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Government places EFDC in planning special measures
The designation means developers with housing schemes bigger than 10 homes or on sites bigger than 0.5 hectares, those looking to build buildings over 1,000 square meters or all other developments on land over 1 hectare no longer need to apply to Epping Forest District Council for planning permission.
Instead they can now apply to a government-appointed Planning Inspector over whom there will be no local control or right of appeal. The Inspectorate will also receive the planning application fees despite the council still being required to help administer the application including putting up site notices, writing to neighbours and hosting any public hearings.
The council has retained the power to determine small scale planning applications including householder improvements.
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Forthcoming Events
Talk & AGM
26th June 7.30PM
“The Theydon Bois Charter of 1305 and an overview of the work of the Essex Record Office.”
The Essex Record Office (ERO) is the county’s archive service and holds primary sources for Essex history, including written archives, maps, pictorial material and recorded sound and video, covering almost 1,000 years of Essex history. This talk by archivist Vicky West will provide an overview of the records held by the ERO using examples relating to Theydon Bois and the surrounding area, including the Charter of 1305.
The Talk will be presented by Victoria West, Archivist at the Essex Record Office on 26th June 2026 at 7.30pm.
Greenshoots Next meeting date 22 August - further details to follow
Are you interested in local planning matters?
Are you interested in trying to help our village retain is character?
Are you concerned that the countryside around our village may be built upon? Can you spare an hour or two?
If the answers to these questions is “YES” perhaps you would like to join the committee of the Rural Preservation Society, with a focus on reviewing local planning applications.
The Society was founded 83 years ago, in 1943 during World War 2 and is a registered charity. At that time there was significant concern that rebuilding after the war would destroy our countryside. Therefore, the Theydon Bois and District Rural Preservation Society was founded to preserve the rural character of our village and the countryside in and around Theydon Bois as an appropriate and natural complement to Epping Forest. These are still our goals today.
If interested, please contact us at the following email address Committee@tbruralpres.org.uk”
Education -Greenshoots
Teaching children today allows for a brighter future, one in which they can both learn and teach.
Preservation
Reviewing plans for our village and actively providing feedback helps protect our village and surrounding Greenbelt.
