Planning application
2, Forest Side, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5SL
Works: Extension Domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Proposed ground and first floor rear extensions including conversion of garage into a habitable room.
As published by the council, reference EPF/1545/26
Application record
- Reference
- EPF/1545/26
- Type
- Householder planning permission
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve with Conditions
- Received
- 11 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 11 Aug 2026
- Decided
- 28 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Buckhurst Hill West
- Parish
- Buckhurst Hill
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- IG9 5SL
Site history
Applications at this address on the Epping Forest register
This site has had 3 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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EPF/1544/26 Granted
2, Forest Side, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5SL
Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormer and front roof lights.
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EPF/0747/23 Decided
2, Forest Side, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5SL
Prior approval for a 5.10 metre deep single storey rear extension, height to eaves 3.00 metres and maximum height of 3.50 metres.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Aug 2026
Received by Epping Forest
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14 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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28 Sep 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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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Epping Forest granted permission on 28 September 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 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.
Nearby applications
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2, Forest Side, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5SL
Prior approval for a 5.10 metre deep single storey rear extension, height to eaves 3.00 metres and maximum height of 3.50 metres.
Decided Prior approval Extension 7 docsSmall domestic -
9, Forest Side, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5SL
Single storey side extension in place of garage and study with three sky lights. Bifold door opening towards rear. Loft conversion with hip to gable and rear dormer extensions.
Refused Householder Extension Loft or dormer +1 8 docsSmall domestic -
2, Forest Side, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5SL
Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormer and front roof lights.
Granted Lawful development Loft or dormer 16 docs -
71, Gladstone Road, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5SW
72% historically approved · decision due ~6 Nov
Variation of Condition 2 Plan Numbers of EPF/1098/24 (Proposed two storey side extension).
Awaiting decision Amendments Extension 8 docs -
34, Gladstone Road, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5SW
Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed loft conversion with rear dormer and front roof light.
Granted Lawful development Loft or dormer 9 docs -
44, Gladstone Road, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5SW
Replacement of all existing single-glazed timber windows with uPVC flush casement windows. Enlargement of window openings at first floor front elevation, first floor side elevation, and ground floor rear elevation by lowering sill heights. Replacement of existing timber doors at ground floor rear elevation with uPVC doors.
Granted Householder Windows or glazing 10 docsDomestic
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