EPF/1559/25

1. 31 Jul 2025

   Received by Epping Forest

2. 1 Aug 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 23 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

Prior approval applications arise where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, such as larger home extensions, changes of use to housing or agricultural buildings. The council may only consider the specific matters set out in the rules, for example transport, flooding or appearance, and in many classes the work may proceed if the council does not respond within the deadline, commonly 56 days.

More on prior approval applications in our guide

• EPF/0082/23 Granted

  5, Grosvenor Path, Loughton, IG10 2LF

  Proposed ground floor rear extension, floor plan redesign and all associated works at 5 Grosvenor Path, IG10 2LF

  16 Jan 2023 108m away Householder
• EPF/1487/21 Decided

  185 Chester Road Loughton IG10 2LJ

  Application for a Lawful Development certificate for a proposed loft conversion with x3 no rear rooflights & x2 no. front rooflights.

  25 May 2021 167m away Lawful development
• EPF/0365/23 Granted

  119, Grosvenor Drive, Loughton, IG10 2LB

  Proposed Side Extension.

  17 Feb 2023 243m away Householder
• EPF/3080/19 Granted

  Garages rear of 119-125 Chester Road Loughton Essex IG10 2LR

  Application for approval of details reserved by condition 9 'External level', condition 10 'External finishes', condition 11 'External lighting' and condition 13 'Water Disposal' on planning permission EPF/2590/15 (3 affordable homes with 7 parking spaces)

  23 Dec 2019 243m away Conditions
• EPF/0161/25/DOV Awaiting decision

  St Thomas More RC Church site Willingale Road Loughton Essex IG10 2DB

  Deed of Variation to EPF/0304/19 (Redevelopment of site to provide 16 houses and 10 flats, including a new community hall (class D1/D2), associated parking, access, hard and soft landscaping and all ancillary works)

  24 Jan 2025 313m away Conditions
• EPF/1801/21 Decided

  22 Grosvenor Drive Loughton IG10 2LH

  Application for Prior Approval for a Larger Home Extension measuring 4.00 metres, height to eaves of 2.5 metres & a maximum height of 2.8 metres.

  18 Jun 2021 324m away Prior approval

• EPF/1459/26 Awaiting decision

  168, Honey Lane, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3BE

  Proposed single storey rear extension.

  28 Jul 2026 Prior approval
• EPF/1457/26 Awaiting decision

  The Hamptons, Gravel Lane, Chigwell, IG7 6DQ

  Agricultural building for the processing, bottling and packaging of grapes from the vineyard

  28 Jul 2026 Prior approval
• EPF/1084/26 Refused

  Readings Farm, Norton Heath Road Old A414, High Ongar, Ingatestone, CM4 0LP

  Prior Approval for change of use of an agricultural building to a commercial business use (Use Class E).

  2 Jun 2026 Prior approval
• EPF/1420/26 Awaiting decision

  65, Stonards Hill, Loughton, IG10 3EH

  A single-storey lean-to style conservatory of PVCu construction with a dwarf wall base, attached to the rear elevation of the property. The structure features a white PVCU frame with 28mm toughened safety glass glazing and a glazed roof incorporating blue self-cleaning, solar-control glass panels.

  22 Jul 2026 Prior approval
• EPF/1425/26 Awaiting decision

  Sterling House, Langston Road, Loughton, IG10 3TS

  Installation of rooftop solar PV system.

  22 Jul 2026 Prior approval