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159 Queens Road, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5BA

Granted Epping Forest EPF/1319/26 Prior approval Part 3 Class MA: Commercial, Business and Service uses to Dwellinghouses

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
Granted As published: 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

  1. 6 Jul 2026

    Received by Epping Forest

  2. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 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

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What 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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