Planning application
61, Alderwood Drive, Lambourne, Romford, RM4 1DJ
Works: Loft or dormer
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed loft conversion with rear dormer.
As published by the council, reference EPF/0955/26
Application record
- Reference
- EPF/0955/26
- Type
- Lawful Development Certificate: Proposed
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Lawful
- Received
- 15 May 2026
- Validated
- 14 May 2026
- Decided
- 9 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Chigwell with Lambourne
- Parish
- Lambourne
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RM4 1DJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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15 May 2026
Received by Epping Forest
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9 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Lawful
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Epping Forest granted permission on 9 July 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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