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32, Church Hill, Loughton, IG10 1LA

Awaiting decision Epping Forest EPF/1581/26 Full planning permission

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

Proposal

Proposed change of use from Funeral Parlour/Funeral Directors – Use Class E(c)(iii), to Children’s Home – Use Class C2 (Residential Institutions).

As published by the council, reference EPF/1581/26

Application record

Reference
EPF/1581/26
Type
Full planning permission
Status
Under Consultation
Received
17 Aug 2026
Validated
18 Aug 2026
Ward
Loughton St. John's
Parish
Loughton
Postcode
IG10 1LA

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Aug 2026

    Received by Epping Forest

  2. 18 Aug 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 27 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 13 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

20 documents on file for this application

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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 full applications in a median of 84 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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