EPF/1534/21

1. 31 May 2021

   Received by Epping Forest

2. 23 Jul 2021

   Decision issued: Refuse

3. 23 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go: siting, design, access and landscaping are all fixed at this stage. It is the standard route for new buildings, conversions and changes of use. The statutory target is eight weeks for smaller schemes and thirteen weeks for major development, though complex cases often take longer by agreement.

More on full applications applications in our guide

• EPF/0835/26 Granted

  14, Holly Close, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 6HT

  Single storey rear extension with garage conversion. (Amended application to EPF/0639/24).

  28 Apr 2026 80m away Householder
• EPF/0956/25 Granted

  1, Holly Close, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 6HT

  Permission for a two-storey side extension, part one- and part two-storey rear extension, subdivision of the existing property to form two dwellings, erection of a rear dormer, alterations to the roof, and the provision of four off-street car parking spaces.

  5 May 2025 80m away Full applications
• EPF/0954/26 Awaiting decision

  1, Holly Close, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 6HT

  Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 6 EVP, 7 Boundary Treatment and 8 Hard and Soft Landscaping (Permission for a two-storey side extension, part one- and part two-storey rear extension, subdivision of the existing property to form two dwellings, erection of a rear dormer, alterations to the roof, and the provision of four off-street car parking spaces).

  15 May 2026 80m away Conditions
• EPF/1235/21 Decided

  22 Holly Close Buckhurst Hill IG9 6HT

  Application for a Lawful Development certificate for a proposed loft conversion incorporating a hip to gable conversion, rear dormer extension and insertion of three rooflight windows to the front roof slopes.

  30 Apr 2021 81m away Lawful development
• EPF/0912/26 Awaiting decision

  OLD LOUGHTON RUGBY CLUB, SQUIRRELS LANE, BUCKHURST HILL, IG9 6JX

  Construction of six padel courts, redevelopment of old club house and associated works.

  11 May 2026 128m away Full applications
• EPF/1353/26 Awaiting decision

  2, Walnut Way, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 6HX

  Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed replacement outbuilding.

  10 Jul 2026 185m away Lawful development

• EPF/1139/26 Refused

  Land to rear of Gables, Church Lane, Sheering, Harlow, CM22 7NR

  Stable building.

  9 Jun 2026 Full applications
• EPF/1468/26 Awaiting decision

  Sedge Gate Nursery, Sedge Green, Nazeing, Waltham Abbey, EN9 2PA

  Retrospective reinstatement of the northern vehicular access from Sedge Green to serve as the access and egress for Units 12–31 Leaside Industrial Park (formerly Sedge Gate Nursery).

  30 Jul 2026 Full applications
• EPF/0874/26 Refused

  Petrol Filling Station, Chelmsford Rd, Norton Heath, Ingatestone CM4 0LQ

  Retrospective application for erection of extension to existing building, new bin store area and 2 EV charging spaces with associated infrastructure.

  5 May 2026 Full applications
• EPF/1454/26 Awaiting decision

  58, Queens Road, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5BY

  Retrospective application for the erection and retention of an extractor flue to the rear elevation and containers to rear of outrigger.

  28 Jul 2026 Full applications
• EPF/1031/26 Granted

  Abbess Roding Hall, Green Hill Road, Ongar, CM5 0PA

  Construction of a single self-build residential dwelling alongside associated development.

  27 May 2026 Full applications