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7, Field Close, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5AQ

Awaiting decision Epping Forest EPF/1555/26 Householder planning permission

Works: Extension Windows or glazing Small domestic

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

Proposal

Two storey side and rear extension, new front porch, two new bay windows on front elevation.

As published by the council, reference EPF/1555/26

Application record

Reference
EPF/1555/26
Type
Householder planning permission
Status
Under Consultation
Received
12 Aug 2026
Validated
12 Aug 2026
Ward
Buckhurst Hill West
Parish
Buckhurst Hill
Postcode
IG9 5AQ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Epping Forest register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 0 approved, 1 refused.

  • EPF/0897/26 Refused

    7, Field Close, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5AQ

    Proposed two storey side & rear extensions & alterations to existing elevations. (Amended application to EPF/0629/25)

    Decided 1 Jul 2026 Householder

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 12 Aug 2026

    Received by Epping Forest

  2. 14 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 18 Aug 2026

    Status changed to Under Consultation

    Previously Valid.

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 7 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

15 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.

Nearby applications

Within 500 metres

  • 7, Field Close, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5AQ

    EPF/0897/26 Submitted 7 May 2026 0m away

    Proposed two storey side & rear extensions & alterations to existing elevations. (Amended application to EPF/0629/25)

    Refused Householder Extension 20 docs
    Domestic

  • 15, Forest Edge, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5AD

    EPF/2269/25 Submitted 6 Nov 2025 132m away

    Change of use of a dwelling (C3a) to a children's home, for up to two children, with a manager, a resident carer and an additional carer who will sleep overnight, working on a rota basis.

    Granted Full applications 17 docs
    Domestic

  • 164, Forest Edge, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5AE

    EPF/0284/23 Submitted 8 Feb 2023 198m away

    Rear 6m single storey brickwork extension with a pitched roof to match existing and garage conversion into habitable room.

    Granted Householder Extension 14 docs
    Small domestic

  • 2, Walnut Way, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 6HX

    EPF/1353/26 Submitted 10 Jul 2026 242m away

    78% historically approved · decision due ~4 Sep

    Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed replacement outbuilding.

    Awaiting decision Lawful development 5 docs

  • 45, Walnut Way, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 6HU

    EPF/0287/23 Submitted 9 Feb 2023 272m away

    Loft conversion with rear dormer and hip to gable

    Granted Householder Loft or dormer 6 docs
    Domestic

  • 82 Forest Edge Buckhurst Hill IG9 5AB

    EPF/2653/19 Submitted 5 Nov 2019 314m away

    Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed loft conversion with a rear dormer & x2 no. rooflights to the front elevation.

    Decided Lawful development Loft or dormer 3 docs

In Epping Forest

  • EPF/1445/26 Granted

    15, Dunmow Close, Loughton, IG10 3AS

    Construction of ancillary outbuilding/garage and permeable hardstanding to front drive.

    27 Jul 2026 Householder
  • EPF/1341/26 Granted

    25, Albion Park, Loughton, IG10 4RB

    Proposed single storey rear extension.

    8 Jul 2026 Householder
  • EPF/1325/26 Granted

    239, The Barn, Lambourne Road, Chigwell, IG7 6JB

    Conversion of garage into habitable room, erection of front porch, Replacement doors and windows.

    6 Jul 2026 Householder
  • EPF/0527/26 Granted

    18, Great Owl Road, Chigwell, IG7 6AL

    Single storey rear extension and conversion of garage into a gym.

    13 Mar 2026 Householder
  • EPF/1678/26 Awaiting decision

    51, Grange Crescent, Chigwell, IG7 5JD

    Single storey rear extension

    2 Sep 2026 Householder