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The Birches, 5 Brook Road, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5TL

Refused Epping Forest EPF/0242/23 Householder planning permission

Works: Extension Domestic

Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Proposed First Floor Side Extension (over existing side extension). New Boundary Garden Wall and Fencing.

As published by the council, reference EPF/0242/23

Application record

Reference
EPF/0242/23
Type
Householder planning permission
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Refuse
Received
6 Feb 2023
Validated
22 Feb 2023
Decided
18 Apr 2023
Ward
Buckhurst Hill West
Parish
Buckhurst Hill
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
IG9 5TL

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 6 Feb 2023

    Received by Epping Forest

  2. 22 Feb 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 18 Apr 2023

    Decision issued: Refuse

  4. 27 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

13 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Epping Forest refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About householder applications

Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.

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