
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Lambourne Parish Council neighbourhood plan
Published on 17 June 2021Lambourne Parish Council neighbourhood plan
To comply with Regulation 7 of the Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012, (more…)
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Buckhurst Hill Parish Council neighbourhood plan
Published on 14 January 2019Buckhurst Hill Parish Council neighbourhood plan
Current status
Buckhurst Hill Parish Council is currently preparing their draft neighbourhood plan. (more…)
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Monitoring reports
Published on 21 December 2023Authority monitoring reports
Authority monitoring reports, previously known as annual monitoring reports, are published each year to report on the performance of the council’s planning policies. (more…)
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Brownfield land register
Published on 14 January 2019Brownfield land register
The Town and Country Planning (Brownfield Land Register) Regulations 2017 place a duty on local authorities to maintain and publish a Brownfield Land Register. The Brownfield Register provides publicly available information on brownfield land in the District that the Council considers appropriate for residential development. The criteria that must be met for sites to be entered onto the Brownfield land Register are: (more…)
- Previously Developed Land as defined by the National Planning Policy Framework
- A minimum of 0.25ha or be capable of supporting at least 5 dwellings
- Suitable – Sites must be appropriate for residential-led development,
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EFSAC protocol for releasing planning decisions
Published on 11 January 2019EFSAC protocol for releasing planning decisions
Updates
9 May 2022
Following our previous announcement, officers are continuing to progress planning decisions on all ‘SAC Held in Abeyance Cases’. (more…)
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Quality review panel
Published on 11 January 2019Quality review panel
A Quality Review Panel has been established by Epping Forest, (more…)
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Assets of community value
Published on 11 January 2019Assets of community value
Under the Localism Act 2011, voluntary and community organisations can nominate an asset to be included on a list of assets of community value. (more…)