Planning application
70, Russell Road, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5QB
Works: Loft or dormer Windows or glazing Domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Proposed loft conversion with rear and side dormers and roof windows.
As published by the council, reference EPF/1397/26
Application record
- Reference
- EPF/1397/26
- Type
- Householder planning permission
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 17 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 4 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Buckhurst Hill West
- Parish
- Buckhurst Hill
- Postcode
- IG9 5QB
Comment by 29 September 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Epping Forest through their own planning portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Jul 2026
Received by Epping Forest
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4 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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9 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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12 Sep 2026
Status changed to Under Consultation
Previously Valid.
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 30 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Epping Forest took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Epping Forest for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Epping Forest decided householder applications in a median of 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About householder applications
Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.
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TPO/EPF/15/94 (Ref: T12) T9: Sycamore Fell and replace, as specified. NB: The permitted specification of works is detailed in the conditions below.
Withdrawn Trees -
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