15, River Road, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 6BS

1. 4 May 2023

   Received by Epping Forest

2. 12 May 2023

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 7 Jul 2023

   Decision issued: Approve with Conditions

4. 19 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden: extensions, loft and garage conversions, porches, outbuildings and similar alterations within the boundary of the home. They cannot be used to create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. Councils aim to decide them within eight weeks, and immediate neighbours are usually notified and given a chance to comment.

More on householder applications in our guide

• 11 River Road BUCKHURST HILL IG9 6BS

  EPF/3338/16 Submitted 16 Dec 2016 0m away

  70% historically approved · decision due ~10 Feb

  The applicant is seeking permission to build a single-floor, mono pitched roof, rear extension on to this 1930's mid-terrace house. The client would like to extend the floor space by the width of the house for four metres into the rear garden to create an open plan kitchen/dining and living area with bi-fold doors onto the garden to meet their family needs. The extent of the new proposed rear wall will reach approximately 0.75 of a metre beyond the current decking. The proposed extension will be constructed using standard building materials for extensions of this kind. The finished external walls will be rendered and painted to match the existing render and colour of the two houses adjacent to this property. The mono-pitched roof will be finished in the same tile that has been used on the roofs. The proposed construction has been developed with a structural engineer and full structural constructions plans have been developed. The proposed contractors have the skills, qualifications and experience to construct the proposed designs. The family living at 11 River Road have a good relationship with their neighbours and the proposed extension has been discussed and verbally approved by them. The rear of 9 River Road, the property immediately to the right, already has a rear extension similar to the proposed extension at 11 River Road. The rear of 13 River Road, the property immediately to the left, has a conservatory attached to the rear wall of the house. Currently, the rear windows are not consistent in colour. The 2nd floor windows are white UVPC with clear glass. The ground and second floor windows are brown UVPC windows with leaded glass. It is proposed that the bi-fold doors on the proposed rear extension will be white aluminium or UVPC (to be decided) with clear glass and the windows on the 1st floor will be replaced at a later date to match the 2nd floor windows. The proposed extension will not be visible from the front of the house. No trees will need to remove to construct it.

  Awaiting decision Full applications Extension Windows or glazing +1
  Several homes

• 60 Loughton Way Buckhurst Hill IG9 6AH

  EPF/2512/19 Submitted 21 Oct 2019 85m away

  Proposed single storey side & front porch extension (Amendment to previous approved consent EPF/1633/19)

  Granted Full applications Extension 2 docs
  Small domestic

• 1 Dene Road, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 6BP

  EPF/2086/25 Submitted 13 Oct 2025 99m away

  89% historically approved · decision due ~22 Dec

  Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 3 Materials of EPF/2541/24 (Demolition of side annexe building. New entrance location, new side and rear extension and loft conversion to existing detached house, and the erection of a stand-alone garden room “log cabin” to the rear).

  Awaiting decision Conditions New dwelling Extension +2 1 doc

• 13 Dene Road, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 6BP

  EPF/2100/24 Submitted 17 Oct 2024 99m away

  Certificate of lawful development for the proposed extension of the existing roof dormer by approx 500mm to rear and install glazed door and Juliet balcony.

  Decided Lawful development Extension Loft or dormer +1 8 docs

• 23, Rous Road, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 6BN

  EPF/1464/25 Submitted 18 Jul 2025 111m away

  Proposed side, rear and loft extensions (revised application following refusal 12 June 2025-EPF/0773/25).

  Granted Householder Extension 22 docs
  Domestic

• 29, Rous Road, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 6BN

  EPF/1776/24 Submitted 30 Aug 2024 111m away

  Rear extension to replace existing conservatory, garage conversion and associated internal and external alteration and refurbishment works.

  Granted Householder Extension 8 docs
  Small domestic

• EPF/1445/26 Granted

  15, Dunmow Close, Loughton, IG10 3AS

  Construction of ancillary outbuilding/garage and permeable hardstanding to front drive.

  27 Jul 2026 Householder
• EPF/1341/26 Granted

  25, Albion Park, Loughton, IG10 4RB

  Proposed single storey rear extension.

  8 Jul 2026 Householder
• EPF/1325/26 Granted

  239, The Barn, Lambourne Road, Chigwell, IG7 6JB

  Conversion of garage into habitable room, erection of front porch, Replacement doors and windows.

  6 Jul 2026 Householder
• EPF/0527/26 Granted

  18, Great Owl Road, Chigwell, IG7 6AL

  Single storey rear extension and conversion of garage into a gym.

  13 Mar 2026 Householder
• EPF/1678/26 Awaiting decision

  51, Grange Crescent, Chigwell, IG7 5JD

  Single storey rear extension

  2 Sep 2026 Householder