Planning application
31, Hillcrest Road, Loughton, IG10 4QH
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Erection of single storey garden room.
As published by the council, reference EPF/0986/26
Application record
- Reference
- EPF/0986/26
- Type
- Householder planning permission
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve with Conditions
- Received
- 19 May 2026
- Validated
- 19 May 2026
- Decided
- 14 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Loughton Forest
- Parish
- Loughton
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- IG10 4QH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 May 2026
Received by Epping Forest
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14 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Approve with Conditions
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23 Jul 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 grant of permission means
Epping Forest granted permission on 14 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 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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