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Hillcrest, Palmers Hill, Epping, CM16 6SF

Refused Epping Forest EPF/0631/25 Householder planning permission

Works: Extension Small 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

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

As published by the council, reference EPF/0631/25

Application record

Reference
EPF/0631/25
Type
Householder planning permission
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse
Received
25 Mar 2025
Validated
12 May 2025
Ward
Epping West and Rural
Parish
Epping
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
CM16 6SF

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 25 Mar 2025

    Received by Epping Forest

  2. 12 May 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

35 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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