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131 Forest Road Loughton IG10 1EF

Refused Epping Forest EPF/1557/21 Lawful Development Certificate: Proposed

Works: Loft or dormer

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Application for a Lawful Development certificate for a proposed rear dormer and an additional smaller dormer.

As published by the council, reference EPF/1557/21

Application record

Reference
EPF/1557/21
Type
Lawful Development Certificate: Proposed
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Not Lawful
Received
2 Jun 2021
Validated
2 Jun 2021
Decided
27 Jul 2021
Ward
Loughton St. Mary's
Parish
Loughton
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
IG10 1EF

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Jun 2021

    Received by Epping Forest

  2. 27 Jul 2021

    Decision issued: Not Lawful

  3. 25 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

8 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Epping Forest refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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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