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2, Forest Side, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5SL

Awaiting decision Epping Forest EPF/1544/26 Lawful Development Certificate: Proposed

Works: Loft or dormer

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormer and front roof lights.

As published by the council, reference EPF/1544/26

Application record

Reference
EPF/1544/26
Type
Lawful Development Certificate: Proposed
Status
Under Consultation
Received
11 Aug 2026
Validated
11 Aug 2026
Ward
Buckhurst Hill West
Parish
Buckhurst Hill
Postcode
IG9 5SL

Site history

Applications at this address on the Epping Forest register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026.

  • EPF/1545/26 Awaiting decision

    2, Forest Side, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5SL

    Proposed ground and first floor rear extensions including conversion of garage into a habitable room.

    Submitted 11 Aug 2026 Householder

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 11 Aug 2026

    Received by Epping Forest

  2. 14 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 6 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

16 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 lawful development applications in a median of 55 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

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In Epping Forest

  • EPF/1681/26 Awaiting decision

    14, Tennyson Avenue, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3BJ

    Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormer and front roof lights.

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    Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed loft conversion incorporating the construction of a rear dormer roof extension and the installation of two rooflights to the front roof slope.

    8 Jul 2026 Lawful development
  • EPF/1239/26 Decided

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    Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed replacement roof.

    23 Jun 2026 Lawful development
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