Planning application
159 Queens Road, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5BA
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior approval for change of use of first and second floors from office to residential to form one flat, ground floor to remain commercial.
As published by the council, reference EPF/1319/26
Application record
- Reference
- EPF/1319/26
- Type
- Prior approval Part 3 Class MA: Commercial, Business and Service uses to Dwellinghouses
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Approve with Conditions
- Received
- 6 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 6 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 21 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Buckhurst Hill West
- Parish
- Buckhurst Hill
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- IG9 5BA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Jul 2026
Received by Epping Forest
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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21 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Approve with Conditions
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
20 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Epping Forest granted permission on 21 August 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 prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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