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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
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.

Nearby applications

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  • 29, Bell Common, Epping, CM16 4DY

    EPF/1977/25 Submitted 1 Oct 2025 0m away

    Bell Common Conservation Area T1: Lime - Reduce lateral crown by up to 30%.

    Granted Trees 6 docs

  • 43, Bell Common, Epping, CM16 4DY

    EPF/0466/23 Submitted 2 Mar 2023 0m away

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

    Granted Trees 4 docs

  • 49-51, Bell Common, Epping, CM16 4DY

    EPF/1517/24 Submitted 24 Jul 2024 0m away

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  • 19 BELL COMMON, EPPING, ESSEX

    EPF/1827/00 Submitted 30 Oct 2000 19m away

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    Refused Full applications Extension 7 docs

  • Land to the rear of 21 Highfield Green Epping Essex CM16 5HD

    EPF/1147/21 Submitted 23 Apr 2021 160m away

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    Granted Trees 4 docs

  • 2 Highfield Place Epping CM16 4DB

    EPF/1866/21 Submitted 7 Jul 2021 172m away

    Bell Common Conservation Area T1: Copper Beech - Crown reduce height by up to 3m & lateral branches by up to 2.5m. T2: Leylandii - Crown reduce lateral branches back to edge of pavement, for highway clearance.

    Refused Trees 2 docs

In Epping Forest

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    9 Sep 2026 Householder
  • EPF/1709/26 Awaiting decision

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    8 Sep 2026 Householder
  • EPF/1720/26 Awaiting decision

    24, Rous Road, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 6BN

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