EPF/1188/25

1. 9 Jun 2025

   Received by Epping Forest

2. 23 Jul 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.

Prior approval applications arise where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, such as larger home extensions, changes of use to housing or agricultural buildings. The council may only consider the specific matters set out in the rules, for example transport, flooding or appearance, and in many classes the work may proceed if the council does not respond within the deadline, commonly 56 days.

More on prior approval applications in our guide

• EPF/1385/21 Decided

  42 Roydon Close Loughton IG10 3DN

  Application for a Lawful Development certificate for a proposed rear extension.

  14 May 2021 77m away Lawful development
• EPF/2254/25 Granted

  120, Valley Hill, Loughton, IG10 3AU

  Demolition of existing single storey dwelling and construction of 2no. new self-build dwellings, private amenity, off street car parking, landscaping and boundary treatment.

  5 Nov 2025 146m away Full applications
• EPF/1553/21 Granted

  8 Roxwell House Valley Hill Loughton IG10 3AY

  Front access ramp &level threshold front entrance door.

  2 Jun 2021 178m away Full applications
• EPF/1309/21 Granted

  Roding Valley Cricket Club Bradwell Road Buckhurst Hill IG9 6BY

  Installation of new cricket nets installation, timber cladding and relocation of storage containers.

  7 May 2021 229m away Full applications
• EPF/1539/21 Decided

  86 Rous Road Buckhurst Hill Essex IG9 6BT

  Application for a Lawful Development certificate for a proposed loft conversion with rear dormer and front rooflights.

  1 Jun 2021 329m away Lawful development
• EPF/1618/21 Granted

  83 Rous Road Buckhurst Hill Essex IG9 6BU

  Proposed loft conversion with hip-to-gable end roof, rear dormer assembly and roof windows to front pitch, plus a single storey infill rear extension. (Revised application to EPF/0363/21)

  11 Feb 2021 356m away Full applications

• EPF/1459/26 Awaiting decision

  168, Honey Lane, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3BE

  Proposed single storey rear extension.

  28 Jul 2026 Prior approval
• EPF/1457/26 Awaiting decision

  The Hamptons, Gravel Lane, Chigwell, IG7 6DQ

  Agricultural building for the processing, bottling and packaging of grapes from the vineyard

  28 Jul 2026 Prior approval
• EPF/1084/26 Refused

  Readings Farm, Norton Heath Road Old A414, High Ongar, Ingatestone, CM4 0LP

  Prior Approval for change of use of an agricultural building to a commercial business use (Use Class E).

  2 Jun 2026 Prior approval
• EPF/1420/26 Awaiting decision

  65, Stonards Hill, Loughton, IG10 3EH

  A single-storey lean-to style conservatory of PVCu construction with a dwarf wall base, attached to the rear elevation of the property. The structure features a white PVCU frame with 28mm toughened safety glass glazing and a glazed roof incorporating blue self-cleaning, solar-control glass panels.

  22 Jul 2026 Prior approval
• EPF/1425/26 Awaiting decision

  Sterling House, Langston Road, Loughton, IG10 3TS

  Installation of rooftop solar PV system.

  22 Jul 2026 Prior approval