EPF/0700/25

1. 27 Mar 2025

   Received by Epping Forest

2. 20 May 2025

   Decision issued: Lawful

3. 2 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

• EPF/1371/24 Granted

  3 Church Cottages, Rosary Cottage, Church Road, Stanford Rivers, Ongar, CM5 9PS

  Erection of replacement granny annexe with integral garage in place of existing garage and outbuildings within the residential curtilage of the main dwelling

  3 Jul 2024 0m away Householder
• EPF/1159/24 Refused

  3 Church Cottages, Rosary Cottage, Church Road, Stanford Rivers, Ongar, CM5 9PS

  Extensions and remodelling works to the main dwelling

  5 Jun 2024 0m away Householder
• EPF/1311/25 Granted

  3 Church Cottages, Rosary Cottage, Church Road, Stanford Rivers, Ongar, CM5 9PS

  Erection of a two-storey side extension and a part single, part double-storey rear extension.

  26 Jun 2025 0m away Householder
• EPF/1210/25 Decided

  3 Church Cottages, Rosary Cottage, Church Road, Stanford Rivers, Ongar, CM5 9PS

  Proposed 6.00m deep, single storey rear extension with a maximum roof ridge height of 3.85m and height to eaves being 2.85m.

  12 Jun 2025 0m away Prior approval
• EPF/0698/25 Decided

  3 Church Cottages, Church Road, Stanford Rivers, Ongar, CM5 9PS

  Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed single storey side extension.

  27 Mar 2025 0m away Lawful development
• EPF/0699/25 Decided

  3 Church Cottages, Church Road, Stanford Rivers, Ongar, CM5 9PS

  Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed rear extensions.

  27 Mar 2025 0m away Lawful development

• EPF/1223/26 Decided

  3, Fiddlers Nook, Crooked Way, Nazeing, Waltham Abbey, EN9 2LE

  Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed two storey rear extension and loft conversion with rear dormer and front roof lights.

  19 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• EPF/1470/26 Awaiting decision

  Green Leas, High Ongar Road, Ongar, CM5 9LZ

  Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed demolition of existing conservatory and construction of single storey rear extension.

  30 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• EPF/0855/26 Decided

  Hawthorns, Vicarage Lane, North Weald Bassett, Epping, CM16 6AL

  Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed siting of mobile home/caravan structure for ancillary use.

  30 Apr 2026 Lawful development
• EPF/1134/26 Decided

  31, Roding Gardens, Loughton, IG10 3NH

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

  8 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• EPF/1450/26 Awaiting decision

  21, Goldings Rise, Loughton, IG10 2QP

  Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed conversion of garage to habitable space.

  27 Jul 2026 Lawful development