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43 Bell Common, Epping, CM16 4DY

Refused Epping Forest EPF/0761/26 Householder planning permission

Works: Loft or dormer 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

Loft conversion with hip to gable with rear dormer and 4 rooflights to front.

As published by the council, reference EPF/0761/26

Application record

Reference
EPF/0761/26
Type
Householder planning permission
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse
Received
17 Apr 2026
Validated
21 Apr 2026
Decided
16 Jun 2026
Ward
Epping East
Parish
Epping
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
CM16 4DY

Site history

Applications at this address on the Epping Forest register

This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • EPF/0466/23 Granted

    43, Bell Common, Epping, CM16 4DY

    Bell Common Conservation Area T1: Cherry - Fell. T2: Conifer - Fell.

    Decided 11 Apr 2023 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Apr 2026

    Received by Epping Forest

  2. 21 Apr 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 16 Jun 2026

    Decision issued: Refuse

  4. 9 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

14 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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    Granted Trees 4 docs

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