Planning application
Garage Site at Castell Road, Loughton, IG10 2LT
Works: New dwelling Demolition
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Demolition of existing garages and the addition of four new build flats; 2 1B2P & 2 2B4P (2 storey), designed to achieve Passivhaus standards, with new 8 no. parking spaces, standalone bin stores to the front of the property, private standalone cycle stores in rear gardens for the ground floor units and shared cycle store to the front for the first floor units.
As published by the council, reference EPF/0646/23
Application record
- Reference
- EPF/0646/23
- Type
- Full planning permission
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Refuse
- Received
- 22 Mar 2023
- Validated
- 14 Jun 2023
- Decided
- 30 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Loughton Fairmead
- Parish
- Loughton
- Decision by
- Committee A
- Postcode
- IG10 2LT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Mar 2023
Received by Epping Forest
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14 Jun 2023
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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30 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Refuse
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9 Sep 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
46 documents on file for this application
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