22 Oak Lodge Avenue, Chigwell, IG7 5HZ

1. 8 Feb 2023

   Received by Epping Forest

2. 19 Apr 2023

   Decision issued: Lawful

3. 27 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

The council has decided this application; the published outcome sits in the record above and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail, including any conditions.

If permission was granted, work must normally begin within three years of the decision. If it was refused, the applicant can appeal within the statutory time limit or submit a revised scheme.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• 20, Oak Lodge Avenue, Chigwell, IG7 5HZ

  EPF/0836/26 Submitted 28 Apr 2026 0m away

  73% historically approved · decision due ~23 Jun

  Proposed ground floor rear extension, part first floor rear and double storey side extension. Alteration to roof and front bay windows.

  Awaiting decision Householder Extension Windows or glazing 15 docs
  Domestic

• 36 Oak Lodge Avenue Chigwell IG7 5HZ

  EPF/1792/21 Submitted 28 Jun 2021 21m away

  Proposed loft conversion with a rear dormer & front skylights.

  Granted Full applications Loft or dormer 9 docs

• 57, Oak Lodge Avenue, Chigwell, IG7 5JA

  EPF/0633/25 Submitted 25 Mar 2025 36m away

  Non Material Amendment to EPF/2370/24 (Erection of single storey rear extension 6.0m deep and Loft conversion into habitable space incorporating rear dormer and side hip to gable wall extension with front slope velux lights).

  Withdrawn Amendments Extension Loft or dormer 7 docs
  Small domestic

• 35 Oak Lodge Avenue Chigwell IG7 5JA

  EPF/1491/21 Submitted 25 May 2021 36m away

  Ground floor rear & side extensions, first floor front side & rear extensions, loft conversion with rear & side dormer, including new rear terraced areas. (Revised application to EPF/0457/21).

  Refused Full applications Extension Loft or dormer 18 docs

• 19 Millwell Crescent Chigwell IG7 5HX

  EPF/1824/21 Submitted 1 Jul 2021 112m away

  Application for a Lawful Development certificate for a proposed conversion of garage to habitable room.

  Decided Lawful development 13 docs

• 26, Grange Crescent, Chigwell, IG7 5JB

  EPF/0179/23 Submitted 27 Jan 2023 142m away

  Proposed New Front Garden Railings

  Refused Householder 8 docs
  Domestic

• EPF/1681/26 Awaiting decision

  14, Tennyson Avenue, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3BJ

  Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormer and front roof lights.

  2 Sep 2026 Lawful development
• EPF/1340/26 Decided

  27, Burney Drive, Loughton, IG10 2DX

  Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed loft conversion incorporating the construction of a rear dormer roof extension and the installation of two rooflights to the front roof slope.

  8 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• EPF/1239/26 Decided

  7, Forest Way, Loughton, IG10 1JG

  Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed replacement roof.

  23 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• EPF/1672/26 Awaiting decision

  Lowershot Nursery, Sedge Green, Roydon, Harlow, CM19 5JS

  Certificate of Lawful Development Existing Construction of buildings A, B, C & D as identified

  1 Sep 2026 Lawful development
• EPF/1667/26 Awaiting decision

  11, Lee Grove, Chigwell, IG7 6AD

  Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed single storey ancillary outbuilding.

  31 Aug 2026 Lawful development