3B Thornwood Road Epping CM16 6SX

1. 13 Feb 2023

   Received by Epping Forest

2. 14 Apr 2023

   Decision issued: Approve with Conditions

3. 19 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden: extensions, loft and garage conversions, porches, outbuildings and similar alterations within the boundary of the home. They cannot be used to create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. Councils aim to decide them within eight weeks, and immediate neighbours are usually notified and given a chance to comment.

More on householder applications in our guide

• 14 Lynceley Grange Epping Essex CM16 6RA

  EPF/1563/21 Submitted 2 Jun 2021 87m away

  Proposed single storey rear extension.

  Granted Full applications Extension 9 docs
  Small domestic

• 13, Lynceley Grange, Epping, CM16 6RA

  EPF/0162/23 Submitted 25 Jan 2023 111m away

  Enlargement of existing rear dormer window and additional front dormer window to facilitate improvements to the two existing loft rooms. New front facing velux type roof window to allow natural light into first floor landing. Conversion of existing garage into habitable space. Existing rear ground floor openings onto garden to be modified to provide two sets of doors.

  Granted Householder Loft or dormer Windows or glazing 10 docs
  Domestic

• 26, Lynceley Grange, Epping, CM16 6RA

  EPF/2231/24 Submitted 5 Nov 2024 111m away

  Proposed extensions to front and rear, loft conversion and internal alterations

  Granted Householder Extension Loft or dormer 18 docs
  Domestic

• 16, Palmers Hill, Epping, CM16 6SQ

  EPF/1676/26 Submitted 2 Sep 2026 147m away

  89% historically approved · decision due ~28 Oct

  Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 7 Surface Water Disposal, 8 Construction Method Statement, 9 EVP, 13 Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy and 14 Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan of EPF/1008/25 (Demolition of existing rear extension and relocation of upper and lower windows. Erection of new adjoining single dwelling and amendments to the existing driveway access).

  Awaiting decision Conditions Extension Demolition +1
  Domestic

• Hillcrest, Palmers Hill, Epping, CM16 6SF

  EPF/0631/25 Submitted 25 Mar 2025 154m away

  Internal and external alterations, front porch, summerhouse, pergola, swimming pool, boundary treatment, access gates, and landscaping.

  Refused Householder Extension 35 docs
  Small domestic

• Wintry Wood Smallholding, Forest View, Thornwood Road, Epping, CM16 6SY

  EPF/1814/23 Submitted 10 Aug 2023 187m away

  Certificate of Lawfulness for occupation of the dwelling known as Forest View, in breach of Condition 2 (Agricultural Workers Condition) of EPF/1434/96.

  Decided Lawful development 11 docs
  Domestic

• EPF/1445/26 Granted

  15, Dunmow Close, Loughton, IG10 3AS

  Construction of ancillary outbuilding/garage and permeable hardstanding to front drive.

  27 Jul 2026 Householder
• EPF/1341/26 Granted

  25, Albion Park, Loughton, IG10 4RB

  Proposed single storey rear extension.

  8 Jul 2026 Householder
• EPF/1325/26 Granted

  239, The Barn, Lambourne Road, Chigwell, IG7 6JB

  Conversion of garage into habitable room, erection of front porch, Replacement doors and windows.

  6 Jul 2026 Householder
• EPF/0527/26 Granted

  18, Great Owl Road, Chigwell, IG7 6AL

  Single storey rear extension and conversion of garage into a gym.

  13 Mar 2026 Householder
• EPF/1678/26 Awaiting decision

  51, Grange Crescent, Chigwell, IG7 5JD

  Single storey rear extension

  2 Sep 2026 Householder