Epping Forest
Be of good cheer in Ongar! Inspector dismisses developer’s appeal against housing refusal
Thursday 21 September 2023
We’re always happy to report good news here at CPRE Essex – and so it is a joy to bring news from Ongar, where a planning inspector has dismissed an appeal against refusal of a development in this delightful village. Tricia Moxey, CPRE Essex vice-president, was involved in proceedings and takes up the tale: “I […] Read more >
Inspector dismisses appeal by Next in its bid to build distribution centre
Tuesday 12 July 2022
You might or might not be enjoying the summer heat, but something that should cheer us all is Next’s failure to overturn refusal of planning permission for a proposed distribution centre at Waltham Abbey. The retailer had appealed against Epping Forest District Council’s verdict against its plans for a five-hectare warehouse, multi-storey car park and […] Read more >
Not coming to Waltham Abbey… a giant Next distribution centre
Wednesday 11 August 2021
Plans for a Next distribution centre at Waltham Abbey have been refused by Epping Forest District Council. The verdict on the five-hectare warehouse, multi-storey car park and photo studio came at an extraordinary council meeting held on Tuesday, June 24. Council officers had originally recommended the Next scheme be approved, but the development management committee […] Read more >
How Epping Forest can play its part in tackling climate change
Tuesday 20 April 2021
We live in a time of extraordinary change and the climate crisis is rightly high on our agenda… you can make that the world agenda! With this in mind, the City of London Corporation is delivering a Climate Action Strategy (CAS), which includes the goal of reducing the corporation’s direct carbon emissions to net-zero by […] Read more >
Epping Forest fails to hit government housing targets but it’s a complex state of affairs
Friday 5 March 2021
Fewer than half the houses demanded by the government have been built in Epping Forest district over the last three years. The Housing Delivery Test had required Epping Forest District Council to ‘deliver’ 2,468 homes between 2017 and 2020 – however, just 1,213 were built, equating to 49 per cent of the target. The figures […] Read more >
Our Lovely Essex: reflections of Epping Forest
Monday 18 May 2020
Stunning! There’s nothing further we can add to this, so over to photographer Jill Geddes… “This was on an early-morning walk in Epping Forest near Epping. The water was like glass and made a wonderful reflection.” If you would like to spread some cheer across Essex, please send your images, stories or experiences to dmairs@cpre-essex.org.uk […] Read more >
Epping Forest unveils its spring glory
Wednesday 6 May 2020
We are indebted to Adrienne de Mont for today’s Our Lovely Essex collection. Over to Adrienne… My husband and I are fortunate to live on the edge of Epping Forest so can walk off the beaten track without seeing many people. It’s been absolutely glorious the past month or so, as spring unfolds. Bare trees in […] Read more >
Verdict on Next distribution centre at Waltham Abbey deferred
Wednesday 22 January 2020
A decision on whether to approve plans for a Next distribution centre at Waltham Abbey have been deferred by Epping Forest District Council. It had been due to be referred for determination at today’s (Wednesday, January 22) district development management committee, but, “at the request of Next PLC” that won’t be happening as the council […] Read more >
Here’s your chance to join consultation on 2,500-home scheme
Friday 20 September 2019
Friday, September 20, 2019 A consultation has just opened on plans to build up to 2,500 homes and a business park at Latton Priory, south of Harlow. The proposed development is part of the wider 23,000-home Harlow and Gilston Garden Town, which was approved by Harlow, Epping and East Herts councils in December. The London […] Read more >
New homes in Green Belt approved thanks to ‘very special circumstances’
Wednesday 7 August 2019
“Very special circumstances” were cited as a planning inspector granted permission on appeal for almost 40 homes in the Green Belt. Epping Forest District Council had in June last year refused the plans at Stoneshot Farm near Nazeing, but inspector Helen Hockenhull has now overturned that decision. She granted consent to Haycross and Hogg Construction […] Read more >