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15, Fernside, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5TY

Awaiting decision Epping Forest EPF/1502/26 Householder planning permission

Works: Loft or dormer 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

Conversion of existing garage into habitable room, with basement level lightwell and roof dormers.

As published by the council, reference EPF/1502/26

Application record

Reference
EPF/1502/26
Type
Householder planning permission
Status
Under Consultation
Received
5 Aug 2026
Validated
5 Aug 2026
Ward
Buckhurst Hill West
Parish
Buckhurst Hill
Postcode
IG9 5TY

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 5 Aug 2026

    Received by Epping Forest

  2. 8 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 14 Aug 2026

    Status changed to Under Consultation

    Previously Valid.

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 30 September 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

14 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.

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What 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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