Last week, more than 70 people gathered for the Epping Society’s Mulled Wine and Mince Pie evening, an event that brought warmth and festive cheer to the community. The night was filled with lively conversations, shared ideas, and heartfelt compliments about the society’s work. It was a clear reminder of the strength and spirit that thrives within Epping. A Warm Welcome and Reflections on the Year The evening began with a warm welcome from Christine Burt, Chair of the Epping

Society Member on the Lindsey Street Green Planting a New tree On Wednesday 12th November, members of the Epping Society committee replaced the tree originally planted in memory of Janet Walton, a founder member of the Society. The first tree, planted in November 2009, had not survived and the committee installed a new rowan (Sorbus) in its place. The Society thanks the Tesco Community Fund and an anonymous donor for their generous support in enabling the replacement. If you

Epping Forest Heritage Trust: ‘A Thriving Forest for People and Nature’ Double Match Fund Appeal (2-9 th Dec)   Our friends at Epping Forest Heritage Trust (EFHT) are running ‘ A Thriving Forest for People and Nature ’ as their Big Give Christmas Challenge between 2nd to 9th December, raising funds to ensure more people can come together to love and care for the Forest, helping to conserve it so both people and the Forest can thrive now and for generations to come.   Collabo

What’s Happening Around Epping? Major New Housing Proposals – What You Need to Know The Epping Society wants to make residents aware of several large developments being proposed around our town. Together, these could increase Epping’s size by almost half - or even more - putting big pressure on local roads, services and Epping Forest. Current and Potential Development Sites South Epping (SEMPA) – Between Flux’s Lane, Brook Road, Ivy Chimneys Road and the M25. In the Local Pl

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Epping Sports Centre Hemnall St. Sports Centre site – McCarthy Stone   6 Nov 2025 The Epping Society attended the recent public consultation on this site of the former Sports Centre in Epping. There are some features of the proposed development we feel in agreement with as below - Good Use of brownfield, comparatively high rise for town centre, EFDC Local Plan had “residential development”. One assumes that MS will build quicky and efficiently – which has not always been Qual

The Epping Society – ‘Grey belt’ threats As most local residents are aware the Green Belt around Epping is under threat from developers. One of the ‘tactics’ the developers will use in their proposal for building is that this land is now designated ‘grey belt’ and no longer protected as Green Belt. A useful overview of the changes the classification of ‘grey belt’ can be found on this Local Government Presentation PowerPoint Presentation The Savills Blog – In Plain English: T

With less than a week to go, we would be delighted if you would join The Epping Society Committee and other members for a festive evening and good company. We are inviting members plus one guest to join us at 7pm, Epping Hall, St Johns Road. Click below to register your place. we very much loom forward to seeing you on 24th as we get Christmas off to the best possible start.

We are delighted to invite all our Members to an evening of Christmas cheer and convivial conversation. The event will be held at Epping Hall on St Johns Road, Epping on Monday 24th November between 7.00pm and 8.30pm and include a short welcome speech from our Chairman. Mulled Wine, Soft Drinks And Mince Pies will be served. So do come and join us, meet the committee and chat with other members. All you have to do is register by clicking the button below. You may bring one gu

Welcome to Epping Epping Town Council Neighbourhood Plan (NP) - Public Consultation The draft Neighbourhood Plan (NP), published in August 2024, is currently entering a second round of public consultation. Once adopted, it will sit alongside the Epping Forest District Council (EFDC) Local Plan as part of the statutory development plan. While the Local Plan sets out strategic policies for the wider district, the NP will provide more detailed, locally-specific policies to help

Church's Butchers New Plaque sponsored by The Epping Society & Epping Town Council We are delighted that Church's Butchers on Epping...

`the land boundary proposed for the `Epping East development On Wednesday 24 th  September, Pigeon Developments held a “community...

Epping Society Chairman receiving Community Award earlier this year from ex Mayor Cherry Mccready At the kind invitation of The Epping...

EFDC have issued a draft polcy on how they might get money from developers in order to fund infrastructure and mitigate the negative...

PRESS RELEASE BY THE EPPING SOCIETY WITH REGARD TO THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT AT NEW PASTURES. FULL PDF AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD BELOW

First of all we hope you are all having a lovely Bank Holiday Weekend. You may have seen from our previous communication that there are...

It has been announced that a proposal for 80 new homes should be built on land at Stonards Hill adjacent to the recreation ground. A...

Welcome to our July Newsletter. If you scroll to the bottom of the page it can be downloaded.

Above - area subject to planning permission A planning application has been submitted for Mill Mound Fields, located to the south west of...