Planning application
2, Kensington Park, Stapleford Abbotts, Romford, RM4 1AF
Works: Extension Small 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
Certificate of Lawful Development for single storey rear extension.
As published by the council, reference EPF/1001/26
Application record
- Reference
- EPF/1001/26
- Type
- Lawful Development Certificate: Proposed
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Refused As published: Not Lawful
- Received
- 21 May 2026
- Validated
- 21 May 2026
- Decided
- 26 May 2026
- Ward
- Theydon Bois with Passingford
- Parish
- Stapleford Abbotts
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RM4 1AF
Site history
Applications at this address on the Epping Forest register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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EPF/1002/26 Granted
2, Kensington Park, Stapleford Abbotts, Romford, RM4 1AF
Single storey, flat roof rear extension.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 May 2026
Received by Epping Forest
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26 May 2026
Decision issued: Not Lawful
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9 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
13 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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 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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