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Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 15 and 16 Contaminated Land of EPF/2207/16 (Outline application (all matters reserved, except approval sought for the detail of access) for Health Centre building; 60 Independent Living Older Persons Apartment Building (Use Class C2 – with minimum of 6 hours care to be provided per week for each apartment) minimum 40% affordable; Leisure Centre and Swimming Pool Building (to include Fitness Suite and Community Hall); Open Space mini soccer grass pitch for use by under 7/8 year old and footpaths; Ancillary development including three vehicle accesses off Hillhouse, car parking, and SUDs Infrastructure and demolition of Ninefields Community Centre Building).

Playing Field, Hillhouse, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3EH

Decision MadeReference: EPF/1504/26Epping Forest District Council

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Application summary

Status
Decision Made
Application type
Approval of details reserved by a condition
Received
5 Aug 2026
Validated
5 Aug 2026
Determination deadline
Not published
Local authority
Epping Forest District Council

Application overview

Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 15 and 16 Contaminated Land of EPF/2207/16 (Outline application (all matters reserved, except approval sought for the detail of access) for Health Centre building; 60 Independent Living Older Persons Apartment Building (Use Class C2 – with minimum of 6 hours care to be provided per week for each apartment) minimum 40% affordable; Leisure Centre and Swimming Pool Building (to include Fitness Suite and Community Hall); Open Space mini soccer grass pitch for use by under 7/8 year old and footpaths; Ancillary development including three vehicle accesses off Hillhouse, car parking, and SUDs Infrastructure and demolition of Ninefields Community Centre Building).

Proposal details

Reference
EPF/1504/26
Ward
Waltham Abbey North
Parish
Waltham Abbey

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Application location

Playing Field, Hillhouse, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3EH

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Documents 6 of 6

DocumentPublishedAction
DM Decision Notice.pdf · PDF8 Sept 2026View
ApplicationFormRedacted.pdf · PDF5 Aug 2026View
EFDC Contaminated Land Comments #2 · PDF4 Sept 2026View
EFDC Contaminated Land Comments #1 · PDF20 Aug 2026View
RSVP-30124-26-313 (1).pdf · PDF5 Aug 2026View
CLA-30124-26-272_Redacted · PDF7 Aug 2026View

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