Planning application
34, Tomswood Road, Chigwell, IG7 5QS
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Erection pool house with pitched roof.
As published by the council, reference EPF/0653/26
Application record
- Reference
- EPF/0653/26
- Type
- Householder planning permission
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Refused As published: Refuse
- Received
- 30 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 1 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 26 May 2026
- Ward
- Grange Hill
- Parish
- Chigwell
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- IG7 5QS
Site history
Applications at this address on the Epping Forest register
This site has had 4 applications since 2024: 3 approved, 1 refused.
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EPF/1443/26 Granted
34, Tomswood Road, Chigwell, IG7 5QS
Erection of pitched roof over extant approved pool house.
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EPF/2190/24 Granted
34, Tomswood Road, Chigwell, IG7 5QS
Certificate of lawful development for a proposed rear pool house.
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EPF/1477/24 Granted
34, Tomswood Road, Chigwell, IG7 5QS
Extensions to the ground and first floor of the property, a new roof with front and rear dormer windows to give accommodation, and a small lower ground floor extension.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Mar 2026
Received by Epping Forest
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1 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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26 May 2026
Decision issued: Refuse
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9 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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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30, Verviers, Tomswood Road, Chigwell, IG7 5QS
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Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 11 Construction Method Statement of EPF/0446/25 (Demolition of existing single storey garden room. Erection of new garden room with basement and outdoor LED screen).
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Granted Householder 8 docsDomestic -
30, Verviers, Tomswood Road, Chigwell, IG7 5QS
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Granted Conditions Demolition 5 docsSmall domestic -
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Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 6: Arboricultural Method Statement of EPF/0446/25 (Demolition of existing single storey garden room. Erection of new garden room with basement and outdoor LED screen).
Refused Conditions Demolition 5 docsSmall domestic -
30, Verviers, Tomswood Road, Chigwell, IG7 5QS
Non-Material Amendment to EPF/0446/25 Demolition of existing single storey garden room. Erection of new garden room with basement and outdoor LED screen.
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