Planning application
72, Manor Road, Chigwell, IG7 5PG
Works: New dwelling Several homes
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Subdivision and conversion of existing dwelling to create 6 flats.
As published by the council, reference EPF/1561/26
Application record
- Reference
- EPF/1561/26
- Type
- Full planning permission
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 13 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 24 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Grange Hill
- Parish
- Chigwell
- Postcode
- IG7 5PG
Comment by 14 September 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Epping Forest through their own planning portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Aug 2026
Received by Epping Forest
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24 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 19 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
22 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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 full applications in a median of 71 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.
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